Toddler Kickball Assignment
Focus Assignment
In my classroom, I would have my students play a game that is called “Toddler Kickball.” Throughout the course of the game, I will incorporate several facets of the activity that are helpful to the entire classroom, yet does not make Philip feel different or excluded. The step-by-step setup of the activity are as follows:
There should be established teams or groups of children up to five evenly distributed between two teams. Phillip will not feel as if he is being singled out by placing in a group, and can also help other children develop and gain more gross motor control as well.
The children will have to kick the ball and then run the bases, depending on how far they kick the ball. This coincides with the Developmental …show more content…
This can also involve the parents in the activity and become a family affair, depending greatly on developmental progression and the overall success of the activity.
This activity can help influence teaching strategies and overall student learning because it is a team-based activity, not excluding Phillip, but rather, possesses developmental value for all of the children. Due to the team-based exercise, learning can occur in a child’s natural environment with his or her own classmates. Learning and teaching frequently occurs in everyday experiences and contexts, and should therefore be taken into consideration when formulating activities to encourage developmental progression (p. 252)
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I would hold optional parent-meeting bimonthly, though politely approaching the parents to attend at least one of the brief meetings. However, it is important to note that the vast majority of parents have varying, jampacked schedules. Therefore, in an effort to accommodate their needs and ensure they are up to date on classroom events, I would send out weekly newsletters. I would also provide the option of a hard-copy or email updates. Some parents prefer to have a hard-copy of the events so they can “see it on paper”, whereas other parents would simply prefer to have it emailed to them. For the parents that prefers to have hardcopies, I would send it home with the children in their take-home packets and follow up with the parents to ensure they have received them. The email newsletter would be a simple mass email, though I would also send individualized emails to parents as need be. Family-capacity building can be defined as “when professionals work in close collaboration with families to uncover each family members’ goals and wishes for the children” (p. 248). Family-capacity building is unique to each family because each family has a different dynamic and operates differently. I have not had the opportunity to try out any of these strategies yet, though I hope they can reach a wide variety of families, particularly when they seem distant or uninvolved in the classroom. Interacting
In my classroom, I would have my students play a game that is called “Toddler Kickball.” Throughout the course of the game, I will incorporate several facets of the activity that are helpful to the entire classroom, yet does not make Philip feel different or excluded. The step-by-step setup of the activity are as follows:
There should be established teams or groups of children up to five evenly distributed between two teams. Phillip will not feel as if he is being singled out by placing in a group, and can also help other children develop and gain more gross motor control as well.
The children will have to kick the ball and then run the bases, depending on how far they kick the ball. This coincides with the Developmental …show more content…
This can also involve the parents in the activity and become a family affair, depending greatly on developmental progression and the overall success of the activity.
This activity can help influence teaching strategies and overall student learning because it is a team-based activity, not excluding Phillip, but rather, possesses developmental value for all of the children. Due to the team-based exercise, learning can occur in a child’s natural environment with his or her own classmates. Learning and teaching frequently occurs in everyday experiences and contexts, and should therefore be taken into consideration when formulating activities to encourage developmental progression (p. 252)
Part …show more content…
I would hold optional parent-meeting bimonthly, though politely approaching the parents to attend at least one of the brief meetings. However, it is important to note that the vast majority of parents have varying, jampacked schedules. Therefore, in an effort to accommodate their needs and ensure they are up to date on classroom events, I would send out weekly newsletters. I would also provide the option of a hard-copy or email updates. Some parents prefer to have a hard-copy of the events so they can “see it on paper”, whereas other parents would simply prefer to have it emailed to them. For the parents that prefers to have hardcopies, I would send it home with the children in their take-home packets and follow up with the parents to ensure they have received them. The email newsletter would be a simple mass email, though I would also send individualized emails to parents as need be. Family-capacity building can be defined as “when professionals work in close collaboration with families to uncover each family members’ goals and wishes for the children” (p. 248). Family-capacity building is unique to each family because each family has a different dynamic and operates differently. I have not had the opportunity to try out any of these strategies yet, though I hope they can reach a wide variety of families, particularly when they seem distant or uninvolved in the classroom. Interacting