Systematic Observation

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One opportunity I observed with information presented in this week’s Learning Resources was that of Systematic Observation and Note taking where the teacher does give an allotted time for play, approximately thirty minutes, but when the children are not able to go outside, she gives forty to forty-five minutes, as long as the children are playing nicely with one another. Along with the indoor play, she has three clipboards placed around the room where she can jot down notes on how children are playing with friends and alone. One example of the layout of a physical environment that really peaked my interest in regards to the physical environment was that of the Train Center. There was a train table set up with a track on it, a very good

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