Pre-K Observation

I will be observing a seven-year-old child for my project. What I have learned from being a parent and watching my kids as they grow up the social emotional, physical and intellectual changes that occur in children between birth and the end of adolescence are that they all progress at individual intervals from dependency to increasing individualism. Because these developmental changes may be strongly influenced by genetic factors and events during prenatal life, genetics and prenatal development are usually included as part of the built in parenting skills we all possess. When children are born they have no sense of fear but quickly develop a fear of what

11:12 a.m. Child A climbed up the ladder on the wall in class. She started with her left foot and pulled herself up with her right hand. Then, she pulled herself up with both hands, while at the same time, placing her right foot up on the ladder. Then, she climbed up three steps. When the climbed up the three steps, she used her right leg and left arm, then right arm and left leg, then right leg and left arm, then right arm and left leg again. After climbing up the ladder, she swung her head back, curving her body with her arms out still holding on to the wall ladder.

I observed in the preschool class for two hours, there were a total of 12 children in the class Most of the kids that are in the preschool class were four years old, but there was one five year old. When I first arrived at the preschool, the kids seemed very shy towards me and they did not seem like they were very sociable. I was a stranger to them, and I would have to guess that all of the children were experiencing a little bit of stranger anxiety. I talked to the teacher about how the children reacted to all “strangers” She said that the children often become very uneasy. As I sat down to observe the children, I noticed one thing right away. The boys in the group were very wild and rambunctious, and the girls seemed to be shy and

Continuing to read this story I found more situations relatable. The argument between the mother and the children made me think of my mother and I fighting. We disagreed a great deal, but we always resolve our conflict. At the end of the day, she is my mother and I am her daughter, and family sticks together. The mother hiked with no pants, and unknowingly loses one of her loafers in the snow. The children assisted her with the search for it, but ended up creating her a shoe from their hats and scarfs. The existing love the children shared for their mother conqured the dismay they previously felt for her. That’s how it was for my mother and me. The love was not always visible but it was still present.

My second observation also took place at Benito Juarez, a middle school located in Crystal City, Texas. I observed Ms. Balderas sixth grade science classroom. Even though some of her classroom management methods were questionable she had some teaching strategies that were effective. She also motivated students by giving them extra credit to improve their six-week grade. All in all, the teacher had some effective and ineffective methods to manage and teach the classroom.

The mother’s reaction when she saw Corduroy missing the button abruptly dismisses him. She directly judges him that he doesn’t look new. The statement gives a huge impact of how we view things, people, and how narrow-minded we are of so many things. I know I am guilty about this and I need myself to be reminded how to be positive when in the worst situation in our life happened. We should challenge ourselves to do more and to do better act. This would allow us to show a positive outlook in life for the children. It would help the children to learn to handle emotions whether it is bad or good. It could also help us to provide the children some good examples to model ourselves to make them feel that we are all special in every way and that we are all unique. My view, at that moment Corduroy knew deep down that he wants somebody to care for him. That is why he is willing to find his missing button.

The Learning Center in Lakeland offers low income families an opportunity to send their children to a summer camp that will prepare them for reading in Kindergarten. They were kind enough to allow me to actually volunteer and interact with the children for 16 hours. The inside of the church school was pristine and the overall appearance was of a new and well maintain center. The first day, I was extremely anxious and nervous because they were going to let me read to the kids and teach them some vocabulary. According to the lesson plan handed to me, we were going to be working with Nemours and that first day we had to sing a song and dance with the kids.

My first inclination is to verify with my supervisor if I can join the observing team as I am very hands-on when it comes to assigning and delegating tasks. In order to properly observe at least 75% of the teaching staff, a fourth observer is necessary. I would be more than willing to take on that role and to focus on the ELL push in/Owl Hours. If approved I would add to the already created observation schedule. I assigned observer A to go in on a Thursday to the Middle School classes. The observer’s experience in Middle School and Social Studies will be put to great use this way. I wanted at least one observer to see what the environment is like on a half day. Furthermore, the half-day schedule allows for more ease in changing between

I would have to say I really enjoyed observing this semester. I have not yet taken a class that required observing, so at first I was a little nervous, but after going to the first school, I couldn't wait to go back to another. I decided to go to a few different schools for my observing, just so I could see some different teachers and different students. I think it is important to get different experiences. At each school I observed a Pre-K class, and at all of the schools, I had something memorable happen. The one that stood out the most was at Vinton Elementary. After their morning learning time, the teacher let the kids play in centers. She told me that I was more then welcome to go interact and play with the kids. I can't even explain

My first day observing at Highland Primary was super eye opening and I learned a lot about the system of teaching. I love my cooperating teacher and the class is amazing. The students have loved helping me them with projects and learning new things.

(not his real name) is an 11 year old boy, the oldest of three children. He will be attending middle school in the fall. His brother and sister are 10 years and four years old, respectively. Mark’s mother has worked with my wife for many years. Prior to this assignment, my knowledge of Mark came almost entirely from conversations with my wife. The mother is a youth group minister, and the father works for a local Sheriff’s department. My wife and I socialized with the parents a few times in the past 10 years, primarily at adult-only work events. We did watch the boys about five years ago. I remember them being unusually active. The mother has consulted my wife in the past on ideas for manages the boys. As a result of this background, I anticipated

According to my Meaningful conversation # 4 from the children’s cue I am planning a learning opportunity. Their cue was apples. So, I take my cue “What we can learn about apples?” Initially an inquiry basis collaboration between the children, myself and the RECE were involved to make this web. Their cue was an apple. As a result, I read a book about apples named “SEED TO APPLE”. After finishing my reading, I reminded Ian, Adeline, and Shirley of when they pretended to sell apples. “Therefore, we are learning about apples. You can ask me about what you want to find about apples. Then, Ms. B will help you learn more about apples.” Then Ian asked his question: “Where can we buy the colourful apples?” Then I explained to him that we can pick apples from the

The message that I believe the parents were trying to convey was that parenthood isn’t all whaling, popping and screaming. Some moments are more than pleasant. They are priceless. Another message that the parents may have been expressing was that everyone can come to God in prayer. No prayer is too small. No person is too young.

I believe that the clip can be very beneficial to parents watching, it can help them better understand their children and answer some questions they find it hard to ask personally. I found it interesting that multiple adolescents said that the majority of kids do not have a good relationship with their parents, while the preadolescents focused more on talking about how they want to maintain their

The father discussed the issues of educational decision making for Sofia. He reported that the child attended pre-K at P.S. 3 Charrette School. He indicated that she is currently in the third grade. Mr. Dean reported that there have been no learning, attentional or behavioral problems for the child until recently. Mr. Dean reported that Sofia teacher stated that the child has attentional issues. He indicated that the teachers has never made any reference to Sofia having learning issues.