Observation Assignment in an Early Childhood Classroom (ages 3-8 years,
Observation Assignment and Journal (10 Points) (Monday, June 27)
Observation Assignment in an Early Childhood Classroom (ages 3-8 years,
Pre K – 2nd Grads). Due to the nature of the course you are required to find youtube videos that add up to 20 hours. Include all the links of the videos in the paper you will turn in and do the following.
•Observe students for 20 documented hours as you maintain a journal of your observations.
•Write a report of what you observed under the following categories:
b. Curriculum; activities observed
c. Adult-child interactions
d. Parent or community involvement in the classroom.
•Include pictures, student work, or flyers from the school to make it authentic
• Include the documented hours on a time sheet that you create indicating
the dates, times, specific class and video that you observed.
REMEMBER: This is a 20-hour observation. Therefore, you should have a great deal of information to select for your journal.
a. Physical environment—Describe what the room looks like. What projects are displayed? Are there windows? Are they covered with charts or projects? Is it organized? Are materials accessible to the students and teachers? Is there a defined space for the teacher?
b. Curriculum; activities observed—What are some things that students are learning? (not only for one day) What subjects do the students have in the room? What subjects do the students have outside of the room?
c. Adult-child interactions—How do the children respond to the teacher? How does the teacher respond to all of the different learners in the classroom? Do any children stand out to you? What behaviors do you notice? Does the teacher notice certain students more than others?
d. Parent or community involvement in the classroom—Did any parents visit the classroom during your observation period? Is there another teacher in the room? How do the children respond to you?
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Introduction
According to Shelton, and Brownhill, (2008), the early childhood classrooms play the role of the physical environment for both adults and the young learners taking most of their hours awake. In as much as the classrooms should be attractive, they should also function effectively. This is because the environment in which a child learns or interacts with others has a great influence on how the teacher and the child learn feel about themselves and their different roles, as well as how the early childhood teacher relate…
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