Reflection Of Teaching Children: Motivation Of Child Observation

Essay question # one response:

I watched Mrs. Ollie two-year old classroom. These children ranged from two to two-years and five months to give you a little information Mrs. Ollie. Mrs. Ollie has been teaching children for over twenty-years and based on my observations in Mrs. Ollie two year-old classroom. When observing these two-year olds it seemed to me they were expressing that this is the world and we are just guest.

Unoccupied (play) Sheila stood in one spot for at least 10 minutes and wouldn’t move or interact with other children. Solitary Play- Megan just played quietly by herself for thirty minutes until Mrs. Ollie told the children it was nap time. Onlooker Behavior- in this situation

I have developmentally appropriate activities which are very flexible for the children. I would explain to the parents the importance of play whether the children are inside or outside. Exploring spatial relationships, honing motor capabilities, practicing social skills and language, creatively thinking are very important part of play. I will tell them by the children playing in doors as well as outdoors this is recreation for the children and give them examples as to why it is. I will remind the parents that while the children are in this stage of development it is very important that we work closely together to help the children with correctly name familiar colors as we do in my classroom, understand time better (for example, morning, afternoon, night), count, and understand the concept of counting, sort objects by shape and colors, and start to recognize and identify common objects and pictures. I will tell the parents they are more than welcome to participate in the classroom and see what their child is learning and I would ask the parents if it would be possible if we could work closely together as a partnership and any questions and concerns they may have will be fully addressed when needed. I will also show the parents or give them a copy of my lesson plans for the week if they needed a further look into what we are learning and ensure them their children are in a developmentally appropriate learning environment and together as a team we can make a difference. If a program administrator was to ask me the same question, I will ensure him or her the same thing and try my hardest to convince him/her that the children are learning what their supposed to at their appropriate age