My Importance Of Free Time In The Classroom

The name of Rachel and I’s preschool was Chit Chatter Clubhouse. Our philosophy discusses how our preschool strives to educate the whole child physically, emotionally, socially, and intellectually. We also strive to provide stimulation activities that will prepare our students for the future. Based off of this philosophy we were able to choose different materials from the content areas and set up our classroom with the areas of science, math, block, art, P.E./movement, dramatic play, and reading/writing and morning meeting/circle time. We decided on materials for these areas based off of our goals as well. We found developmentally appropriate furniture such as shelves, tables, chairs, and couches. These furniture pieces were low to the ground since we are teaching 3-5 year olds. Along with these furniture pieces, we have a teacher area with shelving and a desk for us so we can create lessons or work on things to make us better teachers. We have sinks and bathrooms that help students become independent and learn healthy

When they were doing the activity I was watching them how to do the activity. Sometimes I asked them some questions to make sure that they understood completely. I observed all pupils in my group loved to play with the colourful shapes and they separated them in the right circle. This activity was very simple but through that the pupils can recognise the all type of shapes. When we finished Miss B suggested each group should check other group work and they should find if there is any mistake. While my group were checking other groups work I was with them and supported them with explaining more.

At Children’s Discovery Center the daycare is split into two buildings, one building is for the children in pre-school and the second building is for infants to three year olds getting ready to start pre- school. The classroom I observe is for children 18 months to 28 months. They are about fourteen children in the class with two teachers. The way the class is set up the younger students and their two teachers share one classroom, but the teachers and their toddlers are not in the same room until lunch time and nap time. The classroom has a kitchen, reading area, girls and boys bathroom, activity tables and there is a connecting room for the children to have bible time and free play. The discovery center has three separate playgrounds for the

During my observation at the preschool here at Harper, I looked around and realized a lot of similarities and differences it has; compared to other daycare and preschool centers. The age of children in the room I observed was ages 3-5 with one lead teacher, and depending on the ratio of how many kids showed up on that day, about three or four helping teachers. The program was set up to a very open, happy and overwhelming setting. Every furniture and object in the room had a sign saying what it was, and then underneath the typed out word was the children’s way of writing what the object was. For example, a book shelf was in the corner of the room; on the book shelf was the word printed out “Book

There is increasing facts that kids get to learn a lot after going to preschool. They become to learn about alphabets, numbers, and shapes. In addition to this, they gain knowledge about how to socialize like sharing thoughts, foods & things, being friendly with other children and include in a group of children.

Describe fully what happened when you tried to engage the children’s interest during the activity time? When the children first came to me I didn’t have any problem engaging them in the lesson. They were excited to do an activity that was new and on a topic that they don’t normally do during centers. The students like the game nature of the lesson. They didn’t necessary realize that they were learning while completing the center. The problem came with some of the children that have a harder time with self-control. They had a time waiting for their turn without goofing off. Also the children were the lesson wasn’t just not developmental appropriate had a hard time focusing.

I arrived to the classroom at about 8:50 AM and left at 10:00 AM. When I arrived to the classroom the children, the teacher and her assistant were sitting in the table playing with baby dolls. They were using the baby dolls to show the children the different parts of the body. Soon after, they moved to the carpet for circle time. Teacher Dayana and her assistant welcomed each child by his or her name. They welcomed the children both on English and in Spanish. They prosside by singing English and Spanish songs including,”Buenos dias (good morning)”, “The wheels in the bus go round and round”, “Days of the week”, and “Pin Pon es un muñeco”. While they were singing two of the children graved toy pianos and played them. Once circle time was over the teacher assistant started to take the children one by one to wash their hands. They all moved to the table where breakfast was waiting for them. The students and the children all ate together. Throughout the entire time the teacher and the assistant try to keep an open conversation with the children. Once everyone was finished having breakfast the teacher instructed the children to clean after themselves. They all seemed to know what to do as they placed their plates on a container and used napkins to clean the table. After they were finish cleaning the children return to the carpet where each child grabbed a book. Each book had words and the picture of the word. For the last

