Reflection Blog # 10

As I enter the center today, all of the children were helping the teacher setting the table for art activity.  As they enter they greet each other with hugs and smile.  They went walk through the back to wash their hands. The room was full of colors materials. B1 ask the teacher if he could help set up the some material in the art area. The teacher replies “yes, and thank you for helping out”. He asks Ms. Jo. Where can I place these materials at?  She replies you can place the construction papers, paint dots color on the children each chairs. He says okay.   G1 was at the art area. She places the construction paper in front of her. She have purple paint dot in her right hand and she start stamping a dots on her paper. She looks around and continues with her activity. She stop and look around to make sure that nobody is watching her. With this activity she use coordinates eyes-hand movement and control her small muscles in the hands. The children were able to express feelings and ideas when stamping the dots on the construction paper.  To help children with fine motor skill, I would use finger painting activity.
This is a good way to help the children to use not only their fingers, but grasping with their palms.  Take plastic jars in all different sizes.  Place a variety of different sizes of jars and lids on the table or on a tray.  Then have the children tried to match lid to jar and use their fine motor skills to screw the lids onto the jars.  Also, purchase large nuts and bolts from your hardware store and allow the children to put them together.  Take a large piece of Styrofoam packing.  (Or give each child a separate piece)  Then supply plastic hammers and colorful golf tees.  The children LOVE to hammer the tees into the Styrofoam and then have to use their pincher grip to pull them out.

Blog Reflection # 9

As I enter the center today, I noticed that a lot of children was very distance from each other. I didn't see the children greets or hug each other at all. B1 setting at the table playing memory card game. His eyes was wandering around. He didnt pay much attention to the card game as much. They got to wear there favorite character. B1 had on superman outfit. He say I am superman. I like superman because he is very fast and he like to help people out when they get hurt. When the music came on, I notice B2 start to sing and dance to the beats to I been working on the railroad. The other children join him to sing a song. They then start to talk and give each other hugs. B2 bring children together and make it alive. If I was a teacher for tomorrow, I would creat an activity like Pet Store Prop Box. This activity will give children teh opportunity to act out their ideas and knowledge about a pet store while working cooperatively with peers. Materials consists of stuffed animals at least 14 various dogs and cats, plastic animals such as lizards, spiders, and insects, cardboard boxes use as "pens or cagees and purses and wallets for customers. I will introduce this props during circle time by telling children about the visit I made to the pet store. I would set this up this props in the discovery center. Children will use the props box materials, I expect to see pretending play, conversation, taking turn, and creation and implementation of thoughts and ideas.  I will stay close by to support negotiationand taking turn as well as to support children's thoughts and ideas.

Observation Reflection Blog # 8

Today I observed B1 is at the block center laying on the rug. He is pushing a plastic car down the ramp. He say hey look guy! My car is coming down the ramp. He asks B2 why are you building the ramp? B2 reply, so the train can cross. B1 say oh. The boys sitting on the floor helping each other building a rail road. B1 say hey guys, it don’t work. B2 reply, you need to put it this way.  They build the ramp as a team and B1 say, he we did it. He says we can push our train down now. B2 say hey wait, here come the train now, you cannot cross the track until the train pass by. The boys say, you are right we can get hurt if we don’t wait until the train passes us by. B1 say let make a train sound. They all say chu chu. They look at each other and laugh. B1 ask the teacher if he likes the ramp, she says it is awesome.  She say you guy sure know how to put the ramp together. That is a great team work. She asks the boy, can they show her what would they do if they see the train coming? The boys say we stop and don’t move. The teacher say that is right and I am proud of you. By the boy help each other putting the ramp together. They develop cognitive skills, social skills, and physical. If I was a teacher for tomorrow, I would create Sponge Painting. Pour tempera paint onto a paper plate. Show your child how to dip a small sponge into the paint and then onto a sheet of paper. Encourage your child to experiment with the sponge and paint. How many different kinds of designs can he or she make?