A Pleasurable and Educational Preschool Observation: Option E I observed a 4 year old preschool class during playtime in Staten Island‚ New York. The class consisted of eight children‚ and one certified preschool teacher. There were 4 boys and 4 girls in the class. During my sixty minute observation I noticed several instances of dramatic play‚ peer relationships‚ relationships with adults‚ and self-control. Dramatic Play During my observation‚ I witnessed a group of two- one boy and one girl-playing
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infant/toddler centers and preschools. The first experience we had this day was being introduced to Sarah and Paula‚ were we got a brief overview of everything we will be learning about during our two weeks at the Loris Malaguzzi Center and schools. Following our brief introductions and overview we went on a tour with two of the atelieristas‚ Federica and Marco‚ in the Ray of Light atelier. During this time‚ we were able to see examples of ways that light has been explored by children in the infant/toddler
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For my fourth observation of Jaelee‚ I was looking to see if she can follow through with one clear‚ simple direction. When I went to her class‚ she was outside playing. She played out in the playground for a while and then Ms. Reta asked the children to line up to go back inside. Ms. Reta had to ask Jaelee once and she got in line; she followed directions so well that Ms. Reta had her get a toy drum and had her hit the drum while screaming line up to the other children. Jaelee really enjoyed helping
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SETTING The date of my observation was April 27th‚ 2010. It was about 9:30 in the morning when I began my study. I went to Grossmont College’s Child Development Center. The first thing I began looking for was if the child-teacher ratio was correct. The child ratio was 2 teachers to about every 8 children. The ratio was good. As I entered there was one large room that almost looked as if it could be two rooms they way it was set up. One half consisted of a large bookshelf with numerous
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This observation was made in the preschool class at Lincoln Circle Head Start Center. The lead teacher was Cecelia Pace. My observations began on February 22‚ 2016 the attendance total was 15 children. Children came to class at 8:00 in the morning. Cecelia welcomed the children and parents. Both parents and children signed at the entry‚ and then children chose a free play and Cecelia joined them. Cecelia asked questions such as: “How does rain get up in the clouds?” “Where does the rain go?”
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circle peg in its place‚ then he places two of the dark green pegs‚ then all of the yellow triangles‚ then three of the red square pegs‚ then the last rectangular peg and finally the last square peg. He then leans against the shelf watching the other children play. Another child wanders over and “Bob” helps him redo the peg board. Then Bob goes and takes out building manipulatives. He tries to connect to pieces together flat but struggles‚ he then walks to the music area and grabs the bells. He stacks
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Observation Report Toni Kaminski ECE 205 – 020 Patrick Lewis November 22‚ 2007 Observation of a Child in a Preschool Setting (Ages 3 -4) Westhill Church Preschool (Happy Heart?) November 1 2007 Thursday‚ P.M. Running Record Sample – 1 hour This is an observation of child A.‚ a young three-year-old
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Santo C. (Fictitious name) Male 4 years 9 months old 45Lbs Observation dates: May 02‚ 2013 09:00am to 11:00am May 08‚ 2013 11:00am to 12:30am Observation place: Preschool During my observation‚ there were always nine children between four and 5 years old and two more adults in the same group. Santo is an enthusiastic and active boy who according to his parents loves to go to preschool. He loves music time and outdoor play. I observed him twice‚ during two different
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Human interactions are important because we are social animals; we depend on each other for our own survival and we live together for the benefit of the whole group. The assignment of this lab‚ was to observe two people interacting with one another in a public space. Two people were observed during a dinner without being noticed. Person #1 was a male around 18-20 years old. Person #2 was a female around 20-22 years old. Let’s called person #1 John and person #2 Aline. The place of observation was in
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On 16th October I visited the Applegate preschool. It is a private non-profit program. I observe the kids from 1 to 2’o clock. They follow lots of different theories but mostly their curriculum is play based developmentally appropriate. The head teacher has a bachelor degree in Human development‚ she has been working there for nine years. The other teacher have also bachelor degree and one teacher have 24ECE units and one teacher has 12ECE units. It is a full day program‚ morning and afternoon classes
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