This was the fourth activity plan I implemented at the Child Development Lab. I implemented the group time activity where I read a book to the preschoolers. Knowing that I was going to be exposed to reading to the preschoolers for the first time, I was preparing for the past two weeks. The reason I was preparing myself was because I did not want to do a mistake during group time. As I was about to begin the activity, I felt nervous and afraid because I was not sure if they children would like me conducting the group time. To get the children interested in the group time, I started to sing their favorite songs. This was another reason why I was nervous because I did not know the songs that well. Thankful the children were so excited that they

I am volunteering at Pine Meadow Elementary School. I volunteer from 8:30 – 9:50 in the morning every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. I am in Ms. Wurzbergers room and she teaches kindergarten class that consists of children ages 5-6. There are 20 children in the classroom with one teacher. One of the kids has a special teacher he walks around with all the time but they are not usually in the classroom. The classroom is set up with 4 tables spread around the room with 5 chairs at each table. There is a separate table away from the student’s tables where you can do one on one work with the kids. The room has one window, a sink near the door and posters hung up around the room. The posters have thing like the alphabet and numbers on

We start out each morning with down time, where kids can make the choice to either go to breakfast,read a book, or choose an educational game on an ipad. After the bell rings and we say the pledge of allegiance,we take lunch count and attendance. The children then take a restroom break and I help monitor the hallway. On Monday-Thursday the next step is small group reading. This marking period a had a group 4 boys who where reading d-g level books. We would also used this time to work on sight words.They enjoy playing a game with those, but it only occurs on days that they can me thiet full attention while reading. On Monday-Wednesday the next activity is do their morning work. In this time I usually walk around and help wherever I’m needed. The kids do a

I couldn’t help noticing that none of the teachers present the All 4 Kids lesson. I am not sure is they took care of the lessons on the previous days, so all lessons were already covered.

The first setting I observed was a Pre-Kindergarten setting. The first thing I noticed was how the teacher set up routines for her students. These routines can include hanging up their coat\ backpack, placing their lunches in a bin and starting their morning work for the day. The teacher assigns her students morning work and this week’s included writing practice. Each child was given a sheet of paper to trace with their name on it. Many of the students came into the classroom late, which gave the students a disadvantage because it did not allow them enough time to finish their work. After their morning work, the class met for a morning meeting. Morning meeting usually includes the discussion of the months of the year, days of the week, the weather, songs about what they have

In a good classroom, students should feel safe and comfortable. The classroom was staffed with Ms. Caitlin the kindergarten teacher and Mrs. Doherty the teacher's assistant. The class size consisted of twenty children. The classroom held five round tables with four students per table. Having tables rather than individual desks, Ms. Caitlin encouraged a sense of community rather than allowing a child to be alone at a desk. The furniture was at an appropriate level and size for 5 and 6-year-old children. Also, there was space for children to store their work and personal belongings in cubbies. The class had four different learning center stations these included: writing/reading center, block center, math center, and the kitchen center. Bulletin boards were displayed and decorated with colorful pictures which reinforced concepts learned in the classroom. For example, the alphabet, numbers and days of the week. Student work was also visible in the classroom. In the front of the classroom, a smartboard and rug was arranged for the students to gather for lessons and play. This area was kept free from all forms of distraction. In the back of the room, extra materials were available such as pencils, erasers, crayons, glue sticks, and scissors. Overall, I believe that Ms. Caitlin provided her students with a positive, cheerful, and organized learning environment. She instilled in her students that the classroom is a

First, after learning that preschool children should have 120 minutes of active play per day, I adjusted my daily routine to include one hour of outdoor play and one hour of indoor play each day. For the purpose of encouraging the children to play outdoors and help with garden maintenance, I purchased little

For the most part, the students were behaved and engaged in the lesson. Most of the students were actively participating in the lesson and discussing the North East region. A few students, at times, were calling out and a little chatty. I have a very nice class but, at times, they can be very talkative. In addition, there were a few students that were either, not sitting properly or were distracted and in need of redirection. At the end of the lesson, I reminded the students that I was looking for students that were waiting nice and quietly to come up to the board to drag and group the states.