Noller, Shawna Fall 2014 FHSU TESP 360 Assignment #4
The following components will be included in your plan:
• This is for a preschool aged classroom. I recently began a new job and am still getting into the swing of how my classroom is different, so this is written in past tense, based off my most recent experience in a classroom for a full school year.
DAILY SCHEDULE: (This is a sample schedule to help each parent get to know their child's day and activity times. Sometimes it is necessary to change or alter the schedule for maximum flexibility.)
7:30 - 9:00: Receiving children/Learning centers- in groups of two to four, students chose where they would play and which materials they would use. If parents came in during this time,
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Each student was responsible for cleaning up the area they were last at and walking quietly to their number for circle time.
9:05-9:25: Morning circle time (Teacher led, full class activities included: pledge of allegiance, helper jobs, calendar time, patterns, weather, ABCs/counting, songs, introduce daily activities,
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Otherwise, materials are located at the areas they’re used at for ease of access during use.
*My overall consideration in setting up my room was student safety. I then took into account best practices for their learning and designed my room from there in order to be accessible to all students when needed to best support their learning.
*As with designing the room, teaching materials are best used when they’re easiest to access. I kept my teaching tools close at hand at the areas they were used and additional things were kept on top of the kids’ cubbies so all teachers knew where they could find them if they needed them.
*All technology, low, mid and high tech, were kept in well labeled storage bins and explained to all staff on how to use and take care of them. If a planned lesson required the use of any of these materials, they were prepared before school that day and put where a teacher could easily find them but students couldn’t run the risk of damaging them. I feel that technology is an essential piece to every classroom and used everything from iPads to projectors to highlighters and pencil grips to best support the learning success of my
A planning committee of school staff member’s needs be put into place for planning family engagement events. Committee members need to keep in mind the culture, ethnic, socioeconomics, family work schedules, and transportation options. Engagement events should vary in its time of day, and cost (if there is one) through the year to allow families to attend that may not have the typical work hours or income to patriciate in events that would have a cost.
There are primarily three developmental class levels within the center. Each developmental level has two to three classrooms. The first level is the infant room where children range from six weeks old to 18 months old. At this age children learn best through play and most interact well together. While in this stage they eat and sleep on request and each infant is kept to their own schedule that best suits the parents and child, where in the rooms that precede this all the children are primarily on the classroom schedule. Once the infant turns 18 months old they move onto the next level of class which is the toddler room. The toddler classrooms accommodate toddlers from 18 months to three years old. In the toddler classroom is where we start to see children struggling. Many kids in the class are already stating their colors,...
Overall my time in this preschool classroom met all of my expectations based on best practices. I feel that on a typical day when it is the primary teacher or teachers, the room meets the expectations of best practice, NAEYC, ECERS and state standards. Once meeting the teacher, you are able to tell that she is up to date on her research and theories about children and early childhood education. The teacher truly cares about the children, their education and their future.
He suggests a compacted room design that creates horizontal aisles instead of horizontal ones. According to Jones, "The purpose of room arrangement is to facilitate mobility and proximity." He says it is important to have interior loops in your classroom furniture arrangement to allow the easiest access to all students. He also said to not have small narrow walkways, but instead wide boulevards.
...se rooms must all be the same size, have the same amount of light, and be the same temperature. The beds the students will use must all have the same size, shape, and type of mattress. They must have the same amount and type of pillows, blankets, and sheets. Meals will need to be provided after the students learn the new skill and in the morning before the students take their exam. It is important that each student is given the same meal and the same amount of water to drink during the night. Exams will need to be provided in the classroom the next morning as well as someone to monitor the students while taking it. Pencils and erasers will need to be provided to each of the students.
When building a classroom, the indoor learning environment will be influenced by the building and play area that surrounds the building. A classroom needs to have adequate space for children to play, explore and learn. Children need to have continuous access to water, bathrooms and a sink for handwashing. Although each room or center will be different they need to maintain areas that are easily and safely supervised from all areas of the classroom. The space needs to be organized into learning centers with well-defined areas. Areas such as science, art, sensory, bathrooms and eating areas need to be near a water source. Other areas such as block areas, library and housekeeping should be kept in areas with large area rugs or carpet.
Having the room divided the way it is, helps the students in a way that the ELD students can help and understand each other. Each desk is either facing or has an easy view of the white board, which is the front of the room. This not only enhances learning for students, but it makes the visibility of all students easy by having all the students facing the board, that way everyone can see without an issue. In the front center of the room, she has a table set up with the projector and a visual overhead. On this table she also has all her supplies (markers, pens, stapler, and so on) making it easily accessible when teaching from the front of the classroom. The way the room is set up makes doing simple chores easily accessible. Mrs. Razo has one group of five desks in the middle and sixteen desks on each side (four rows of
The answer I received was that the kids would get there between 7:30 and 8:00. If the children were not fed breakfast at home, there was a breakfast provided. Throughout the day, there were planned activities to do in order to keep the children occupied and content. The children then continued on their day with a morning snack, which usually consisted of grapes, cheese, and strawberries. The children would then resume playing inside or outside until lunch was served. Lunchtime consisted of children retrieving their lunch boxes their parents had previously packed for them. After lunch, there would be nap time which for differ depending on the child’s age group (one year to five years). Once nap time was over, the children would proceed with a brief lesson, where the children would learn about simple addition, subtraction, spelling, shapes, and colors. After school, a afternoon snack would be provided which consisted of pears and crackers. Following snack, the children would continue to play again until the parents arrived for pick up between 4:30 and 5:30. From this brief day-to-day routine, there is a fair amount of planning that goes into each day. Therefore each day, someone has to plan activities, snacks, and decide what to teach the children during the day
...e parents explaining what is going on in the classroom and upcoming events that parents can attend. (Hopkings)
There are many key things to have the best classroom design. That consisting of technology, comfort, and the cleanness of the room. Students must be safe and comfortable. They need to have what can best help them learn, that being with this generation, more technology. Students tend to do much better under these circumstances. The classroom is where the student stays to learn and test therefore is needs to be designed in a way that would
Most storage such as bookshelves, file cabinets, wardrobe storage, and misc. cabinets were placed along the outer perimeter of the room to maximize visualization, accessibility, and space. The spacious layout allows for students, the teacher, and other personnel to move safely around the room.
The school that I visited was new. It was the first year of the school opening. The school board had combined two schools into one, so the students had to adjust to their new environments and new individuals. They seemed to be getting along well with each other. Since the school is new the teacher has to adjust to new problems that araise. Times for the subjects and times for using the computer labs change. So the teacher must always be fixable for anything. In this observation of this classroom I learned about the enjoyment of teaching. How you have to adapt to each of the students.
Teachers must be able to manage the classroom in such a way that the environment created is conductive to teaching and learning. How do you plan to organize your classroom to set up such an
At the end of the day or beginning of the school day, I communicated what I did with Ms. P to plan out better activities or lesson plans to meet each individual’s needs.
My class room will be decorated with knowledge. Walls colored by the rainbow, rugs lined with the alphabet. Each desk would have a special number and the bulletin board would be decorated by the seasons and holidays or the drawings made by my students they colored with pride. I would arrange desks so that my students can participate in cooperative learning as much as possible. I do not want calculators used in my class, they take away from the learning experience. At least once a week, I would pick a subject and have each group tell the rest of the class what they have learned about it.