Sound in video consists of classroom noise, children playing. The words that the children are saying are mostly indistinguishable.
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Watch the video above, then participate in the student discussion board answering the following.
236 Comments
Dharitri
7/3/2016 03:58:07 pm
All the kids were well behaved. They were working as a team. They were all involved in constructive play. Usually you have a kid in the class who is destructive by nature, he likes to mess up other kid's activities, but it was not the case here. Even though they spoke different languages, they were able to work really well as a team.
Ann Dollyn Diana
7/18/2016 04:57:16 pm
The kids develop reflective abilities shown on video during the course of their learning Reflection should initially develop in safe environments where mistakes are tolerated. He/she can then reflect and discuss the decisions that were made during their supervision sessions with their teacher. Reflection should become integral to these sessions.
Rachel
9/14/2016 10:16:30 pm
I agree with this response
Matthew Valente
9/18/2016 12:21:51 pm
I agree and would just like to add a thank you reinforcing the importance of reflection in the classroom.
Karen
9/25/2016 05:40:06 pm
I agree with this statement. The children seems to work well together and are respectful of the other kids space. They are engaging and happy with what they are doing.
Rebecca chwalek
10/15/2016 06:34:35 pm
I agree with this observation.
Elbetel
11/6/2016 01:45:45 pm
I agree with the response. I see the children's respect to each other through their interactions.
yesenia A.
11/9/2016 11:15:38 pm
I agree.
Cassie Chao
11/26/2016 03:34:53 pm
i agree. Great way of using reflection.
hayley lautt
12/27/2016 10:08:53 pm
i strongly agree with this statement. as long as the activities are appropriate for the age, i think the children really enjoy them and stay engaged with their peers.
Farahia Hussein Bare
1/21/2017 07:55:52 pm
well said
Megan Rockstad
4/2/2017 09:34:48 pm
I agree with this observation. The kids are working well together.
Makayla
9/20/2016 01:33:12 pm
I agree with the observations made.
Maggie
11/13/2016 12:30:55 pm
I agree.
Queshawna Anderson
7/3/2016 05:54:49 pm
You can see the differences in development of the children i the video by how they interact and play together. Pre-kindergarten aged children develop their language by using their verbal skills along with gestures and body language. The children in this video speak Spanish, English, or a combination of the two. A few of the children also used hand gesture while speaking to express their ideas. They were also engaging in imaginative play, talking about sharks, guns, and spaceships while building.The children also showed differences in social development. Some of the children were very enthusiastic about speaking and playing with one another while others were content observing or engaging more quietly in parallel play. Children at this age also enjoy working together toward a goal. In the video children took turns adding blocks to build their house. One child moved a block that was standing to lay it down like the others. Children in this age group begin noticing mistakes and trying to fix them. I am participating in step 2 of the cycle by reflecting on what I observed while watching the video. I used my knowledge of child behavior and development to make concoctions between what the children were doing and why they may be doing it.
Ayla
7/13/2016 10:38:48 am
I agree. 7/22/2016 03:28:38 pm
The children in the video expressed various forms of play. Some interacted together consistently while others preferred to work alone for part of the play. Verbal and non-verbal body language was communicated as well as a mixture of English and Spanish. Imaginative play was demonstrated.
Dani H
9/27/2016 09:13:27 pm
I also agree with this statement. You can see how the different children adopted different roles in playing. Some initiated activities while others observed or followed. The children would take turns responding and trying activities.
Monica
12/12/2016 01:49:45 pm
Agreed. Well sumed up
Maria Alvestad-Ereth
12/12/2016 06:59:18 pm
I agree. This group of children was able to work together, and around each other, without conflict. At the beginning of the video, one of the children corrected a block another child placed standing up - as you said, children this young are noticing mistakes and doing their best to fix them.
Danielle Newsome
1/13/2017 05:03:41 pm
I definitely agree with everything you that was said here. I also noticed how the kids had different communication styles but the ones that were working as a team definitely worked together really well and were really well behaved!
Erin Kathleen Ellen Ratliff
7/4/2016 05:58:56 pm
The children played very well together. Especially since some spoke only English and others only spoke Spanish. They used gestures and body language to understand one another.
Karima Torres
7/22/2016 04:08:56 pm
I noticed that the children were speaking both English and/or Spanish. They played very well together and respected each others space and were able to share with no problem. I noticed some of the children built up with the blocks -while others laid them flat. There is imaginative and cooperative play shown!
Grace
9/17/2016 08:00:48 pm
I agree with Erin and Karema. These children are at an age where they can understand each other verbally and non verbally, play together and share ideas.
Carrie
7/5/2016 07:57:07 am
The children are respecting each others space. They are working as a team to construct whatever they are building. They are using words while they are playing/learning.
Terry
7/21/2016 08:08:34 am
I agree with this comment! They really worked well together for their age.
Alia
7/5/2016 03:57:48 pm
One child discourages another from building on his work. He has expressed that he is building a shark. He is proud and possessive of his work and idea at first, but eventually lets the other boy play and then build with him. They build a house for the shark to go into.
Annie Henderson
7/5/2016 04:03:14 pm
I observed creative, cooperative play between the kids. While some were most definitely working as a team to make their construction, others were engaged more in parallell play, showing that these children perhaps need special attention/curriculum to encourage cooperative play. I would also use this observation to focus more on biligual lessons, teaching both Spanish and English to all children,
Nicole
7/17/2016 07:56:57 pm
I agree with Annie's comments. To add to it, I would use the observation to create curriculums that are more teamwork based as well so that the children can build upon this skill.
Lisette
10/8/2016 06:57:28 pm
I strongly agree with this statement. Curriculum on bilingual lessons or dual language program will benefit all this kids.
ana rodriguez
7/6/2016 06:43:05 pm
i agree that the kids played very well together and they where building thing the are used to being at .they kids commented well with each other.
Melissa
7/6/2016 10:53:06 pm
The kids are playing really well with one another . The fact that some spoke one language and others spoke a different one wasn't an issue at all. Also I'm impressed with how well they respected their others students blocks and designs including the space.
venus sandigan
7/7/2016 02:11:39 am
Children are able to play well despite the fact that language barrier is not a hindrance in the aspect of team work in a play.
barbara
7/7/2016 04:28:37 am
I think the space and the amount of child are well prepare. The children work pretty well alone or together by two.
