Learning Experience : My Educational Experience In Kindergarten

I am a student at Florida Atlantic University studying early childhood education. I am enrolled in EEC 3214 class this semester; the class is called designing and implementing a blending curriculum: birth to age eight. I am required to complete a field experience assignment at a preschool. I will observe young children ranging from three to five years old. I assure you that I will keep all information confidential. In addition, I reassure you that I will not share the information collected outside of my course and that no identifying information will be shared. I will respect and follow all the school’s policies and procedures in a professional manner.

Armed with new sneakers and a whole new vocabulary, I started my first day of school. It was a learning experience for both my parents and I, but when it was over I felt like I fit in. Kids do not care where you are from or if your English isn’t up to par. In fact they only cared about two things: how good you were at tag and what kinds of crayons you had. Lucky for me, I was doing great in both departments. I experienced my first year of elementary school alongside the friends I previously made.

A time I experienced culture shock was when I was seventeen years old, within my own country just states away from all I knew,Southern California, to a different, less diverse south- Louisiana. My experience may not be too extreme considering the United States holds many of the same values across the country, but one cannot argue that it is culturally different in other aspects that will support my shock. Up until age 17, I had lived in cities only within Southern California being exposed to a life of learning appreciation for diversity. Then came a drastic move to a rural,small town near the swamps, and their lifestyle was obviously different yet so similar because, well it is America and as a whole we’re unified. My cultural assumptions gave

When I changed schools in the fourth grade, it did not take long before I immediately realized that I was no longer in my comfort zone and I had better adapt quickly. In retrospect, I now see those experiences of cultural discomfort as a blessing in disguise because if it were not for them I would have never begun the search for my own identity and I would never have the cultural awareness I do now. I am now confident that with the complete knowledge of myself and the experiences it took for me to get to the place I am today I can overcome any future cultural obstacles that come my

Months after my arrival I was enrolled in an elementary school within my neighborhood. The first day of the of school consisted being in a room full of strangers feeling alienated because of the language barrier. I felt like I walked into a different dimension because this was all

My time spent in elementary school was filled with new and exciting experiences. Starting public school meant being able to meet new friends and teachers, and learn about the world around me. I was nervous to begin school, but once I was comfortable in my new environment I created many great memories I hope to cherish for many years to come.

At the age of 5, I was placed in a charter school. I was actually really lucky to be in the school because I, along with about 50 plus kids, were picked out of a raffle and I had been one of the last 5 to be called on. I clearly remember my name being called and looking up and noticing my mom had this massive smile on her face while speaking to her friend who had also come with her daughter. After everyone was called I met my kindergarten teacher and at this age, I barely knew English besides what I learned from watching morning cartoons so I had difficulties talking and answering the questions I was being asked by my teacher, Ms. Luis. I would look at my friend who would translate the questions into Spanish and I would answer them in the English I barely knew. For the next 9 years, I would be at Lawrence Family Development Charter School (LFDCS) until I graduated at the age of 13.

For my second practice observation, I watched an 18-month old boy, who I will be referring to as B. The setting takes place in a classroom where two other children are present, two teachers are there as well, and plus the observers. The room had a dramatic play center because it had a dress-up center and kitchen center. It also had a block center. I observed by watching a 5-minute video from 5:40-5:45 p.m. on January 27th, 2018. B played with a ramp, blocks, bottles, balls, etc. He played with a lot of toys in this short video.

My first day of school was the biggest shock of all; the children were the complete opposite of what I had dealt with for the past five years. There were people from all around the world with so many different languages, religions and opinions that it was hard to keep track. I quickly became

Every kid gets excited to start school. It’s a new chapter in their life. Kindergarten is especially exciting because it prepares you for the 12 school years you will be devoting your life to. I didn’t go to preschool so that didn’t prepare me with the social skills. Although I think I was pretty good with that. At that age it was really easy to go up to someone and go,

The early childhood site I observed at is Associated Students Inc Children’s Center. It is a site catered to preschool children. It is located in the city of Sacramento, the capital city of the United States and state of California. This particular community that surrounds the site is a suburban area. It is a culturally diverse area with ethnicity ranging from Caucasian, Latino, Asian American, African American, Pacific Islander and other multiracial ethnicities.

The first time I experienced culture shock I was only six years old; we went to visit my mother’s side of the family back in Panama. Seeing people and places I’ve never seen before and being in a country where the native language wasn’t English was all new to me then,

I chose to go to Orchard Hill elementary school in South Windsor, Connecticut. A few of my cousins attended this school so it was an easy choice for me. I decided to observe Mrs. Zerella, who is a kindergarten teacher. I fell in love with kindergarten when I did my first observation two years ago and I knew for this assignment I wanted to go back to a kindergarten classroom. They are so eager to learn and we all know they are pretty cute. When I walked in I first saw a big circle rug in the middle of the room. It looked like an inviting place for children to gather. There was a great deal of colors and posters around the room it was almost overwhelming. Right away, I noticed an enormous smart board and three desktop computers. When I

I did my observation of a Kindergarten Teacher at Meadow View Elementary, on Wednesday the 8th. I had the pleasure of observing Mrs.T she has been teaching for 15 years. Mrs. T is how I am going to refer to her in this paper. Mrs. T has been teaching kindergarten for 10 years and taught first grade for 5 years. The students in her classroom are in the range of being high to low with their reading level. Mrs. T graduated from the UNCW with her B.A and earned her Masters at ECU. The activity that the children were doing was reviewing sight words and letter sounds. I was amazed at the children on how they were sitting and very much engaged in the lesson.

Elementary school started out as a bore but moved on to eventually being fun and enjoyable. I grew to love school and learning during my fourth and fifth grade years at Zia elementary school. My teacher taught me the value of history and American History