Ashley Eckenrode

East High

Preschool

November 16, 2021

OBSERVATION LOG #2
Date & Time Duration of Observation __November 16, 2021 @ 8:59am-10:59am__

1. FIFTEEN MINUTE SNAPSHOT (typed)

The child listened to the teacher talk while sitting. The teacher asked the child what is the weather today?

He responds, “hot”. The teacher ask him, “is it hot or cold”. He says “it’s cold”. The teacher asks what is the

season and he says, “summer”. They sing, “hello how are you”. The teacher asks some questions and he

listens. The teacher asks, “what are we learning about?” He raises his hand and responds “bread”. The

teacher asks more questions while he sits. She says, “come show us how to sit” and he stands and point to

visual cues and tells the class how to sit. The child sits back down. He listens to the teacher read the story.

He raises his hand when the teacher asks a question and the puts it back down when another student gets

called on. The teacher asks the whole class, “what do pirates say” He responds “arg”. The teacher says

“tune up our ears” and he does a hand motion up to his ears to listen. The teacher tells him and another

student to play in the Nates and the teacher says “show her where to go”. He leads the classmate to the

right spot in the classroom.

2. TRANSITIONS IN THE CLASSROOM (preferably typed, handwritten acceptable)

TRANSITION SOURCE (a) EXPLAIN EFFECTIVENESS (b) EXPLAIN REFLECTIO

LEARNING (c)

Ex: Sang “Clean Up, Saw this on my 1st When a bell rang, all children began Organization, For preschooler
Clean Up” as center time day at Head Start- singing & cleaning up. It took less than responsibility, timing,
Kdgn, I would p
was ending and story York location 3 mins to get everything back in place. respect for each other
time was going to begin. All were engaged and busy with their and property, use it. It’s a ca
 own jobs. No issues! Songs are memorization of a easy song and c
appropriate to use with preschoolers. song. These are skills
repeated until al
found in the PA early
learning standards are where they
(Approaches to
Learning and Physical and La
Language and
development are
Literacy)
with this transiti

They put stamps on Saw this on my This encouraged students to This taught I would use b
their hands after 1st day at clean up in a timely manner. It took students
good way to p
cleaning up to show Lancaster Head less then 4 minutes for students to organization and
that they are ready to Start location. clean up and get to their seats. responsibility for and encourag
listen to the teacher This helped them get ready for the cleaning up their
it in the future
next. They were next transition as it provided own items. These
asked what color reinforcement through a stamp. are skills found in
their stamp was and Stamps were age-appropriate. the PA early
if they completed learning
everything. standards.

The teacher used Saw this on my This gave students the This shows that I would use th
the “hello how are 2nd day at opportunity to take a break in the teacher has
transition from
you” song to Lancaster Head between instruction to do compassion for
transition from Start location. something fun. This took about 3 the students and to morning me
morning meeting to minutes. This gave the teacher the how their feeling.
of morning me
small groups. She opportunity to assess where It promotes self-
then had them show students are at the moment and regulation. The small groups.
with colored cards how much work she should song promotes
promotes mem
how they’re feeling. provide for them next. This memorization
transition lets them know that it is skills. These are skills, and con
time for small groups after. skills found in the
the next activi
PA early learning
standards. promote self-r
which is the
socio-emotion
 of child develo

The teacher said it’s Saw this on my This let students know it’s time to This works on
time to “tune up our 2nd day at be quiet , listen, and move on to
development s
ears”. And the Lancaster Head the next activity.
students got quiet Start location.
and did a hand
motion up to their
ears.

Saying “if your name Found this in Students can get grab their coats This provides a This an organ
starts with this letter, the Effective in a timely and organized manner. learning
that I would us
then get your coat” Practices in This transition lets them know experience by
Early Childhood specifically who is and when they helping them it helps studen
Education book. are supposed to grab their coats. remember what
their letters an
letter their name
starts with. This wait and listen
promotes literacy
instructions.
skills listed in the
PA early learning
standards.

Using number Found this on Students have to actively listen to This promotes This is a trans
circles. Students moving minds count to next number so this keeps math skills listed
use for some
stand in a circle and blog under them actively engaged. Students in PA early
count one at a time classroom have to count in a timely manner. learning but not others
by a given number. transition The class is split into to two groups standards.
students learn
The end number activities. to play to take up less time.
chosen by the and keeps the
teacher means the
student can sit down.

Saying “freeze” and Found this on This a way to get students This promotes I might use th
student stand as if moving minds attention quickly to give listening skills and
their frozen. blog under instructions for next activity or physical need students
classroom quiet down the classroom. development.
quick. It’s a fu
transition
activities. activity that pr
physical deve