Arianna
7/7/2016 12:44:17 pm
despite language barriers the children are able to cooperatively participate in imaginative play
Audrey
7/7/2016 12:46:49 pm
From my observations the children in the video play well in the same environment and are able to interact with one another in a positive and productive way. They observe the actions of one another and respond to the activities that they see.
Gayathri Pandurangaiah
7/7/2016 07:16:32 pm
Some kids are speaking Spanish while some are speaking english,but language doesn't seem to be a barrier as they are cooperatively communicatino relaying on their body language and signals,they are showing good team work where they are trying to build up a shark house together, though some are bouncy going to and forth on their work,we can see some are more focused on building part of the module while others are engrossed in the imaginary play,,this shows their individual development continuum
Tara Rock
8/29/2016 12:53:23 pm
I agree with Gayathri the kids where playing very well together even with the language barrier. they just used other way to communicate together.
lorene
7/7/2016 11:23:04 pm
at this stage of development 4-5 years the child like to use his imagination, and this video show the imaginative play and the cooperative play. they are building a shark with the blocks. At this age they start to build a relationship with their peers and play with each other, they can make a plan together to build something, and this is what happen in this video. the children interact very well with each other and they are building together a shark in a cooperative play. even if they don't speak the same language, they are able to communicate. some children cooperate and collaborate while an other child engaged in a parallel play. each child showing their own personality, some of them are more expressive than others.
dani howard
7/8/2016 09:12:04 pm
the children have different ideas about how the blocks work. Some are willing to support the ideas of others, while some are stuck on how it has to be. They are exploring what the blocks mean to them, and most of the kids are getting along with each other. Reflecting on how they interact and perceive things around them, this gives me ways to broaden their critical thinking skills.
sheena
7/9/2016 10:58:51 am
I am watching and listening for ques that help me establish behavioral markers. I am looking at their interaction with each other to observe their social development. I am interested in what toys they are choosing, what they are doing with them, and how they work together using them to assess each of their cognitive and emotional skill set. I am looking at their physical coordination as they move around the environment to see that they have the space and ability to play safely.
Elizabeth Crouch
7/9/2016 02:40:19 pm
The children are engaged in different areas of development. One child is showing math skills by knowing he is missing one piece of the semi-circle blocks to make a whole circle. A teacher could add more pre-math skills to this child's curriculum. Other children are doing dramatic play, pretending to be the shark. Others are showing creative representation, their "casas" or houses. There's one boy asking others if they want to "jugar" or play with him, which is a social skill. Many areas for the teacher to expant their learning.
Aly Swasey
7/9/2016 07:09:45 pm
They are all able to play and understand one another well without actual verbal communication.
Kyann
7/10/2016 04:37:28 pm
The children are playing together without much issue of space or language barriers. They're engaging in imaginative play and do not seem to need to verbally communicate. Instead they work with and around each other and respect creations.
Kylie
7/10/2016 04:59:55 pm
The children were all playing and working well together, they respected each others space. The children are using their imagination and are building animals out of the blocks. I found that the different languages were interesting and enjoyed listening to them communicating with one another
Xijiaio
7/10/2016 05:36:06 pm
In this video, we can see there is an interesting team are playing or working together. It's interesting because they are speaking in different language, but they can "understand" each other. They work well in this video, with their creative and teamwork spirit.
Anastasia Smith
7/10/2016 06:06:04 pm
the children are able to work as a team and use their imagination regardless of understanding each other
Kelsey
7/10/2016 08:53:52 pm
The children are playing together regardless of the language barrier. They are able to work together and play cooperatively
Kelli
7/11/2016 11:45:25 am
The kids were all very respectful toward each other. Some children played together, working together to find blocks and add to the structure. Some children were happy to just play alone beside the others. Everyone seemed happy and to get along well.
Hailey
7/11/2016 10:35:09 pm
The kids were able to play even with a language barrier. They work together and got along well.
Zehra
7/12/2016 05:08:51 pm
Kids were playing together by talking and coordinating among each other despite of language barrier but understanding each other's motive they were building track etc
reziwanguli
7/12/2016 05:12:01 pm
the kids were enjoying playing with each other without noticing their culture
Vladimir unguryan
7/13/2016 10:41:25 pm
kids were playing as a team
Christine Hatfield
7/14/2016 06:20:06 pm
The children are working together to build something out of blocks. They were able to communicate with words and hand gestures and everyone seemed to be getting along. When watching the video we are reflecting on how the kids worked together and communicated with each other.
Jausenta Grothen
7/14/2016 10:03:33 pm
The children play well together despite the language barrier.
Catherine Langmack
7/15/2016 10:58:11 am
Because the children are in a pre-k classroom, that means that there are four year olds and five year olds. The developmental stages are similar, whereas they enjoy imaginative and cooperative play. Pre-K children are beginning to not only understand the concept of sharing, but actively implementing it in their play. It is important for teachers to observe the children playing with one another because you can learn the interests of the child and incorporate those interests into the curriculum by reflecting on what the children are doing.
Chelsey
7/15/2016 09:21:29 pm
I observed that there were kids that were working together to build. They were taking turns inputting their ideas and accepting others ideas. I also noticed children who were involved in play with a long attention span. I also noticed that there was a child who noticed a missing block. I would take these observations and plan my curriculum based on what I have noticed to keep the learning going. This may include language skills. This also might include math in relation to shapes and also social skills to support the ability for these kids to play together cooperatively.
Katie E
7/15/2016 11:07:45 pm
It appeared that some spoke Spanish and some English. Whilst some of the children chose to play with peers, others chose to play independently. In their imaginative play, both small and large motor skills were used .
Diana
7/16/2016 12:13:38 pm
The children played very well together. Especially since some spoke only English and others only spoke Spanish. They used gestures and body language to understand one another.
Panchu Modi
7/16/2016 11:59:45 pm
I agree. Kids use their body language to understand each other.
Krystal
7/17/2016 10:57:38 am
the first thing I observed was the mix of English speaking and Spanish speaking child and how well they played together they worked as a team to build their block structure and when they disagreed they worked it out among themselves
Olivia
7/17/2016 01:31:00 pm
Their was a miX of English speaking, but the children played very well together. The kids used body language to understand each other and played nicely.
Amanda
7/17/2016 02:15:50 pm
The children played together well. They had good language skills using English and Spanish. and they had good body language along with their communication skills.
