Early Childhood Education demonstrates not just the teaching, but the care of children in other environments outside of the home as well. Early Childhood Centers are on the development of accepting all children; no matter their gender, race, abilities, or ethnic orientation. It gives the knowledge of the early childhood learning process, which involves values, culture, the parents’ or parent’s desires for their children or child, and especially the child’s need to be highly educated in order to function within a society that demands for a privileged calling.
An observation was held during the History Is Power Program; or H.I.P.P. for short, is a community–based afterschool program held in the Community Room at Georgia King Village located
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First I thought, “How do I go about explaining the concept of hundreds and thousands to kids who are obviously still struggling with the fundamentals of reading, writing, and spelling; as well as mathematics?”
Then I started to contemplate on how much the school system has changed, and how much it has stayed the same since I was their age, and that I would have to change my tactics in order to adjust with the times, as well as different students ranging from a diverse set of schools from various ages and grade levels; thus being one of the biggest challenges of all, as a future educator.
When I was their age, each and every student had their very own EAI Education Grade–Level Math Kits; which helped with identifying the different shapes, colors, and patterns. It allowed us to tell time and differentiate between hot and cold temperatures. It helped with correctly counting money and loose change. It also helped us learn to count and identify place values; like ones, tens, hundreds, and even thousands. It helped us learn fractions and their equivalency to one another. We also had so many other kits and resources in the classroom, for all subjects; such as Literacy, as well as