For my field observation assignment‚ I went to the Mount Ida Preschool that is administrated by Randi Carr. Mrs. Carr was very welcoming and excited for me to come and observe. I went on September 20th and 27th‚ 2016. The preschool has two classrooms on each side of the building‚ one for three year olds and the other for four year olds. I sat in on a different class on both days. There were only two children who received special education services‚ but there was also a third that was being prepared
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James is a five year old boy and spends his days at the Manchester Early Learning Center. He is the average size for his age and has blond hair and blue eyes. He is very well behaved and usually remembers to use his manners when talking to people. James’ parents no longer live together‚ but he spends time with each individually. One of activities James loves is to sit down on the couch and listen to someone read him a story. His favorite books‚ however‚ are the Where’s Waldo? series‚ and he
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past ten years‚ obesity in children in the U.S has gone from 7-18 percent (CDC‚2012). The main portion of this lesson revolves around the food pyramid. The food pyramid consists of 6 essential healthy food groups: Grains/rice‚ fruits‚ vegetables‚ dairy‚ meat/fish/poultry‚ fats/oils/sweets. The food pyramid acts as a guideline by showing
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INTRODUCTION Through my years of growing up‚ I only knew to have the basic needs a child should have. My parents struggled to raise four children. We lived in a two-roomed house‚ where one was the kitchen area and the other the sleeping area. We had only one big bed in the sleeping area‚ where my sister and I shared the bed with my mother. My two brothers slept on a single mattress in front of the bed. My father was a construction worker and worked out of town most of the time. We only saw him during
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When I arrived‚ Athena was finishing her morning snack/breakfast. After a few minutes‚ she got up and stood in line to wash her hands. (gross motor skills) While waiting‚ she was standing very close to the other child in front of her. With the assistance of a teacher‚ Athena washed her hands and pulled out a paper towel from the dispenser. When she was done drying her hands‚ she walked over to an area with a lot of toys. She grabbed a stuffed animal. She then started crawling around the floor
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factors. According to Webster’s dictionary the word play means‚ activities done for fun or enjoyment. (Merriam-Webster) Play is important to young children and their exploration. Free play is a monitored activity‚ which is a special interest of child. When an infant and toddler
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then went on to ask each child what they would like to paint. All the children suggested they wanted to paint a castle‚ apart from child C who wanted to paint a picture of his family. I then asked each child what colour paper they would like to paint on and they all shouted “Blue” at me. I asked each child to pick the sizes of the paint brush they would like to paint with‚ as I went around all the children took a large paint brush and left me with four small brushes. Child C was very upset because
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individuals while receiving documents and presenting presenting facts. The main focus is to secure the child in that particular environment‚ by following all policies and procedures of the agency. This appeal to me because I’ve had a personal experience of child care negligence. When my daughter was younger she attended at child care facility that I trust and believe would properly care for my child. One day‚ I stopped by to check on her
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According to Piaget Cognitive Development Theory (Berk‚ 2003‚ p.133)‚ this child is in the preoperational stage (2-7 years)‚ and he behaves normally. When the father left he was upset. His mother asked him to sit still in one of the chairs. He was lying in an arm chair‚ moving his legs up and down. Then he put his feet on the armrest of the chair next to him‚ where his sister was sitting. He repeated this behavior several times in attempt to hit his sister. That made his mother tell him off. However
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Case study of a five-year old girl with school refusal behaviour Case description Mary‚ a five year old girl‚ had been attending her local nursery school successfully for several months. However‚ for the last four weeks she found it difficult to separate from her mother and refused to attend school so her case was referred to the school psychologist. Her mother and her nursery teacher agreed that her problem began when she had a disturbing dream during nap-time and became agitated when she woke
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