Michelle
7/17/2016 02:20:00 pm
This pre-k classroom seems to be populated by kids of a similar age, I am guessing 4-5 years old. I observed a young child asking for "help from another child or an adult to solve a problem" (finding another curved block), I saw children "able to think about behavior, being cooperative and nonhurtful. Able to talk about the best ways to do things" with other children as they began to cooperate in the building. The children we able to "listen to what other children want and make plans that take these desires into account." Reflecting on these observations gives a sense of where these children are at developmentally and would influence decisions on different activities and learning opportunities I would offer in the future.
Kerry
7/17/2016 06:16:35 pm
The children are playing with another regardless of different languages. They are developing large motor skills and social skills. Giving a child some free play helps the teacher guide and direct her lessons in the future. She can use that information to help promote activities that will continue to strengthen that skill.
Felicia Kempf
7/17/2016 09:49:07 pm
Use the Early Learning and Development Guidelines book as a reference to help identify differences in development between the children in the video.
Parisa
7/18/2016 10:43:54 am
In this video we can see children in this age are able to play and participate in activities with their classmates. They express their feelings and emotions and use words to describe them. They are able to make plans for the activity and follow them. Most children were flexible in sharing. The girl in the video is playing alone. she needs to be observed more to see if she always wants to play alone,because by this age children should enjoy joining other children in play. By asking questions about the activity we can participate in Reflection.
Tsai-Ying Yang
7/19/2016 07:16:39 am
Even though they all speak differently, some English and some Spanish, they can still communicate with each other through body language. From their reactions, they can play well with each other. From this video, I can see that some don't mind to play together, but some don't like to be involved, like to be independent. This can be well described that each child has different personalty, and teacher should stay close to who wants to be independent, because we want to see if she is able to be social or not.
Vanessa Zamora
7/19/2016 01:04:45 pm
The children are using body language to communicate to each other a few things, they are also using teamwork skills while building, they do not invade each other's space.
Kayla
7/19/2016 04:09:22 pm
They are able to work together regardless of language and go off of body language and their imagination.
Korissa
7/20/2016 07:47:17 am
In this video, we can observe the difference in development between the children by paying attention to how they engage with one another. For this age group, preschool to kindergarten, parallel play begins to diminish and cooperative play begins. In this video, I can see that despite language and cultural barriers, the boys involved seem to not only interact with one another but they also respect each other. As the video progresses, more children may enter the picture, but they are not imposing, instead they work together and play cooperatively. As the teacher, this is not a situation that calls for a teacher to step in and lead, the group seems to be engaged enough to keep play and learning going. Instead of focusing on "planning," I would try to gather as much information about each child as possible.
Taylor Jeanne Racicot
7/20/2016 03:10:39 pm
Sarah Cristofono
7/20/2016 08:20:55 pm
7/21/2016 01:06:52 pm
You can see the differences in development in this video due to the fact that the children are engaged and listening to what the others in the classroom are doing, and they are making an effort to create the roles of leader and follower etc...With the step two in the cycle the teacher should be reflecting on the fact that the children were playing well together, but a couple of children needed to be redirected... Also at one time there was a little girl who was playing alone, and as the teacher they should look into that.
Kaleigh Johnson-Fleck
7/21/2016 01:09:49 pm
it was amazing to watch the children work so well with each other, even though they had a language barrier. my reflection of these little boys shows how body language speaks when you cannot communicate.
Leixin wang
7/22/2016 05:20:36 pm
We can see there is an interesting team are playing or working together. It's interesting because they are speaking in different language, but they can "understand" each other. They work well in this video, with their creative and teamwork spirit.
Alyssa
7/23/2016 01:26:35 pm
In this video you can see the children working together eventhough someone of them are speaking English, Spanish or both. They are able to use verbal and non verbal comminution to work get her to keep building.
ELLIE A BRUNSON
7/23/2016 03:52:52 pm
The children in this video seemed to be playing well and constructively with each other despite the fact they were speaking different languages.They were building together and getting along really well.
Andrea
7/23/2016 07:11:56 pm
I can observe that the children enjoy creating their own play activities and engaging in imaginative play. The boy in the grey sweatshirt seems to be pretending to try to catch a shark or make a house for the shark. He is able to communicate effectively with the other boy in black to share the blocks, take turns, and work as a team to build the blocks all the way around the carpet. The other boy with the blue sleeves originally was working alone but then another boy in yellow joined him. The boy with the blue sleeves was different than the boy in grey because he was less willing to share the blocks. He did not seem to like it when the boy in yellow messed up the door and window blocks he was using, and seemed to be less able to work as a team compared to the boys in grey and all black.
yana
7/24/2016 10:41:09 am
the kids played really well with each other even if some spoke a different language. You can see that even though they did not understand they used their body language to play with other kids.They respected each others area and did not take something that they wanted but asked when they wanted to play.
krystal
7/24/2016 02:35:52 pm
Body language is a big part of communication. They also respected each others areas.
lulu wang
7/24/2016 02:51:37 pm
Use the Early Learning and Development Guidelines book as a reference to help identify differences in development between the children in the video.
breanna salazar
7/24/2016 08:52:49 pm
Some of the kids play with each other the whole time and very verbal speaking in spanish and english and using body language and dramatic imaginative play to communicate despite the language barrier, while other children play quietly by themselves and observe other children.
Carlie
7/25/2016 09:26:40 am
The children worked together and used their social skills. Even though more than one language was being spoken, there was no language barrier. The children used reflective behavior and reflected what others and the teacher did and how they spoke.
gena
7/25/2016 05:18:05 pm
By using the Early Learning and Development guidelines as a reference, it helped to identify the differences in development between the children in the video. They appeared to work nicely together and respect each other's play space even though a couple of them seemed to speak Spanish. They seemed to be very focused on the blocks and seemed to get along socially. Sometimes they even appeared to enjoy playing alone and never seemed to bother each other. Therefore, I am participating in step two of the cycle by reflecting on my observations of the video to see the specific social tendencies of each of the children.
LaKrista
7/25/2016 11:24:49 pm
The video shows developmental differences among the children as some chose to speak mostly in Spanish and others preferred to use English. The children were capable of communicating ideas and working together to reach a common goal and engage in imaginative play together despite the language differences. writing observations about the video and why/ how the children interact with one another is a pert of the reflection process
Tina Mandeville
7/26/2016 10:22:39 am
I enjoyed how well the children worked and played together considering they are from different ethnic backgrounds. Its amazing how they have learned to respect each others space and using body language and facial expressions as a form of communications.
