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LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION BEHAVIORS 1. Annie was very, very talkative during my visit to the WVU Nursery School. She asked many questions during her “crafting” time and spoke her feelings. For instance, her friend was not sharing her crayons with her and Annie spoke out to her and said, “You are not being very nice. You need to learn to share.” This was an example of how Annie expressed her emotions. I also learned very fast that she had some knowledge of a second language. She spoke…

You open the can and the first thing you can smell is the aroma from the new tennis balls. You pick up one of the balls and feel the fuzz before you toss it. All you hear is your own thoughts, there is only the sound of silence and then one whack, just one whack is all you need to hear to know that you are doing something that’ll last. You look up and see the determination in the eye of the other player. Watching little beads of sweat drip from your forehead in front you. Sometimes being forced…

strengthen the child’s ability to speak positively about themselves, in addition to, promoting self-awareness. Moreover, the children work on their fine motor skills while writing and coloring their turkey. Materials needed: Construction paper, makers, crayons and pencils, premade example from teacher, white board with dry erase markers…

Perspective taking is a critical skill for children, along with parents to have as it allows for an individual to better understand and further interact with others around him/her. This skill allows for individuals to further separate their own feelings and opinions/thoughts from a situation at hand in order to tackle situations with less bias. Ross Thompson, from the University of California at Davis, emphasizes that perspective taking helps children make sense of their own and others’…

A gift is given to people on their Birthdays and they are usually good gifts, but this gift that I gave was better than good. The gift I gave spectacular. The story can not start when I gave the gift, so we have to go back to when I was in Kindergarten to understand the real sentimental value that made this gift so great. I was five years old and my sister, Letti, was four. In kindergarten once a week I would go to the school library with my class and get a book to take home. I took home that…

African Americans are in denial of who they are. Denial of their race has affected the black community as a whole, and it is important that they embrace who they are. Many have often forgotten where they have come from. Other African Americans just do not want to accept it. Embracing blackness means acceptance, realization, and unification. Black people cannot be qualified as African American nor are they qualified as Americans due to a lack of acceptance in the community. Africans will not…

Growing up in an era where writing technologies are developing rapidly has shape and challenge my writing process drastically as an elementary and college student. Growing up with crayons, pencils and pens were just the beginning. From what I remember from my toddler’s years, I recall being pressured by my teachers to have a perfect handwriting that others would be able to understand. Penmanship and creating well-structures letters were the main purpose during my toddles years and early…

demonstrates creativity. For example, when he was young he drew a monster truck by putting a printed piece of paper under the piece of paper that he was drawing on. Then he traced the monster truck. Next, Colin outlined the monster truck with a red crayon. His drawing was truly impressive. Then…

As a result of my observation it became evident to me the use of the arts throughout all classrooms. Indeed, student artwork was noticeably displayed in all five classrooms. Also, from my observation I noticed that teachers encouraged children to look at the different colors to paint and create artistic drawings. In the preschool classroom I observed a previously completed assignment of student work where the use of color paper was use to make a home. But more importantly, students were asked to…

I observed a child named A.J. in Mrs. Jackson four-year old classroom, A.J is a four year old African-American boy born on August 10, 2011, his height looks about 3” to 3’3”, and his weight looks about forty pounds. AJ is an only child. AJ parents are both in the military. AJ currently lives with his grandparents because both of his parents are deployed. The observations took place at Heavenly Daycare Child Development Learning Centre. It is approximately October 08, 2015 at 4:10 in the evening.…