On November 6th‚ I observed a four year-old boy at the UCI Early Childhood Education Center. My observation starts at 4:10pm‚ and it lasts for thirty minutes. At the time I did the observation‚ all of the children woke up from the nap time and started to play outside of the classroom. The playground is at least seventy-five square feet‚ and it has many play stations for children. Three classrooms share the same outside playground‚ and the age groups of those children are from three years old to five
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Part of the reason that childhood obesity is on the rise in America is that children are not getting enough daily physical play. It is also true that many children today spend a lot of time in some sort of childcare or school setting making us an important tool to help fight childhood obesity. As teachers we “encourage the development of various skills and behaviors by being role models and by providing motivation for children to succeed.” (Berns‚ 2013‚ p.19) In order to help children become more
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In order for one to gain an understanding of an early childhood environment‚ one must put them inside one. People really do not understand what takes place everyday if they do not sit back and observe the interaction amongst the children and the staff. I observed a class at A Child’s World- Doylestown. A Child’s World is located at 2001 South Easton Road‚ Doylestown‚ PA 18901. The building is brand new‚ they just moved in June 2003‚ however A Child’s World has been in business for 10 years and they
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy I don’t know if you have heard of this saying but it’s a regular one in English‚ which means‚ if all you do is work work work then you and your life will be dull and boring.Fun and games in the learning process are important. A boy who can’t comprehend the complexities of a reading exercise can probably name most if not all‚ of the street on a Monopoly board‚ probably in the right sequence and with the right colour as well‚ without once ever having sat
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Discuss the basic tenants and evaluate the utility of the new sociology of childhood in gaining a better understanding of young people. Childhood is the age span ranging from birth to adolescence and its non-specific for it can imply a varying range of years in human development reference. The age ranges anywhere from 12 years to 15years with 18years being most common. Previous research done by sociologists focused on children primarily in terms
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encompasses behaviours that promote and impede health and environmental factors that influence physical growth. (McDevitt & Ormrod‚ 2010‚ p. 5). I have chosen to evaluate the physical developmental stage of middle childhood‚ children the ages of six to ten years of age. This essay discusses the considerations for physical development and how it can be supported in the learning environment. It will look at motor development and its influences‚ the benefits of physical activity‚ and the consequences
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Richard Riodriquez in his "A Memoir Of a Bilingual Childhood" is recalling his memories about how he felt as a bilingual child in the American society. While doing so and reflecting on these memories‚ he refutes the idea of "alienating" the bilingual children by educating them through their native language. He presents very interesting thoughts about the true reflections of intimacy and how that relates to language. Choosing certain words to convey his feelings‚ Riodriquez engages his readers to
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Short Essay In this essay there will be a range of strategies to support children and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds Identified and discussed using perspectives and concepts. In addition‚ I will reflect on my personal identity and attitudes to diversity in my role as an early childhood teacher. There are multiple strategies that can support children and whanau from cultural and linguistic diverse background. Firstly communication between teachers and parents/whanau
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Gendered Toys Gender roles are shaped into a child’s life at a young age‚ beginning with toys. There are a variety of different types of toys that provided at the stores for kids to play with. My research is to observe and take note of the toys that are merchandised at the store of my choice and to view if the toys are organized as gendered or gender neutral. I also took note of who was there‚ what toys they were interested in‚ and with whom they were shopping with. This project helped my realization
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Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP) Toddler Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Preschool-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: School-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Pattern of Health Perception and Health Management: List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group. List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group. Autonomy versus shame and doubt
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