Michael
7/26/2016 01:59:12 pm
In the video the boys all speak Spanish. Most speak some English, to varying degrees, and a combination of Spanish and English. Most of the boys are able to work together to build, taking turns guiding the project. They also come and go from the group activity, sometimes working on an individual building, then participating in the group again. Writing out and considering my observations is reflection.
sarah
7/26/2016 09:29:06 pm
All the children are respecting each other's space while some are able to be more focused than others and play with one set of blocks for a longer period of time I would say they have the emotional maturity to play with one another without much conflict. Some of them were using imaginative play while some were more focused on reality like the one who kept asking for the last block to complete the circle. Overall they play very well and calmly with each other. I am using reflection to describe what I saw while watching the children play and what I assume of them based on what I saw there and what i can conclude from that.
Brittany Williams
11/29/2016 10:37:12 pm
I agree they respected each other space well.
Avery Hinson
7/28/2016 10:56:03 am
The children play very well together and give eachother space. Some play with blocks while others use more imaginary play.
Ieisha McIntyre
7/30/2016 01:22:20 pm
I agree with Annie H. I also really enjoyed see how well they all played together in one space without argument. It was wonderful to see the students using multiple languages and communicating with each other respectfully. It was also wonderful to hear the imaginative play that they had going on.
Hannah Downey
7/31/2016 12:24:02 pm
All the children seemed to play nicely together despite the fact that there was a language barrier. They were still able to communicate through body movements what they were trying to say which is a high level of understanding for children in this age group.
Jessica Hernandez
7/31/2016 05:58:56 pm
They are respecting each other's space and even though one spoke English and the others spoke Spanish they still knew how to communicate and play together.
Courtney Evans
8/2/2016 07:22:38 am
The children were playing together very well. Some did speak some different languages but it wasn't an issue with their construction with the blocks. It was wonderful to see how they played so respectable with each other using body language as a form of communication with one another.
Baneza
8/2/2016 08:10:19 pm
e children have different ideas about how the blocks work. Some are willing to support the ideas of others, while some are stuck on how it has to be. They are exploring what the blocks mean to them, and most of the kids are getting along with each other. Reflecting on how they interact and perceive things around them, this gives me ways to broaden their critical thinking skills.
emily
8/2/2016 11:44:56 pm
all the kids were very well mannered and were all playing together nicely despite there different cultures and languages they found a way to all play together in a constructive way
Aly
8/3/2016 12:48:50 pm
All the kids were interacting with the activity and each other while using positive interaction skills. They are using their creativity to build things together. We reflect on these observations to understand the skill levels that the children are at developmentally and what steps need to be taken to challenge them more.
TaShayla McQueen
8/3/2016 04:04:23 pm
Each child in this video was able to express his or her on self through play body language and imagination. They worked well building off of one another's creative imagination.
Sridevi Rajagopalan
8/3/2016 07:53:19 pm
This is a rich activity which kindles children's imagination and creativity. We can see the kids initiating conversations, developing their stories on what they are building, sharing their ideas to their friends and expressing what they are making with verbal sounds and described with their words, they help each other in developing the structure they are working with, they are focused and uninterrupted with other friend's individual contribution to their work, effective communication is observed.
Annalisa Willette
8/4/2016 11:48:51 pm
the children are all working extremely well as a team despite their differences in language and social development. they built off of each other and i observed good communicating with them
Laurie
8/5/2016 08:47:52 am
Use the Early Learning and Development Guidelines book as a reference to help identify differences in development between the children in the video.
zoe brown
8/5/2016 09:09:47 pm
they worked very well together even thought they didnt understand each other. they wokred out different problems when trying to build different things
Lindsie Hicks-Moore
8/7/2016 02:48:33 pm
The children spoke in both Spanish and English. Although they each had different ideas on what they wanted to build. They used their own ability to help and understand each other by hand gestures and communication. Some kids appeared as more of "leaders" while others just went with the flow. They all interacted and played great together in this classroom with this activity.
Rachel N
8/7/2016 10:13:35 pm
There are some children who seem to be playing together by communicating and both participating in using the blocks to play and build. Even though the children that are communicating are speaking both Spanish and English the seem to be able to understand each other. There are other children that seem to be playing together with very little communication and they both don't seem to build very much but play with the blocks more.
Em
8/8/2016 07:36:31 pm
This activity is seeming to provide to all needs of these children dispite differences. They are working well together.
Michelle D Larsen
8/9/2016 12:37:41 pm
A few of the children are working together to create a line of blocks around the room. They seem to be cooperating to work on the task which is an expected form of play for children around 5 years old. Other children are working with a few blocks on their own, but seem to have some imaginative play going on as well. This is developmentally expected with 3-4 year old children. By identifying the different types of play based on developmental stages, I am using the reflection step of the cycle of curriculum.
alysa
8/9/2016 10:46:14 pm
I observed the children working together as a team and being please with the results of their work. I observed the children working together and communicating despite a language barrier.
Meenal Bhangria
8/10/2016 02:17:39 pm
I observed the children were playing together,sharing blocks and taking care of each others space.They were talking in different language but they can understand each others, language is not barrier in their play.
deja
8/11/2016 02:33:17 pm
The children in the video are working very well together despite the barrier in language. Some spoke English while the others spoke Spanish. You can also see where distraction came into play and the older children did not engage. You can see where some children have had more time to socially develop to noise distraction and choose to ignore it. I am participating in reflection when I notice that this actively happens I my classroom and I realize now that I am great at observing. 8/11/2016 07:23:24 pm
the classroom displayed teamwork. there wasnt fighting over a toys. even with a language barrier between the kids they worked well together. 8/11/2016 08:23:27 pm
I seen that the kids were very creative, and they played vey well together. While some of them played together as a team, laying the blocks down in a line, some of them played by themselves. Also I realized the children were speaking both English and Spanish.Some of the children spoke both , and some focused more on Spanish.
cecile
8/12/2016 10:05:49 am
I observe in video that the children work so noisy, but they work as a team, they are very creative and cooperative.
Michelle Park
8/12/2016 06:30:08 pm
They are enjoying creating their instant project together despite of language difference. They seem to be no problem with the language barrier.
