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Observation 1

The observation took place at the Wee People Pre-School/Aftercare program which had 11 students ages 3-4. The classroom was small but organized with learning centers. The centers focused on the letter C for the week and included a desk area for art projects. Students washed hands in groups outside the classroom. A classroom library and job assignment board were near the carpet area. Many posters hung on the walls to teach letters, numbers, shapes, and colors. The teacher effectively utilized the small space by placing mats around tables and centers for naps. Recommendations were not provided since the space was so small, and research shows smaller class sizes better help young children learn.

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Observation 1

The observation took place at the Wee People Pre-School/Aftercare program which had 11 students ages 3-4. The classroom was small but organized with learning centers. The centers focused on the letter C for the week and included a desk area for art projects. Students washed hands in groups outside the classroom. A classroom library and job assignment board were near the carpet area. Many posters hung on the walls to teach letters, numbers, shapes, and colors. The teacher effectively utilized the small space by placing mats around tables and centers for naps. Recommendations were not provided since the space was so small, and research shows smaller class sizes better help young children learn.

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I.

II.

Observation 1
Setting
Grade
Pre-School

III.

Students
8 girls, 5 boys

IV.

Setting
Wee People Pre-School/Aftercare
Ages 3-4, 11 students, 1 head teacher, 1 assistant teacher

V.

VI.

Pre-Observation
The purpose of the observation is to see how the teacher has set up the
classroom for the students. To come up with recommendation if needed
and to get an idea of how you would set your classroom as if you were the
teacher. To prepare myself I looked up what Pre-school classrooms
usually look like.
Data

The classroom was very small not much room to get around but it did have
limited furniture. Everything was very small since the class consisted of 3
year olds. There were two students that were the age of 2 but they are
turning 3 in the next two months. Their centers were around the room,
desk 3 was set up at the art center, where they created a painting of corn
with their hands. They were studying the letter C this week so they
focused on that. To wash their hands in groups they had to leave the
classroom because they did not have a sink in the class. They have a
classroom library by their carpet area; near the same area with the library
they had a wall with the calendar, a tree with each branch representing a
job for each student. The leaves on the branches have their names on them
so wherever the leave is placed on the branches, it identified what job they
had that week. There are a lot of posters that have the alphabet, number,
shapes and colors etc.
VII.

Analysis
The classroom was set up nicely for the amount of space that the teacher
has, it seems figured out and organized. Since the classroom consists of 3
year olds they do still take naps after their lunch. When helping set up the
mats, she placed them around the tables and centers. Anywhere a mat
would fit is a spot for a child to sleep with their mat. Before walking in the
classroom their cubbies are outside so it saves space inside the class.
Centers are well put together, when it is time for cleaning up the centers
the 3 year olds know where exactly where to put the things away although
they do take a while to do it. All their artwork that has been done
previously is hung up on the walls all over the classroom with a small note
identifying what they have created. Overall it is a cute class for a small
group of preschoolers. With the amount of space the teacher is working
with it is set up ideally.

VIII.

Recommendations
I do not have any recommendations only because of the reason that the
classroom is so small, the way the teacher has setup the tables and centers
works the best. It has also been told that smaller set up is more beneficial
to the students. Policies that support teachers in adapting their teaching to
smaller class sizes may maximize the benefits of class side reduction
(Barnett) In the article they explained that is more beneficial that in a
smaller environment the students will grasp the information better.

IX.

Post-Observation
After my observation I felt very comfortable. Right from the beginning
both teachers were welcoming and as were the students. They introduced
themselves as I was walking around try to learn their names. I was able to
help them create their hand paintings of their corn. I had the chance to talk
to them as I painted their hands and stamp them on to the sheets of paper.

X.

Doing that allowed me to learn names and a little bit of each child. I saw
who were the quiet ones and who were the more outgoing. I was able to
see them interact with each other in the centers. Most of the time spent in
their centers was when I observed; I was able to see their recess time when
the weather is not suitable to be outside. They went to a different
classroom to see an episode of Super Why an it dealt with what they
were learning, the letters in the alphabet. I was also able to see how the
teacher sets up their lunches while the students were in the different
classroom.
Citations
Barnett, W. Steven, Ph.D., Karen Schulman, M.P.P., and Rima Shore,
Ph.D. Class Size: What Fits the Best? Preschool Policy Matters 9
(2009): 1-12.NIEER. NIEER. Web. 8 Sept. 2016.

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