This weeks observation was nice. Most of the children showed up like it was Monday. Ready to play and have fun with the friends they missed over the weekend.
This particular recording was a: child/adult interaction
(Dramatic Play)
Child A walks over to the dramatic area and grabs a princess top off the hanger.
Child A: Can you button this up for me
Staff: You need help Child A
Child A: Yes, can you button this up for me
Staff: Ok
Child A: Can you give me curly ponytails
Staff twist Child A's hair and puts them in bon bon balls.
Child A goes to the mirror, looks at herself then turns sideways to see the back of the shirt that was button
Child A walks back over to staff
Child A: I like it
Staff: (using the child's name) Child A approves
Child A: (smiles) yes
This was such a self-esteem booster for Child A. You can obviously tell that the adult interaction made it even that much better. The look on Child's A face was priceless and she also seen how the adult was please with her new look as well.
I loved the interaction they had. I wouldn't change a thing. I would probably add to it on occasion, by asking another child to join in with fixing her hair and helping her button up her shirt. While still participating(adult), with adding additional props, like clothes for the other child and doing their hair. All in trying to create cooperative play between the children, while they build on their literacy in exchanging dialogue and also making a friendship connection with their peers.
Hi Terri,
ReplyDeleteMondays are so different for children than for most adults unless they work with children. Children who don't have siblings may look for the school days to come quickly so that they are able to have a peer interaction and tell someone about their weekend. I would say that the teacher would've engaged the student with more conversation and ask open ended questions.
Hi Terri:
ReplyDeleteI agree that Mondays are usually a little different because over the weekend they've broken their routine of getting up early and having to get ready for school. There's usually a mellower atmosphere in the room. Not always though ;-) The dramatic play area is one the the best spots for fostering cooperative play as well as offering a place for the kids to try on different personas: the baby, the momma, the daddy, the cook, etc. This gives them the opportunity to explore their developing inner selves in relation to the world around them.
OK Terri. I'm sounding like a textbook again! :-)))) Jim
Hi!
ReplyDeleteYou know this sounds exactly like what many girls in my classroom do. The majority of them ask the adult for help in putting the clothing on. It almost feels like if I would have written the same way if I was to describe what I saw in my classroom. Its kinda funny but then again all of these children are around the same age so it would be expected for that to happen.