Mary
8/13/2016 03:15:20 pm
The kids played very well together. The two were very cooperative with each other and respectful in the others opinion. Their imagination and their block structure was very imaginative. One child preferred to build mostly alone with little interaction and was very possessive of his work. He eventually warmed up. I think team building is an important part of a curriculum.
Adelle Goettel
8/14/2016 12:15:39 pm
All the children are working constructively as a team, and by the sound of it using bilingual communication, along with gestures to communicate ideas better. There seems to be a common goal in mind, either a road or path of some type. They all seem to be emotionally balanced, and differ in preference to be working in teams or in parallel play (as the girl in the boots is doing).
Kashmira
8/14/2016 05:14:49 pm
This particular diverse class is busy are engaged in playing with the blocks. They seem comfortable with their classmates and readily sharing the blocks amongst each other. Also every other child is constructing different structures with the blocks.
heather
8/14/2016 09:27:04 pm
in this video I observed the children were well behaved. they all were working as a team. They had constructive play, most of the time you will have a kid in the class that is destructive by nature and likes/enjoys to mess up other children's activities but it was not the case in this video. Even though they spoke different languages, they were able to work really well as a team. all of the children seem to be emotionally balanced as well, it was very noisy but the children were able to handle it well.
jamie kindler
8/15/2016 07:51:28 am
In this video I noticed children were speaking both English and Spanish. This children all had different ideas of what they wanted the blocks to be. Shark, train etc and voiced what they were trying to create. Some children played together and others seemed to play more parallel and observing the play. These children used their imaginations well. I would use reflection to lesson plan and have these children retell their ideas.
Wubayehu worku
8/15/2016 11:37:28 am
their team work is good. the teacher should work more on this. some of them they speak different language but they still work together and understand each other. being noisy on this project is fun.
mikaela
8/15/2016 11:40:46 am
the kids know how to play by themselves and together in groups of two the kids are all well behaved and are using body langue
julianne
8/15/2016 03:57:00 pm
I observed creative, teamwork play between the kids. Some of them were most definitely working as a team to make their construction, others were playing separately.
christian
8/15/2016 07:07:10 pm
I observed that the children played very kindly together. They showed very good teamwork in the shared building of their creation and also were sharing thoughts and ideas of how to incorporate imaginary play as well as playing with blocks. they also showed a good understanding of different cultures some children talking to one child in English and another in Spanish. The children also did a great job of sharing their "play space' and allowing the other children to partake in parallel play in the same area and not fighting over space and material.
Jasmine Parkins
8/16/2016 03:18:41 pm
Some of the children worked together on their structure while others played more by themselves near the other children. The Children who worked together seemed to be more talkative. The children were also speaking in both Spanish and English.The kids were taking turns and respecting the other children's area and not taking the blocks form others as they played with it.
Sarah Jimenez
8/18/2016 08:27:31 am
The children were playing well together and using both verbal and non verbal language to communicate. The children were speaking using both English and Spanish and using imaginative play which is appropriate for age 4. Some of the older children were more realistic about their play and were concerned with finishing the circle. The children were respectful of each other and showed maturity during this free play time. I used the reflection stage of in the cycle of curriculum development.
Syeda
8/18/2016 12:48:18 pm
The children played very well together. Especially since some spoke only English and others only spoke Spanish. They used gestures and body language to understand one another.
Chantel Craft
8/21/2016 11:13:27 am
The children are able to play well with each other despite the children speaking different languages. They asked to play with a toy instead of just taking the toy they wanted and when they were not understood because of a language barrier they were able to communicate using body language. I used my knowledge of child behavior and development to make connections between what the children were doing and why they were doing it.
Dejie
8/21/2016 03:47:18 pm
There was a lot of cooperation and communication in the video. The children were able to express themselves when talking about the things that they were interested in.
kailee
8/21/2016 08:57:59 pm
The kids are playing well with each other, and are respecting each others space and blocks for the most part. They are participating in creative play, and imaginary play.
nicole
8/21/2016 09:21:46 pm
while looking at the early learning and development guidlines book i came across that some kids that learn faster and slower both have different learning options and then looking at the handout of the cycle of curiculum development, i reflect on two of the kids in the video maybe learning at different paces from one an other. for example one of the kids knew that he needed one more block to compelete the cirlce that he was trying to make.
Toni
8/22/2016 06:01:16 pm
The children played very well together. Especially since some spoke only English and others only spoke Spanish. They used gestures and body language to understand one another.
Angela Bockman
8/22/2016 10:12:07 pm
I thought the children worked very well together, while having 2 different languages spoken, and a couple of the kids who would rather work alone, yet partially worked with the others to accomplish the same thing. Overall they worked together as a team, we behaved and mannered. The imagination of these kids is amazing. I just thought there would be that one destructive kid to come out of nowhere and wreck it all, but not once was there selfishness. That says a lot.
Megan Schultz
8/23/2016 12:51:26 pm
Each child learns at a different pace and some learn faster than others but they seem to not only be giving each other space but also playing well with one another while being very ceative
Jessica P.
8/23/2016 01:07:45 pm
The children in this video seem to all get along and work well together. Although some children speak Spanish and others English that does not stop them from working together.
Jennifer Gonzalez
8/23/2016 10:08:48 pm
The children who spoke different languages work well together.Children learn at different pace and different ways
sarah
8/24/2016 12:41:56 pm
the children played together
Syeda
8/24/2016 12:56:48 pm
All the kids were well behaved. They were working as a team. They were all involved in constructive play. Usually you have a kid in the class who is destructive by nature, he likes to mess up other kid's activities, but it was not the case here. Even though they spoke different languages, they were able to work really well as a team
Natalya C
8/26/2016 08:58:32 pm
The children are showing self concept, cultural, Self management, building relationships, using their small muscles, communication, describing likes and activities. By reflecting on my observations while watching this video, I am participating in the Curriculum Cycle. I can use my knowledge of child development to make figure out what the children are doing and reasons why they might be doing what they are doing.
MAYA
8/26/2016 10:42:40 pm
Use the Early Learning and Development Guidelines book as a reference to help identify differences in development between the children in the video.
Keaton
8/27/2016 09:18:21 am
The children do a great job of practicing team work and recognizing themselves. Although the children are excited and rambunctious they do a great job of not interrupting other's play.
Amanda
8/27/2016 10:43:25 am
What I observe from the video above is that the children are doing very well interacting with each other, even though they are in such a small space, without arguing. They do well communicating in multiple languages and gestures. The boy in the gray hoodie did well completing the block trail around the room. All the boys worked very well together constructing the "house". They did well using their imaginations. They girl, although more independent also socializes with the boys although she is playing on her own.
