ERS Improvement Plan

Sage Ricks and Ali Greenhalgh

 Strengths
● Personal Care Routines
○ Diapering and Toileting
○ Health Practices
○ Meal/Snack Protocol
● Language and Books
○ Talking with Children
○ Responding to Children’s Communication
○ Encouraging Children to Use Book’s
● Interaction
○ Supervision of Play and Learning (non-gross motor) Image (Lorina, 2020).

○ Peer Interaction
○ Staff-Child Interaction
Personal Care Routines
● Scored 6.75/7
● Following Meal/Snack Protocol
○ Washed or wiped hands before
and after snack.
● Diapering and Toileting
○ Washed hands after diapering,
cleaning noses, using messy
materials.
● Health Practices
○ Set expectations and modeled Image (Tassoni, 2018).

how to do different tasks.

 Language and Books
● Scored 6.5/7
● Talking with Children
○ Strategies we learned
● Responding to Children’s
Communication
○ 5-10 second wait time and
followed their lead.
● Encouraging Children to Use
Book’s
○ At least 21 books through the
Image (Post, 2020).
classroom.
Interaction
● Scored 6.67/7
● Supervision of Play and Learning (non-gross
motor)
○ Teacher initiate new experiences for the
children in different activities.
● Peer Interaction
○ Always engaged with a children, but also
looking up and around to make sure no-one
is alone.
● Staff-Child Interaction Image (Kaplan, 2021).

○ Teachers always extend invites to all children

and are present when with a children.
 Areas of Improvement
● Space and Furnishings
○ Display for Children

● Activities
○ Music and Movement

● Program Structure
○ Free Play

Image (Team, 2021).

Display for Children - including artwork and colorful displays

Classroom on 6/13 Classroom on 6/15

Classroom on 6/20
Classroom on 6/29
Lesson Plan
for Art
Activity
Music and Movement - include musical instruments and songs
Lesson Plan for Literacy Activity

Large Group Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan for Sensory Activity
Examples of Songs Sung in the Classroom
● Welcome Song
○ “Hello ___, Hello ___, Hello ___, we’re glad you’re here today! Yay!”

● Going Outside Song

○ “We are walking, we are walking, we are walking out to play! Holding onto the rope tightly so that
we can enjoy the day!”

● Singing ABC’s or short nursery rhymes to take turns.

● Five Large Group Activities.
○ Twinkle, Twinkle, Traffic Light, Five Little Ducks, Popcorn Popping, Head, Shoulders, Knees and
Toes, Classical Music with Scarfs.
 Video examples of large group
activities that involved music
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/167ws0BN_HZ6_WC3kWkr7OfPPKzbe2RSE
Free Play - keeping the classroom clean and walkways clear
Faculty Comment on Teaching
Evaluation from 6/22
Testimony from faculty mentor at the end of the semester:
The students worked hard to make sure the classroom was set up and organized in a
way that avoided areas for children to run. By doing this, they prevented different kinds
of misbehavior in the room. They also made sure that as the day went on, the room
maintained a good level of cleanliness so that it did not get too overwhelming in there.
This also meant that they were able to keep the walkways clear so children and
teachers did not trip and fall over materials. They did wonderful at doing this
consistently!

-Sariah Baird
References
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(ITERS-3TM). Frank Porter Graham child development institute.
https://fpg.unc.edu/publications/infanttoddler-environment-rating-scale-third-edition-iters-3

Kaplan, E. (2021, February 5). How to talk to children. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-talk-children/

Lorina. (2020, May 31). Turning children’s weaknesses into strengths. Aussie Childcare Network.
https://aussiechildcarenetwork.com.au/articles/child-behaviour/turning-children-s-weaknesses-into-strengths

Post, G. (2020, August 5). 10 dual-language books for children: Red apple reading blog. Red Apple Reading Blog | Serious Learning,
Seriously Fun! https://www.redapplereading.com/blog/2020/08/10-dual-language-books-for-children/

Tassoni, P. (2018, March 5). EYFS best practice: All about... care routines. Nursery World.
https://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/features/article/eyfs-best-practice-all-about-care-routines

Team, G. L. (2021, October 1). Areas of improvement for employees. Great Learning Blog: Free Resources what Matters to shape
your Career! https://www.mygreatlearning.com/blog/areas-of-improvement-for-employees/
Thank You!