Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Blog#6
I arrive and see boy#1 happy to see his classmates, his father is dropping him off and telling him come on let's go put your jacket away. He waves to his classmates and yell, "ill be back I'm gonna put my jacket away!" He enters the class and begins playing with his friend on a puzzle. Boy#1 grabs a piece of the puzzle and is bouncing it around the table saying "boing, boing." They are both happily running around the table chasing each other laughing, Boy#1 is chasing boy#2 for the piece of puzzle he is carrying on his hands. The mood quickly changes when boy#1 tries to take the piece out of his hand by snatching it from his hand. Boy#2 yells because he tries to take it from him. The teacher walks over and tells boy#1 he can't take it from his hand because the other boy is using it at the moment. Then she shows him, " look there are other pieces on the floor." He picks them up and then moves on to play with something else. An activity i would try is hop scotch. I would have them play hop scotch in the playground and i would draw out the squares with chalk and number them. This would be a good exercise for the whole class so they can work on their large motor skills by hopping and jumping and using balance. They would also benefit with the numbers because they will be counting and measuring the length they can go. This would be a fun way to get them active and competitive.
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Hey Ericka,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about how some kid come to school and happy to see their classmates. I notice this in my observation class all the time. Every time they see each other, they would great each other with hugs.I am very suprised that boys is more eager to play when they see their friends playing. Like today in my class B1 ask the teacher is B2 coming today and the teacher reply, i dont know. He just look sad when she say that. I feel boys is very agressive when come to playing and sharing toys. They like to take things from each other and after that they would play .
Hello ericka- I had a situation on my observation day two girls were playing together in the playground, underneath the slide. A boy felt like that wa s his area to play in and hit one of the girls. The girl used her words to let him know that she didn't like him hitting her, and her friend said the same thing. The teacher had to intervene and let the boy know that everyone can play in the area. It's so common to see children fight over a toy, but we need to let them know that it's not ok to hit another friend or snatch it away from there hands.
ReplyDeleteHop scotch is a great physical activity! Like you mentioned there are many physical benefits from this activity. There are many ways you can modify this game to keep it engaging and age appropriate. For toddlers who have just mastered walking and running, balancing and hop on one foot it much too difficult. You could have them hop with both feet together. For the children who have mastered regular hop scotch, the teacher can give the children bean bags to toss on a square to skip over.
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