Reflection Observation # 2

Hello Everybody,

My second observation was very interesting because it was on a Friday and a lot of children are more active today.  When I first arrived to the classroom, B1 was the first student there and he was washing his hands and ready to play. He took off his shoe and run straight to the block center. He was using blocks and plastic animals to build a farm. He also try to stacks blocks as tall as a tree, then it fall apart and he start to get mad. Ms. Jo join him on to stacks the blocks together and he say (Thank you ) he give Ms. Jo a big hug and walk away.  Next thing I notice there is a lot of children start coming to the classroom. They went wash their hands and greet each Teacher with hugs and smile. Ms. Perez was preparing the children morning snacks and most of the girls help her put paper plates on the table. During snack time B2 ask the teacher for a cracker. She gives him a cracker and B3 happens to take his cracker from him. They start screaming at each other. Ms. Perez step and ask the boy what seem to be the problems? B1 responds B2 takes my cracker from me and he is bad. Ms Perez letting B3 knows that you can’t take food from B2. She says do you want to say something to B2? B3 says yes. I’m sorry. Ms.Perez allowing the boys to work out there conflict on their own. The teacher was playing Single Lady Song and about 6 girl starts dancing to the beats. They start shaking their hands and feet. They sing a song and March at the same time. In the art center are B3 and B2, they were experimenting watercolor. Both of the boy are focusing on painting there name on the construction paper.  

They were so focus that they don’t even speak to each other. They are enjoying the art work.  The children work together to clean the room up and they following teacher direction Ms. Cook asked the children to stand in a single file so they can get ready to go outside to the playground. In the playground area, I notice a lot of kids like to ride on a roller racing. I see a lot of children using large motor skills during play. G1 using her foot paddle the roller racing and she look very happy. Every time she comes around the corner, she would open her eyes wide and start to scream like yah. Look at me teacher. Near the climber area, they boy was crawling under the play area. At the tire area they are were jumping in and out of the tire, they made it into obstacle play course. B4 and B5 were fighting over the bicycle. B5 says that is my bike. He tries to take the bike from B4. B4 says no, Get away from me. B5 went to Ms. Perez and say B4 is trying to take my bike. Ms Perez says to B5. This is B4 bike and you just can’t take the bike from him like that, it is mean to do that. She letting B5 knows that you have to ask B4 knows if you can have the bike? She let them work out their own problems instead getting in the way. She teaching them to used social skills. They then agree to take turn on riding the bike. At the end they are both happy and shared this cute smile.  About 3 boys and girls was at the sand area, they were shoveling the sand and put in the bucket. They helped each other build a sand castle. They show that they can play with each other and also can work together as a team plus they demonstrate cognitive skills and social skills. If I were a teacher, for tomorrow activity I would demonstrated games such as "head, shoulders, knees and toes" this activity will promote physical development. Dancing to music is also a great activity for physical development in toddlers.

Reflection of Observation

Hello Wanda, Bree, Joana, and Erika,

During my observation at the center, I had the opportunity to meet with several preschoolers.  The children were wonderful and pleasant.  I felt welcome during my time there. My observation took in the classroom. B1 with short curly hair and the smallest boy in the classroom. He was on the floor playing with wooden toy cars and wooden block in the block center by himself. B1 grabs a train tracks to put together. He look frustrated and He say “I can’t do this “?  Another boy named B2 with short spikes brown hair join B1 with building a train tracks. B2 says to B1, This is how you put the track together. He demonstrated to B1 on how to build the tracks.  B2 and B1 demonstrated understanding, social skills and respect for each other. They both demonstrated fine motor skills as well.  I observed a lot of facial expression and social interactions between both boys. B1 and B2 continued to engage helping each other build a train tracks. I then focus my observation on G1, she wearing pokadot dress shirt and pink pants with long brown pony tail. She likes to play by herself. I observed G1 sitting on the corner table; she took a quick glance at me and then continuing play with hair. She doesn’t seem to have a smile on her face. She seems to look very distance and doesn’t like to be around other children. She doesn’t show any facial expression or interact with any other children. We then proceeded to the playground. B3 is light skin boy wearing red shirt and dark blue jeans. He is hiding under the slide and making funny face at Ms. Mary Jo. B3 is full of energy and likes to have a lot of attention on him. He and Ms. Mary Jo build a strong relationship with each other.

If I were a teacher in the classroom, I would plan a fun activity call Colored shaving cream. The objective of this activity is to learn the name of the colors. These activity children will be use shaving cream and paint to create unique patterns on paper. Children experiment with colors and how they mix together. To make a fun reinforce activity I would give them a construction paper and allowed them to do whatever they want to do. Objective by participating in this activity children will refines the ability to plan and coordinates use of grasp, release, strength and control fingers and hands for functional and play activities. Children can distinguish hard / soft texture of the art activity. I chose this art activity because children get to use their fine motors skills, social skills and cognitive. They can share their creative ideas with other children in the classroom. Children can hang their activity in the classroom or take them home for their parents to see.