Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Observation 10
Today the children were allowed to play outside in the playground first thing in the morning since today's forecast was suppose to be rain in the afternoon. Boy #1 is a few weeks new to the class and he usually only plays with puzzles. But today he interacted with the other children and played on the slides and jungle gym. He called out for his teacher to come help him climb the steps the first time. The teacher came over and told him "you can do i" he was saying "I can't do it, I need help" as she stood by him she told him yes you can try it. He slowly stepped up the stairs and went down the slide. Once he went down he clapped his hands and said "yeah, I did it!" aftter his first try he kept going up and down and was slowly adjusting and letting go of his fear of falling. An activity I would choose is have the children create a painting of whatever was on their mind at that moment. I would give them easels and white paper, brushes, paint, glitter so they can add some brightness to their drawings if they wanted. Then at the end they can go around sharing what they drew and explain why they chose that piece. They could draw their favorite food, toy, character or whatever they wanted, just a way to express something on their mind.
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Hey Ericka,
ReplyDeleteI am glad that the teachers encourage the boy to climb the steps and she was there to be his guidance. By allowing the children to create whatever they want it is really good because it give them the opportunity to show their creativity and a lot of children express their creativity by art.
I'm glad that the teacher encouraged the child to try and not give up. It's a god thing she didn't try to rescue the child but allowed him to try. The child showed persistence by not giving up even though he though he couldn't do it. Like the zone of proximal development says with some guidance children can perform a task, and sometimes just need a little adult guidance. I'm sure the child felt a sense of accomplishment at the end.
ReplyDeleteI love that you would allow the children to paint whatever they desired. I would maybe start by reading a book that fosters their imagination. Dr. Suess' Oh, the Thinks You Can Think is a fun book that encourages imagination. The Skippy Jon Jones series by: Judy Schachner are such fun fantasy book. They are so silly that the children really enjoy them.
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