Was student:
*Prepared? This would include turning the activity planning form ahead of time, having all of the materials ready to go, letting the other adults in the classroom know how they can support student, pre-reading a children’s book several times (if applicable), knowing the words to songs and finger plays by heart, etc.
No, Nathaniel turned in his activity plan a week late. The activity plan was due on _9/__ and it was turned in on __9/___. When he was scheduled to present his activity he arrived one hour late. For this reason, his activity was rescheduled for the following day. In his activity plan he stated he would introduce the children to a book about desert plants. However, during the activity he did not have the book with him. During the observation, I observed some of the children having a difficult time understanding the concept of a sunset. In his activity plan Nathaniel also stated that he wanted to focus on …show more content…
This was inconsistent during the implementation of his activity because of the lack of preparation but much better throughout the redo activity. During the children’s activity, I observed that the children enjoyed tearing paper. Nathaniel held individual conversation with each child who participated in the activity. For instance, K.G. talked about her cat with Nathaniel as she tore the paper. Nathaniel asked the children various questions keeping students engaged. Another child talked about the colors they were using. Nathaniel named the various color as he engaged with the child.
*Able to control/manage the group?
Yes, Nathaniel was able to control and manage the group. I observed that he had as many as 6 children interested in his activity at a time. Nathaniel assisted each child as they joined the activity. I observed that he was able to multitask. For instance, he assisted a child to tear the paper then provided another student with scissors. This helped to limit children’s wait
*Prepared? This would include turning the activity planning form ahead of time, having all of the materials ready to go, letting the other adults in the classroom know how they can support student, pre-reading a children’s book several times (if applicable), knowing the words to songs and finger plays by heart, etc.
No, Nathaniel turned in his activity plan a week late. The activity plan was due on _9/__ and it was turned in on __9/___. When he was scheduled to present his activity he arrived one hour late. For this reason, his activity was rescheduled for the following day. In his activity plan he stated he would introduce the children to a book about desert plants. However, during the activity he did not have the book with him. During the observation, I observed some of the children having a difficult time understanding the concept of a sunset. In his activity plan Nathaniel also stated that he wanted to focus on …show more content…
This was inconsistent during the implementation of his activity because of the lack of preparation but much better throughout the redo activity. During the children’s activity, I observed that the children enjoyed tearing paper. Nathaniel held individual conversation with each child who participated in the activity. For instance, K.G. talked about her cat with Nathaniel as she tore the paper. Nathaniel asked the children various questions keeping students engaged. Another child talked about the colors they were using. Nathaniel named the various color as he engaged with the child.
*Able to control/manage the group?
Yes, Nathaniel was able to control and manage the group. I observed that he had as many as 6 children interested in his activity at a time. Nathaniel assisted each child as they joined the activity. I observed that he was able to multitask. For instance, he assisted a child to tear the paper then provided another student with scissors. This helped to limit children’s wait