curriculum very seriously. Not only is it important that we understand the basic guidelines for a lesson plan‚ we also need to be knowledgeable of the developmental and learning theories as well. These theories will help us to understand the way a child learns mentally and physically. Once we fully understand the concepts of early education we can then take them to the classroom and apply them to our students. Back in the 1900 ’s a woman by the name of Patty Hill created a curriculum for kindergarten
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Naturalistic Observation It was 3 o’clock in the afternoon. I was observing the children playing in the a small playground in the southern campus. The unexpected sunshine makes everything beatiful today. There are lots of equipments here for children to entertain‚ such as swing‚ slide‚ see saw‚ spring rider‚ which remind me my childhood‚ too. Since today is Thursday‚ the number of children is less than usual. However‚ at least I had some children to observe. I focused on the twins‚ Steve and Bela
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large head and stubby limbs but she’s grown up now to be very lean. She is not chubby nor way too skinny. According to our textbook‚ “The Developing Person Through the Lifespan”‚ Faustine’s physical growth is normal. By the age of six‚ the average child weighs between forty and fifty pounds and is at least 3 ½ feet tall. They have adult like body proportions which means that their legs constitute about half their total height and they are usually lean considering children around ages five and six
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-1Observer: Michelle Stanley Date of Observation: 3/2/10 Fictitious Name of Child: Abby Setting: Bed room and living room Child’s Age: 3 years and 10 months Physical Description of Child: When I walked into the house Abby was wearing her princess Belle dress-up gown. Her hair is bright blonde‚ down l loose and knotted‚ her eyed are blue‚ her skin is pale and her cheeks are rosy. Time Observed: 4:00pm - 4:10pm Behavior Observed: Upon entering the house Abby politely
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Emotional Child Abuse By: Goddess Johnson The term emotional child abuse didn’t even exist when I was growing up. But that didn’t change the devastating outcome--the effects were severe‚ ever-present‚ and followed me into adulthood. Emotional abuse is the cornerstone of all the abuses because emotional abuse is always present during physical child abuse‚ child neglect‚ and sexual child abuse‚ and it is the only abuse that can stand on its own. It does not have to accompany any of the other abuses
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over to the mirror. He wanted to see what that emotion looked like. Somehow the mirror always made things better. The one year old plays in the mirror as if it is another child playing right along with him. The boy waves bye bye and hello to himself in the mirror. He also moves his mouth and other body parts in the mirror. The child walks over to the toy chest and starts throwing toys on to the floor then finally finds the toy he was looking for. The toy is a microphone. He talks very loudly into
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tiered. Psychological changes for mother Expected/Experienced response : The mother had a fear of loosing her baby especially since she was loosing weight during her pregnancy. After she began to gain some weight the thought of loosing her child slowly disappeared. She also mentioned that she couldn’t stand the thought of her husband around her. She also felt overjoyed at the thought of knowing she would soon become a mother. Psychological changes for partner Expected/Experienced
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edited by R. Haskins and D. Addams. Norwood‚ NJ: ABLEX Publishing Co.‚ 1983. Comer‚ J. P. "Is ‘Parenting ’ Essential to Good Teaching?" NEA Today 6(1988): 34-40. . "Parent Participation in the Schools." Phi Delta Kappan 67(1986): 442-446. ‚ et al. Yale Child Study Center School Development Program: Developmental History and Long Term Effects. New Haven‚ CT: Yale University‚ Sept. 1986. (ED 283 910). Epstein‚ J. L. "Home and School Connections in Schools of the Future: Implications of Research on Parent
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Sean walked into the classroom with his mother‚ his face was red‚ eyes were puffy and tears were streaming down his face. Mom says‚ “Sean‚ It’s time for mommy to go to work now‚ I need you to put your jacket away and go join your class‚ I will be back later to pick you up.” Sean then started screaming‚ “I want to shut the door‚ I want to shut the door.” He repeated this for about five minutes‚ his mother told him that it wasn’t his turn to shut the car door and that he could do it when she picked
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Observation of Child at Play Time: 6:04-6:38 Location: School field/Playground Child: Abigail‚ 72 months‚ girl Description: light red hair and freckles all over her face‚ very outgoing‚ talkative‚ and youngest out of two girls‚ loves to socialize‚ in the 1st grade. Observation: I walked up to the park where Abigail and her team were practicing. She was laying on the grass picking up a flower. She walks over to her dad and gives it to him. The whistle blows and she gets up and runs to the practice
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