The Learning Environment That Has Been Created For Children Ages 6

The facility appeared to have ample amount of age-appropriate toys, materials, and equipment – although some of the battery operated toys needed new batteries in order for them to work properly. Respectful and responsive curriculum is based on relationships that occur within planned and unplanned activities, experiences, and happenings (26). The caregiver allowed time for play and exploration and when appropriate allowed the children to determine what activity would occur. The environment was developmentally appropriate for the children present. Different areas of the room were sectioned off for certain activities and the materials that belonged with the activity stayed in the appropriate section. For example, the kitchen area had all the kitchen utensils and the library contained the books. All the toys and materials were at the children’s level and picture labels were used in the room to accommodate those who need visual assistance. There was a picture of a toy on the shelf where that toy should be placed when it was time to clean up. Each

We should ensure that learning environments are suitable for the age group and needs and abilities for each child present – correct seating size, equipment, information on important

Piaget – Cognitive Development - Observed his own children, plus others to develop his theories. His theory is broad and runs from birth to adolescence and includes concepts of language, scientific reasoning, moral development and memory. Piaget believed that children went

I believe that each child is unique individual who needs a secure, caring, and stimulating atmosphere in which to grow and mature emotionally, intellectually, physically, and socially. It is my desire as an educator to help students meet their fullest potential in these areas by providing an environment that is safe, supports risk-taking, and invite a sharing of ideas. There are three elements that I believe are conducive to establishing such an environment namely, the teacher acting guide, allowing the child’s natural curiosity to direct his/her learning, promoting respect for all the things and all the people.

Piaget studied the thinking and logic of children and he believed that children had different logic to adults. Piaget started his theory by observing and studying his own children and concluded that children learn and build their ideas on what they see and experience, not by what they are taught. The more the children see and gain in experience the more their schemas would change and develop as they add new information.

Our aim is and always has been to provide all children with the best situation for their individual learning style within a play based curriculum, this will allow for the deepest and most effective learning. Hence the current room set up which encourages children to make personal choices of activities to play with.

Jean Piaget theory focuses on children and how they develop up to the age of twelve years old. I believe Piaget’s theory is true because he observed kids and say that once they see something that’s round like a ball, everything that is similar to that ball is going to be a ball even if it really isn’t a ball. Kids at a young age can’t figure out that an egg isn’t a ball, yes its round but its an egg is breakable. Piaget has four different stages of cognitive development. The first stage is sensorimotor which starts at birth up to the age of two. Sensorimotor is when infants use their senses and motor abilities to learn about the world around them, like grasping, pushing, tasting and anything similar. Sensorimotor is when infants keep grabbing their toes and eating them, or them laughing when they are playing “peek a-boo” with mom or dad. The second stage is preoperational which it starts at age two and ends at age

Centrally located is a circle area with a warm yellow area rug, where the children were observed listening to a story. Various toys are on an accessible shelves for children’s use during the day. There is an activity rug that is accessible for the children to use for various activities such as dancing and exercise time. There is a full service kitchen to prepare food for the children equipped with a trash compactor, refrigerator and stove and dishwasher. A sink is available to provide water for hand washing and cleaning. The kitchen is located out of the children’s area in a child safe area but still within view of all areas in which children

A high quality learning environment should have enough (indoor) space for children to explore their interest and supportive adults to engage them to regulate their feelings and behaviors in it. I will be assessing the “Indoor space” from the Space and Furnishings subscale section of ECERS-3 to rate an early childhood education environment. This playful learning environment is located in Discovery bay and it is named Nolan Kindergarten and Nursery School. I choose to focus a 5-6 years old children’s classroom which has two different areas namely dramatic pretend play and reading. In this essay, I will pinpoint the indoor space with reference to ECERS-3 and assess the selected venue pictures to elaborate whether it supports child development.

Classrooms environments are very important at the time of learning. According to our textbook, the environment is viewed as an established behavioral place that forms how we act and behave (Vukelich & Christie, 2016). The environment in the classroom I visited was adequate for learning because it has all the things a preschool classroom has to have according to the textbook. The classroom has a bulleting board, a dramatic play center, a writing center, tables for manipulative and games, whole group meeting area, a computer area and an art area. There was also on a wall a picture of every single child with his and her names. My visit was from 10:30 to 12:30. When I first arrived, children were in a transition from one activity to another. The next activity was to watch an ABC phonics video. All the children knew what they have to do. They had to sit nicely and quiet on the floor. Every single child knew how to sit. They crossed their legs and put their hands in their laps. When the teacher saw that all the children were sitting properly, she assumed that they were ready to learn. During this activity I observed that Matthew and Jose were not engaged with this activity because they were looking to other children instead to look to the screen. For the next activity the children had to take a tablet from a cabinet. I was surprise because every single child knew the number of the tablet they have to take. Later I noticed that it was because in the classroom every child has a

His theory on Cognitive Developmental Theory in a nutshell was how biology influences how children conceptualize and deal with task at different stages while growing up. Piaget’s theory focuses more on how children’s behavioral changes as they grow and how the children interact with their environment. For easy understanding, Piaget theory has a total of 3 components Cognitive Developmental Theory:

I believe that Piaget had and still has a strong influence on the way the educational approach is performed. Piaget's theory allows educators to customize lessons which better adapt to a specific child's age group. In my opinion, this facilitates the process of learning enormously.

They are able to recreate experiences they have had in the past and learn to cope with and act out emotions. They are learning cooperation and how to control their own impulses. They are also learning physical fine motor skills when they dress and undress dolls, they learn language skills when they are talking with other children. There is also the potential to practice writing skills if they have activities such as grocery lists or restaurants where the children can take orders. Materials included in the dramatic play area would be: a kitchen set, dolls, doll beds, table and chairs, pots, pans, and other play dishes and food, real life food boxes and containers, dress up clothes, and home like items such as a rug, curtains, tablecloth and fake

In both of these theories you’ll find it has its strengths and weaknesses. In Piaget theory, it provides a systematic and organized perspective on infant and child development. By dividing such development into several stages, Piaget theory empowers psychologists’ and caregivers to monitor and evaluate the patterns of infant and child development (Mooney, 2013). Also, his theory reaffirms the importance of environmental variables and the role of the caregiver and the social support of the cognitive and emotional development of children (Hetherington & Parke, 2003). What I find that lacks in Piaget's theory is its methodological rigor and objectivity. Another example is, Piaget's theories and claims were not always based on solid research. He often underestimated the ability of infants and children to manage their routine tasks (Hetherington & Parke, 2003).

The second educational belief grounded in Piaget’s theory is individual differences. Piaget’s theory asserts that children go through all the same developmental stages; however they do so at different rates* because of this teachers should put more effort to arrange classroom activities for groups of children and individuals rather than for the whole class group. Also because individual differences are