Toddler 1 Year Old Reflection

Chloe Monk
Professor Bottiglieri
EDUC 111
Toddler Reflection
Effective Teaching Strategies help teachers with their students’ development and
learning skills. It is important to think about what the children already know and can do. During
my observation of the one-year-old classroom, I was able to see how the teachers taught their
students new things in a way that would benefit them. Each strategy they used helped the
children understand the material better. At this age, visuals and repetition help them learn and
remember things.
One of the strategies that was used most often in this classroom was “Giving Direct or
Explicit Instruction”. During my observation the teachers would tell the children that it is time
to clean up. At this age, children can become distracted from what they are supposed to be
doing. They either see another toy they would play with or start playing with a friend.
Repetition of instruction can help the children stay on track. The teachers in the classroom
would guide the children to where they are supposed to be cleaning up. Another strategy that
was used was “Acknowledging and Encouraging”. I feel that this strategy will be used more
often than other because children of this age need love and care. It also helps the children learn
how to speak nicer to one another and to be kind. The teachers used this strategy to encourage
the children to use gently touch and not to push or kick your friends.
Two strategies that I observed be used in combination were “Creating and Adding
Challenges” and “Questioning”. The teachers used the “Questioning” strategy during circle
time. She would hold up a sheet of paper that was a certain color and ask, “What color is this?”
The children would answer her with the correct color. To add a challenge for them, she then
asked them to identify someone who is wearing that color. This added a challenge to the lesson
because the children will need to look at many other colors at once to find the right one.
During my observation I noticed that “Co-Constructing” was not used. I think this
strategy was not used because of the age of the classroom. Children are able to play freely and
not be instructed in a certain way of play. Each child is able to choose where and with who they
will want to play with. At this age, children go from center to center without even thinking
sometimes. Their minds are still developing, and they just want to play with every toy they can.
This was one of the only strategies I noticed that the teachers did not use. The teachers in the
classroom did a great job at using the other strategies to help their students grow and learn.
There were many strategies that seemed effective in the toddler classroom. One of
those strategies was “Questioning”. The children in the class responded very well to this
strategy. They were able to understand the teachers question and answer it to the best of their
ability. Another strategy that was effective was “Demonstrating”. For this strategy the teachers
demonstrated how to clean up the toys. They would show the children to put the toys in the
bins and move on to the next toy. The children followed the teachers the actions and began to
put the toys away. Each of the strategies used taught the children important skills that they will
use as they get older.
During my observation, I was able to observe how the teachers used developmentally
practices one example is the play centers in the classroom. At this age, they need to have areas
of play. It builds their creative skills and social skills. For this classroom, they had only a few
centers for the children. I think that having only a few centers helps the children. It allows them
to focus on one thing at a time and not become overwhelmed with all the different choices. The
play centers included: a play kitchen and a mat area where the children can climb and be safe.
These centers are developmentally appropriate for this age group. Another example is how
they did circle time. Circle time was a short period of time where they went over colors they
have been learning and read a story. This was appropriate for the class because it allowed them
to express their knowledge of colors and react to any new things they have learned. The
teachers and the classroom did a great job at making the centers and learning developmentally
appropriate for the children .

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