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Toddlers Classroom Observation

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Today I began my day with participating in the Toddlers classroom, where there was only one child when I arrived. I joined the boy as he played with animal shapes and with blocks. The instructor asked the boy questions. For example, “What animal is that?, Which one of these is blue? or Can you say blue?”. The boy would repeat the color, but would not answer any other questions. The instructor informed me that the boy was actually having a lot of progress with his speech, but that suddenly he stopped communicating, which was now something they were working on. After a few minutes, there were a total of 5 kids in the class. There were two boys, and three girls, as well as a second instructor. From what I was explained, there needs to be an instructor …show more content…

It seemed that he loved hugs; he continued to hug one of the girls, which was something the girl did not like, as she tried to push him away and seemed overwhelmed. The instructors would then say “Celeste, you need to tell Eric, no thank you”. The instructors seemed to work with the children about using their words, and to use a gentle touch, instead of hitting. Eric, soon kicked one of the instructors, and was sent to time out. He cried and threw himself on the floor. He was not allowed to move out of that spot until he was ready to show “gentle touch”. They soon had carpet time, which meant that everyone gathered together to watched a video and sing a song. I notice that the two instructors seem to be more physically nurturing with the children, compared to the other classrooms. They would tend to rub their backs, allow the kids to sit on their lap, and allow the kids to give them a hug, sometimes without asking. Soon after carpet time, they played at the playground for about 45 minutes. They then came inside for snack time, and soon after had nap time. Before the children took their naps, they were allowed to choose any book they wished, for one of the instructors to

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