Classroom Observation Essay

Register to read the introduction… Some of the stations are set up at the desks while others are on tables throughout the classroom and the floor. One of the activities was the "library corner" as Mrs. Cooper explained it to me, she said that there are several books in the library and the children are encouraged to open them, look at the pictures, read them aloud, or to a friend. Furthermore, Mrs. Cooper explained that many of the books in the library were ones that they have already read as a class, and this gives the children confidence because they are already familiar with it.
Another station in the classroom was set up on a table and on this table were a bunch of buttons, I would guess about 100. …show more content…
Cooper had all the children place the items they were playing with in the appropriate place and return quietly to their desk. Upon returning to their seats Mrs. Cooper greeted the children very enthusiastically with a "Good Morning, everyone" she further asked them how their morning was and if anyone had anything exciting to share with the class. Mrs. Cooper then asked with a raise of hands how many of you remember sets and what less than and more than means in the world of numbers. About six or seven children raised their hands. Mrs. Cooper went on to explain, that as a class they would be working on using buttons and flash cards. She had one student from each group come to the front of the classroom and get a bag of buttons and a pile of flashcards and return quietly to their seats. She encouraged the students to open the bag of buttons and to play with them for a brief period of time. She told me this was to help with fewer distractions later in the lesson. Furthermore, she explained to me that whenever you introduce a manipulative as part of a lesson plan to let the children play with it