Description of Child Activities - Assignment Example

Download file to see previous pages During the ‘Grocery Store’ activity, he comes up to me, waves his hand and says, “Hi”. I immediately respond with a “Hi,” and say, “Finn, would you like to be a shopper for your grocery, or manage the cash register today?” He replies, “Yes, I want to be a shopper,” and goes on to be actively involved in the activity from beginning till end. Finn’s involvement was a treat to watch!
While shopping at the ‘Grocery Store,’ Leyanna drops her shopping basket on the floor. She repeatedly exclaims, “Oh no, it’s broken!” Hearing this, I ask her “What happened, Leyanna?” She replies, “I dropped my basket and it’s broken.” I ask her, “Do you need my help, Leyanna?” She says, “Yes!” I notice that the handle is not broken, merely detached. I prompt her gently with questions: “Would you show me where it is broken?” “Let’s fix it together.” “I wonder whether there is a hole for us to put the handles into?” She indicates the hole and exclaims, “Here, I found it!” Leyanna inserts the handles in place and resumes her shopping!
It is a treat to see Dawson, who is usually content to be a silent observer of classroom happenings, enthusiastically take on the role of the cashier and shopper at the ‘Grocery Store.’ Following up on this interest, I encourage Dawson to interchange the roles of shopper and cashier in the subsequent ‘Revisit the Grocery Store’ Activity: which he does with great exuberance!
I move the “Aluminum Climbing-Monkey Bar” from its usual position to the left in order to provide access to the Pulling Rope. I first see that the area under the equipment, and the corner of the stairway, are covered with sufficient soft mats to ensure the children’s safety. ...Download file to see next pagesRead More