Diane
8/27/2016 08:19:44 pm
What I observed was two different kinds of play being engaged in,cooperative and parallel. The boys playing with the blocks were communicating with a mixture of Spanish and English. Body language as well as hand signs were also a way for the boy to express themselves. the boy with the door and windows played by himself letting the building the other boys were doing just go on around him without it becoming apart of what ever he was imaging in his mind. Seeing both of these things going on I would encourage one or both of the other boys to include the quite boy into their play.
kelsey
8/28/2016 03:15:24 pm
i agree
Lori Hain
8/28/2016 08:59:46 pm
Discuss how you are participating in Step 2 of the cycle (reflection) during this activity.
Divya Nayak
8/29/2016 08:16:05 pm
The children are playing and interacting with each other.
Daniel
8/30/2016 07:36:26 am
The children are having an awesome block time. Their all playing together without fighting or rough housing with the blocks. That alone deserves a gold star. The largest difference in development in the room is the language barrier and as a teacher i would work hard to observe and reflect on the best ways to connect the class as a whole.
Ashley
8/30/2016 10:59:10 am
The children develop reflective abilities shown on video. Reflection should initially develop in safe environments where mistakes are tolerated. The children interacted well together.
Negar
8/30/2016 08:40:14 pm
Children with different languages were able to communicate to each other with the help of their body language and gestures, and they seems like very behave and well doing at the group work.
Kennady Paci-Green
8/31/2016 09:59:39 am
There were several different developmental things going on in that video. There were the two kids that had the conversation about the crocodile and shooting it with a gun and then cutting it with a knife and eating it for dinner. I noticed that the boy that was going back and forth the most seemed to be either more interested in building the path for the shark or be was more focused in general. There was also the little girl that we saw near the end of the video. She seemed a little bit like an outsider, someone who was more struggling more socially. The reason that I am saying that is because she was playing by herself more and not really interacting with the other children besides a couple of sentences.
alpana
8/31/2016 09:23:55 pm
I observed that kids are speaking different languages but they are working as a team very well .The children are respecting each others space. They were using other way to communicate with each other.
Molly Morano
9/1/2016 08:58:57 am
The children in this video seemed to play cooperatively with each other. They were working together to solve problems that arose when they were playing. Despite the language barrier, the children seemed to communicate very well. They were all engaged in imaginative play with each other.
Keigan Dravis
9/1/2016 01:25:21 pm
The children above are involved in parallel play as well as interactive play. They are working together to build what appears to be a road of blocks and various structures. A few of the children work together to build, and one of the children plays mostly independently. They are communicating through hand gestures, body language, and their verbal ability. I am using my observation to come up with questions such as: What developmental capability are each of the children in, and what shows this?
Connie
9/4/2016 09:15:37 pm
The kids are playing really well with one another . The fact that some spoke one language and others spoke a different one wasn't an issue at all. Also I'm impressed with how well they respected their others students blocks and designs including the space.
Heather Spradlin
9/7/2016 01:27:34 pm
The children played well together, dispit the language barrier. They were still able to communicate via hand gestures and what not
Taylor Booher
9/7/2016 07:08:29 pm
The children in the video play well in the same environment and are able to interact with one another even with a language barrier. They observe the actions of one another and respond to the activities that they see. There were times when certain children got possessive of their projects but after the other children gave him his space he was able to overcome and involved the other children.
Breanna
9/7/2016 07:10:02 pm
The one girl in the video mostly played by herself, indicating she has less social development than the boys who were all working together. In the beginning, one of the boys was imitating what he say the other children doing. They all played very well together and got along surprisingly well. This activity has us reflect on what we saw and decide what it could mean/indicate.
Jenna
9/10/2016 08:12:27 am
The children all played very well together despite he Spanish-English- language barrier. One child wasimitating another showing that he was responding to what he was seeing. Some children were possessive of their work but most shared and played well with each other.
Elizabeth Sloan
9/10/2016 11:46:28 am
There are essentially two groups working here. One group is making a very detailed "shark" and the other was building a house.
Elizabeth Sloan
9/10/2016 11:48:03 am
There are essentially two groups working here. One group is making a very detailed "shark" and the other was building a house.
Abigail Kent
9/10/2016 03:08:48 pm
The children are all displaying healthy development of gross motor skills - moving with their whole bodies around the room, stepping purposefully over the blocks etc. They were also communicating across language barriers and participating in teamwork building. They also were able to comfortably ease in and out of imaginative play understanding the difference between reality and imagination.
Clara Nelson
9/10/2016 03:39:36 pm
I observed teamwork and cooperation between the children. They are interacting well and communicating with each other to build something together. Some children were more expressive than others but they all seemed to be imaginative with their play and finding creative ways to communicate across a language barrier. I would plan lessons fostering team work and communication between children to continue this lesson.
Theresa williams
9/16/2016 11:09:15 am
They all seemed to work together using team work and communication even with some language barriers.
mona
9/17/2016 10:12:42 am
The children are all displaying healthy development of gross motor skills - moving with their whole bodies around the room, stepping purposefully over the blocks etc. They were also communicating across language barriers and participating in teamwork building. They also were able to comfortably ease in and out of imaginative play understanding the difference between reality and imaginati
Amanda Flores
9/17/2016 11:06:11 am
The children don't use their language as a barrier. They just use coping skills to find different forms of communication. They are working well together and building on each other's work for the most part. I am involved with reflecting by helping facilitate any language barrier that can't be easier overcome with other forms of communication. watching and allowing more intricate toys as the students develop.
Alexis
9/17/2016 01:20:40 pm
These children are doing great! all able to share two languages together and understand eachother at such a young age is wonderful, from what i understood they were all getting along greta, sharing their toys, usiing comunication, and playing nicely with imagination.
Grace
9/17/2016 08:05:45 pm
I agree with Erin and Karema. These children are at an age where they can understand each other verbally and non verbally, play together and share ideas. And have a good sense of team work
Taylor Yates
9/18/2016 10:50:49 am
I am participating in step 2 of the cycle by using reflection on what I have observed in this video. I will use my knowledge of children and development to create a curriculum and anything else I see useful. As you watch the video you can see difference in development during interactions traded between two children and how they play together. Some kids were talking about sharks and building a shark road, while others were gesturing ideas and others were fixing things to perfection as their friends built. They all worked toward one goal, which is very common at this age.
