and learning theories as well. These theories will help us to understand the way a child learns mentally and physically. Once we fully understand the concepts of early education we can then take them to the classroom and apply them to our students. Back in the 1900 ’s a woman by the name of Patty Hill created a curriculum for kindergarten students in the United States. She also founded the laboratory school at Columbia University Teacher ’s College; this was the beginning of the use of curriculum
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Child Observation I recently observed a "child" involved in two different types of activities‚ at different times of the day. The first activity was "Teacher-Initiated"‚ and the second "Child-Initiated". The purpose of this observation is to compare and contrast the child’s development and behavior between the two different contexts. Through observation I found that although both activities were rich in challenge and learning opportunity‚ the child’s behavior is different‚ but demonstrates
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For this assignment‚ I observed my six year old niece‚ Faustine Bui who was born on August 16‚ 2007‚ at the park where I was babysitting her with her mom for approximately thirty minutes. The park I observed her at is packed with children and dogs are allowed. There is a large play area with jungle-jims and slide and it includes a sandy area which has a variety of playing equipment as well. I first observed Faustine’s biosocial development such as physical growth‚ gross motor and fine motor skills
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Time Sample Observation Form Observer’s Name: Child’s Name: Context (what is happening during observation): FREE PLAY-OUTSIDE TIME Number of Children in room at time of observation: 14 Teacher to Child Ratio during observation: 1 TO 12- 2 TEACHERS Child Behavior Identified for Observation: _____________________________________________________________________________________ Start Time|End Time|Area Child Is In|What Child is doing|Describe Incident/eventComments| 10:00
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Subject: 1 Year Old Boy Location: Toy room Concept: play‚ Language‚ sense of self‚ empathy It was playtime for the one year old boy. There were all sorts of toys. The playroom was very small. There was a huge toy chest full to the top with toys. On the wall there was a body length mirror. This was the little boys favorite place to play. He would also play with some of the other toys like blocks‚ cars‚ stuffed animals and other things. No matter what he grabbed he always brought it in front
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Your 9-year-old child will increasingly express an interest in and be able to take part in family decision-making‚ such as where to go on vacation or what foods to buy for meals. Nine-year-olds also love to plan their days‚ and may enjoy organizing her schedule on a planner. Nine-year-old children are also becoming much more independent‚ and becoming more interested in people and things outside of the immediate family. At the same time‚ 9-year-old children are more capable of handling Parents and
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-1Observer: Michelle Stanley Date of Observation: 3/2/10 Fictitious Name of Child: Abby Setting: Bed room and living room Child’s Age: 3 years and 10 months Physical Description of Child: When I walked into the house Abby was wearing her princess Belle dress-up gown. Her hair is bright blonde‚ down l loose and knotted‚ her eyed are blue‚ her skin is pale and her cheeks are rosy. Time Observed: 4:00pm - 4:10pm Behavior Observed: Upon entering the house Abby politely
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Kathleen Cotton [pic]Add to cart View all School Improvement products [pic] INTRODUCTION [pic] It is no wonder that parent involvement with the schools has become a major educational issue in the 1980s. This is an era of increasing concern about the quality of education in this country. States are taking a greater role in monitoring and maintaining academic standards. Communities are ever more watchful of the expense of public education. Local schools are concerned about continuing to provide
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6 Year Old Girl’s Birthday Party Observation I was invited to Madi’s birthday party.It was 3PM at her home.I arrived 5 minites earlier‚Madi greeted me at door.She was wearing a snow white dress with a red bow tie on her head.When I praised her pretty dress she thanked me and told me it was handmade by Farna‚her neighbor‚as her birthday gift.I handed her my gift‚she cheerfully put them together with the other gifts and went to her friends and classmates. 6 year old Madi has two elder sisters Katelyn
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I observed two four year old boys in a vacant preschool classroom on a Sunday morning while their parents were in a meeting. By observing two boys approximately the same age‚ I was able to compare their developmental differences and see how they interacted and played together. Liam‚ who is about to turn four in November‚ was eager to tell me all about his Batman themed birthday party and his new light up tennis shoes when I meet with him to do the experiment‚ but to Liam I was just there to play
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