Classroom Observation
Preschool is the foundation of all later school and it is crucial to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. Coming to preschool might be a big challenge for some kids, they come from a place where they are the prince or princess in other words the center of attention. Preschool on the other hand if full of many kids, some can see this as competition for attention. In this paper I will discuss four different learning center activities for a preschool class. These activates will strengthen fine motor skill, social skills and life skills. The activities that I will present are tracing, cutting, sorting and lacing. Also, the class will consist of students ranging in ages between 3-5 years old. For each activity the learning goal, the objective
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This is also a very useful skill for students that can assist with writing skills. It also improves their visual perpetual skills and decision making. For the last group the materials that will needed are a lacing card for each of the five 3-5 year old students and lace or strings. The lacing cards can be easily made, it can be a colorful picture of a flower, hand, circle, star or any other that your student might feel attracted to. After finding and printing your picture it can be laminated. When the picture is laminated and cut out you can make holes around it with a hole puncher. Now you are ready to go. It is important that you explain the task and the sequence of actions that are expected. Illustrating to the student as you the teacher places the lace and sewing in one hole to the next one closest in proximity. This activity can be one of discovery for the students. They can learn to tie shoe laces and make bows. As with all other activities the teacher should demonstrate to the group how to lace so that student get a perspective of how it is done. Carefully coordinating eye and hand movement and developing small muscles in the hands. As the muscles develop, children are better able to manipulate objects, fasten clothing, and use tools such as pencils and scissors. Visual Skills is the ability that enables one to make sense out of what is seen. Activities that develop visual motor skills require the child to take in lots of visual information, organize it, and then complete the
This is also a very useful skill for students that can assist with writing skills. It also improves their visual perpetual skills and decision making. For the last group the materials that will needed are a lacing card for each of the five 3-5 year old students and lace or strings. The lacing cards can be easily made, it can be a colorful picture of a flower, hand, circle, star or any other that your student might feel attracted to. After finding and printing your picture it can be laminated. When the picture is laminated and cut out you can make holes around it with a hole puncher. Now you are ready to go. It is important that you explain the task and the sequence of actions that are expected. Illustrating to the student as you the teacher places the lace and sewing in one hole to the next one closest in proximity. This activity can be one of discovery for the students. They can learn to tie shoe laces and make bows. As with all other activities the teacher should demonstrate to the group how to lace so that student get a perspective of how it is done. Carefully coordinating eye and hand movement and developing small muscles in the hands. As the muscles develop, children are better able to manipulate objects, fasten clothing, and use tools such as pencils and scissors. Visual Skills is the ability that enables one to make sense out of what is seen. Activities that develop visual motor skills require the child to take in lots of visual information, organize it, and then complete the