Child Observation Essay

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Observation Journal: Entry 5 Observer: Allison Conces Date of Observation: March 9, 2005 Setting/Context: Tomorrow’s Promise Montessori School classroom Huntsville, TX Children/Adolescents Observed: 40 boys and girls, ages 3-5 Observation Notes: I come in and take a seat at one of the child-sized tables in one half of the room. On the other side of the room, the children and teachers are seated in a circle on the carpet. They are getting ready to go play outside for a little while because it looks like rain. The children line up and go outside. On their way out, 5 or 6 children wave to me and one little boy comes up and gives me a hug. They play outside on the playground for about 10 minutes, at which point it starts to rain; Miss Charlotte rings a bell on the playground and everybody heads back inside. Everyone forms a circle on the floor again; while everyone is getting adjusted they sing “Where is Thumbkin?” After the song, Miss Charlotte and the other two teachers put their fingers to their lips to get everyone quiet and the students follow suit. 2 One of the teachers (Miss Judy?) looks at a spiral of colored paper and says it’s Ryan’s turn to lead this morning. They all bow their heads and say the Lord’s Prayer, then stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Miss Judy then leads in saying what the day is today and Ryan comes and puts a number 9 on the calendar. Everyone says the date together. The children are told they have to get 8 pieces of work done today. They come get their work cards from Miss Charlotte as she calls their names. A rough idea of what the cards look like is below: Child’s Name Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Practical Life Sensorial Math Language Art Cultural Notes 3 Everyone goes and sets up his/her own work area. One little girl, McKaylie, comes and sits next to me at my table. She tells me she’s

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