Pre-kindergarten

The Second-period Class in Parker’s Room I arrived at the pre-Kindergarten School 20 minutes to 9:40 A.M. At this time, Parker was preparing for her second period class. During this class, Ms. Parker takes the children through her “Fine Motor Skills Development” lesson that is typical for most pre-kindergarten lessons. It was a fairly warm and windy morning. In front on the schoolyard are children playing around. The mood is good and students are busy with various activities. I spot a couple of friends playing around jovially. I realize that the dressing is significantly elegant with the latest versions. O.C (Observer Comments): This school is most likely a upper class with students coming from well-off families. The fashion and joy exhibited…

Since I plan on becoming a pre-kindergarten teacher in a star facility daycare, I believe it is important to observe eight hours a day, forty hours a week. Since children are four to five years old, observing is very important. Children, at that age, are still developing in areas such as: social, physical, language, and cognitive. However, children who are in grade school will be more developed in those areas. Therefore, observing wouldn’t be as important. As a pre-kindergarten teacher, I will…

On November 18th, 2015 I visited the Gatelot Avenue Elementary school in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York to perform an observation of a pre-kindergarten class through the SCOPE program (4 year olds). The class consist of 16 students (2 absent) and one teacher (Mrs.Kantor) and one teacher 's assistant (Mrs.Bradford). The purpose of this observation is to observe and evaluate the program 's approach to and uses of creative arts in the classroom. Creative arts in pre-kindergarten furthers children 's…

I am an ambitious and energetic Pre-Kindergarten teacher at Sand Hill Elementary. I have taught Pre-Kindergarten for seven years. In my seven years of teaching all students have progressed toward the kindergarten learning goals. In my class we use the following strategies to increase student achievement research based teaching methods, high expectations, and small group instruction to meet the needs of all children. Student achievement in Pre-Kindergarten can be measured by overall…

Purpose For my research paper, I have chosen to write about Response to Intervention (RTI) in pre-kindergarten. I became interested in Response to Intervention when I started working with Head Start within the public school system in my city. Throughout my years in the Head Start Program I have worked with many students. The Response to Intervention framework has made me wonder how academics would be differentiated for these children, when our educational system is being scrutinized for…

McNamee_5A • Given the subject matter discussed in Chapter 5, and the concepts discussed by the author regarding international contacts, did you identify any shortcomings in the contract which you examined? What were these shortcomings? The contract I chose for evaluation was the “More at Four Pre-Kindergarten program” subcontract template. The shortcoming of the subcontract template was the unclear and prohibitive nature of the template. While the contract examines extensively the types of…

What does a high quality pre-kindergarten classroom look like? Include examples of instructional activities, how teachers and assistants would support children, and what you would want to see in terms of student growth and development. When you enter a high quality pre-kindergarten classroom you feel comforted that everything is in place for children to enjoy learning and to make progress in their development. This happens through the interaction between the physical and social environment. It…

Pre-kindergarten programs and early childhood education is of the utmost importance to four year old children. At the age of four, children must have their minds engaged and developed cognitively. Cognitive development at early ages will stimulate children in their reasoning, problem solving and memory. Preschool environments can provide such stimulating experiences. According to “How Preschool Fights Poverty”, preschools have educational tools that could kick-start cognitive development-sets of…

Although socioeconomic status and pre-K involvement both clearly correlate to kindergarten readiness in urban areas and particularly within Memphis, there are other, larger urban processes at work within the setting of urban Memphis. One of these processes is urban psychology. Urban psychology relates the interactions of the people to their surroundings and how these interactions shape the children. These surroundings for a pre-kindergarten child can include the home environment, which has…

Miriam Beatriz Avelar Dr. Julie Shattuck EN 101 10 October 2016 Early Childhood Education When I started my school education in Kindergarten at the age of 5, it seemed as if my education had to fit a mold, where creativity was not part of the curriculum. It was as if learning, and how I learn was determined by a cookie cutter structure, my options at that time where non- existent, and not only for me but also for my parents. Education back then meant to learn by fear in that children were…