Observation Study of Pre-K Classroom Dynamics

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Zaina was observed in her classroom at the Pre-K Center on Washington Street in Newburgh. There were 18 children in attendance along with one teacher and her assistant. The children were seated in a circle on a rug when the observation began. Zaina was sitting quietly with her legs crossed. The teacher asked the children to identify 3-4 letters of the alphabet. The children called out the letter Z, and the teacher asked whose name started with a Z. Zaina raised her hand. She then stood up and placed her name on the job of “Line Leader.” She quickly went back and sat on the rug. The teacher then asked the class to stand up for the Pledge of Allegiance. Zaina quickly stood up and joined in by reciting the pledge, but about half way through, she started to …show more content…

She then returned to sucking her thumb and twirling her hair. The teacher then looked at the calendar and said it was Thursday. Zaina said, “Thursday.” The teacher then counted out the days. Zaina initially just watched. When the teacher got to ten, she started to count with the class and counted to 29. The teacher then announced they would play the Lollipop Game. The teacher demonstrated by singing the song and giving out lollipops. When she got to Zaina, she asked if she wanted a lollipop and what color. Zaina answered, “Yes, orange.” The teacher asked her to say, “I would like the orange one” and she repeated this. After the teacher handed her the lollipop she said, “Thank you.” The teacher then handed all the Lollipops to Zaina and asked her to give them out. She sang the Lollipop song as she moved around the circle. She stopped in front of one child and asked, “Would you like one? “What color do you want?” the child requested yellow and she gave it to her. She repeated this two more times. The teacher praised her for knowing and singing the whole song. She gave out two more lollipops and then the teacher asked her to sit down. She complied and watched as other children took

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