Micaela P
9/19/2016 10:44:08 pm
The children played really kindly together, though they had different ways of playing. Some played together very socially, and some played by themselves. Some spoke English, some Spanish, adding hand gestures and body language into their communication. They worked together, building in different ways. Reflecting upon this, as per Step 2, I would use my observations to suggest a new block activity that focused more on communication, uniting English and Spanish learning in a way that is exciting for the children.
Charlie
9/20/2016 01:53:12 pm
The children are playing and working together to create various things They are using their imaginations to create more than can just be seen. The teacher asks questions about what they are making so it gives the children the opportunity to look and reflect on what they have built. This enables them to describe what they have done and to modify or create more after analyzing their work.
Keaton
9/21/2016 11:18:32 am
The children were playing very well together. Some wanted to play on their own, which is normal. Even with the different languages spoken, they still communicated together very well.
Jaya
9/21/2016 10:37:59 pm
The children spoke different languages, all the children worked either alone or together. some tried to build and create new things. the teachers seemed to be involved with talking to the children as they told stories which is great.
Kaitlyn
9/22/2016 08:42:19 am
I think it's important to reflect on how much they enjoyed creating their own stories while using the blocks which shows great delevopment in imaginative play. I think it is obvious some children felt more comfortable working with the blocks alone while a couple preferred to play with others throughout the video. They did a great job sharing and worked together to create he structure as well as the story changing with no arguing.
Marree Perrault
9/22/2016 02:45:23 pm
I observed positive learning behaviors where kids were working together at teams, sharing, creating group projects with blocks, expressing their imagination and very little disruptive behavior. They were at least 4 years-old. Upon reflection, I would mix up the group dynamic to change the learning behaviors to challenge them in a positive way and create new friendships.
Kesha
9/26/2016 10:46:29 am
We see different children playing and participate in activities. They find an activity and follow through.They're able to express emotions and feelings with their words. Most children able to share. I did notice a girl in the video playing alone. Observation would be good, because by this age children should enjoy joining other children in play. We can't determine where this behavior falls until more observations are made though,.
Francesca Vespa
9/26/2016 08:37:00 pm
A few developmental differences can be observed in this video. There are some children who are working together while others are working alone. The children are socializing and taking part in imaginative play saying they are building a shark or their house. Some children utilize large amounts of space to create a large block structure while other children limit their space to a tiny personal block structure. Furthermore, there is a variety of language in the classroom: some Spanish speakers, English, or a mixture.
dhanya
9/28/2016 07:41:34 pm
Some kids are speaking Spanish while some are speaking english,but language doesn't matters here because they where playing very well together even with the language barrier. they just used other way to communicate together.all the kids were well behaved. they were working as a team.
ella rock
9/28/2016 08:50:40 pm
The kids were very well behaved. They were working together as a team They were all involved in play. Usually you have a kid in who dosen't like to listen. The kids spoke different languages and still they were able to work together as a team.
Carson Carruth
10/2/2016 12:37:38 pm
There are a variety of different developments being shown. Some kids interacted with each other while some kept to themselves. Some spoke to each other in both English and Spanish while others used the languages and/or gestures. With these observations, one could reflect why on these and apply knowledge and assistance to kids who may not be at the developmental level they should be.
bill caudill
10/4/2016 08:14:57 am
their body languavge interprets to being standard prek behaviors they work toggether but one person still takes charge, arguments still happen etc
larisha calley
10/7/2016 08:20:02 pm
You can see the differences in development of the children i the video by how they interact and play together. Pre-kindergarten aged children develop their language by using their verbal skills along with gestures and body language. The children in this video speak Spanish, English, or a combination of the two. A few of the children also used hand gesture while speaking to express their ideas. They were also engaging in imaginative play, talking about sharks, guns, and spaceships while building.The children also showed differences in social development. Some of the children were very enthusiastic about speaking and playing with one another while others were content observing or engaging more quietly in parallel play. Children at this age also enjoy working together toward a goal. In the video children took turns adding blocks to build their house. One child moved a block that was standing to lay it down like the others. Children in this age group begin noticing mistakes and trying to fix them. I am participating in step 2 of the cycle by reflecting on what I observed while watching the video. I used my knowledge of child behavior and development to make concoctions between what the children were doing and why they may be doing it.
Brittany
10/10/2016 02:50:24 pm
I am using step 1- Observation, simply by watching these children play with their blocks.
Beth
10/11/2016 06:02:35 pm
I am using step 1 - observation to view these children during their play. I am using step 2- reflection to step back and consider that the children were using an array of communication skills to interact. English, Spanish, Hand and head gestures were being used. I used reflection to consider how i could assist these children in future iterations, for some how to help them be more assertive and others how to help their friends become involved in conversation and play.
Ashley
10/12/2016 07:09:41 pm
1. The differences in development between the children in the video were shown by how they interact with one another while playing in a group setting. Even though some spoke different languages, they worked together and played through mutual understanding.
Simegn
10/14/2016 02:11:52 pm
Even though, all the children in the video are from the same age group there is a significant difference observed in in their development; that includes language development and social skills. some have highly developed social skill that helped them work with their peers for a common goal. I am participating in this activity by reflecting what I saw the children do in the video and relating it with my knowledge of child development
Esther
10/14/2016 06:35:15 pm
The differences in development between the children in this video, are that some of them were playing cooperatively, and others were playing parallel to them. Some of the children were playing using description and body language, while others were playing quietly by themselves.
Justine
10/19/2016 10:36:06 pm
although the children were roughly in the same age group some of the differences in development were the way in which the children were interacting. some were working on tasks individually while others were working alone. in addition, some children were orchestrating the play and story-line, while the others followed along. overall the play was very harmonious and displayed teamwork and imagination. part 2 or the cycle is refection. a care giver uses this reflection from observation to help develop a plan to greater assist in the overall development of the children's growth
Maria
10/28/2016 02:35:15 pm
Again here children are doing age appropriate stuff. They are sharing and talking with each other.
Ikram
10/31/2016 03:47:28 pm
The children were in a comfortable, safe, learning environment. In the video during free play children were allowed to explore their environment. When students are free to choose and are not constrained, they can develop healthy social and emotional skills. Their environment supports healthy language and diversity. Through reflection teachers can analyze, and evaluate. This allows teachers to refine curriculum and make sure it supports students individually.
Gabrielle Turner
11/1/2016 04:28:07 pm
I agree with the response and observation
crystal molina
11/1/2016 11:28:51 am
It was nice to see all the children play together even thought they had some differences, like language. They were all engaged in playing and not one was out doing something else. Reflection involves describing, analysing and evaluating our thoughts, assumptions, beliefs, etc. It takes development and time to practice.
Keigan Dravis
11/6/2016 11:07:15 am
Although the children are all engaging in imaginative play, some want to build by themselves and others prefer to communicate with each other to build a collective creation. I noticed that some children are talking in English, some in Spanish, and a combination. I really enjoyed the creativity in the imaginative play!
Brianne Frazier
11/8/2016 03:36:56 pm
after observing this video i found that the children in this video were using their skills to get along. for example they used different languages but still worked as a team in their imaginative play. also i found that one child was alone in the beginning of this video.
Ariel
11/13/2016 12:57:57 pm
the bi-lingual communication between the kids was great. they all shared the blocks and were able to have multiple parallel play throughout the whole classroom. assisting the others in building and being able to talk out what they liked and didn't like.
Tessa
11/13/2016 05:25:17 pm
The children were able to get a long easily, without communication. They were able to help others.
Karlee McCarroll
11/13/2016 08:56:29 pm
Although there are differences in these children's development by how they interact and play together there was still an imaginative and cooperative play happening. Even with a language barrier between Spanish and English the kids were still able to communicate through hand gestures and body language.
Olena Velychko
11/14/2016 11:56:58 pm
I loved to see on this video how language barrier makes no difference to these kids, who are able to play together and maintain this imaginative play for a quite some time.
Marci Gochnour
11/15/2016 04:05:51 pm
The video shows various forms of play going on in the classroom. It also shows the children engaging in good behavior while playing and working together.
trocque
11/16/2016 05:47:36 pm
these kids were well behave, very helpful and surprising sensitive to each others needs, the difference in the language bear no difference in them working together and accomplishing the task at hand.
Channing
11/17/2016 12:24:41 pm
The children in the video all act different. Some are outgoing, charismatic and playful, while others are shy and submissive in their play. One boy played by himself until he started following the charismatic boy around, acting like his shadow. He wouldn’t pick blocks up himself when the charismatic boy would go and get more; he instead would follow him very close, keeping his arms to his body, to and from the block shelf and the boat the charismatic boy was making. This is an example of differences in social and self-esteem development. The quiet, passive boy hasn’t embraced his own sense of direction in the classroom and is feeding off of the other boys, while the charismatic boy has embraced his own sense of direction and intention. All of the children are playing cooperatively, gently and patiently. They are listening to each other’s ideas and building their imaginative play off of each other. One boy said he was building a boat, and another boy spoke of a shark nearby. One boy started building a house and left his project, while a different boy started playing with his project as if he was at his own house.
Miko
11/17/2016 09:45:56 pm
The group of children were playing individually and together; they were communicating in both English and Spanish. By observing and reflecting the teacher can find the interests of the children some of which were sharks, houses, and making sure that all pieces could be found to complete the circle puzzle made from blocks. This group of children were comfortable playing together and seemed familiar with the rules and expectations of the classroom. It was a very calm and polite group of children.
Jessica Hachman
11/20/2016 02:51:46 pm
As seen in the video, the children are playing very well together despite somewhat of a language barrier. It seemed that the children were comfortable with their environment and rules/ expectations of the classroom. Imaginative play was also happening along with other individual play.This activity would be a very good activity as a planned observation to see how the children play together or seperately or how some children interact with one another.
Kim
11/22/2016 09:27:31 pm
Kids enjoy playing with eachother and as a team
Rachel
11/23/2016 10:24:52 am
There are two developmentally different groups of children interacting while playing with blocks and one single child playing with blocks on her own. One group of boys were very communicative despite different languages and were able to work together creating a large block structure. The other group of boys were less social and preferred to focus on just a few choice window and door blocks using mostly fine motor skills.
Sherry
12/13/2016 09:46:15 pm
This was my observation of the interaction as well.
Eric Peterson
11/25/2016 04:52:01 pm
Most of the children played well together most of the time. The girl seemed to be on her own though. It was amazing to see how well everyone got along despite the use of different languages. Everyone is engaging in imaginitive play, but perhaps, as Rachel (avove) inidcated, some group play guidance involviing the girl could have helped.
Tracy Williams
11/26/2016 06:45:00 pm
Most of the children played well together most of the time. The girl seemed to be on her own though. It was amazing to see how well everyone got along despite the use of different languages. Everyone is engaging in imaginitive play, but perhaps, as Rachel (avove) inidcated, some group play guidance involviing the girl could have helped.
Kirsten
11/27/2016 03:32:06 pm
Some of the children play alone, others work together to build something. Some children seem move advanced in their fine motor skills and hand eye coordination and help other line up the blocks so they are even.
Brittany Williams
11/29/2016 10:36:31 pm
These children play very well together. Not all the children speak the same language, but that doesn't seem to effect them and how cooperatively the play together. The children moved around the space well without pushing or arguing with each other.
Jacqueline
11/30/2016 07:19:50 pm
The children cooperated and played together nicely. Even though some spoke english and some spoke spanish they played together nicely. Engaging in imaginative play. There are different forms of play going on in the classroom, even with the blocks.
Jessica Hachman
12/6/2016 08:04:24 pm
I found that the children were interacting pretty well and working together even though there was a language barrier.All of them were developmentally doing the things they should have been doing regarding imaginative play by building a shark. I found it was easier for them to use hand singles and gestures to communicate with one another than not communicate at all.
Sally Ireton
12/7/2016 11:13:36 am
The children all got along with each other even if they did not speak the same language as each other. At this age they start to develop imagination and creativity through their play. The children were respectful of each other.
Shannon Ludvigson
12/18/2016 03:10:58 pm
By observing the actions of the children as they played, I was able to see that there were a couple different levels of interaction going on. There were kids that were seemingly younger that were creating more simple building structures and focusing on balancing a single block. Then there were children who were working together, getting one block at a time and methodically building. They were using their imagination, saying it was a shark. They were flexible in taking on new ideas and allowing others to join. In this activity, I am practicing Step 2 in the cycle-reflection, by taking what I saw and interpreting it based on existing knowledge that I have surrounding children and what is typical to see at certain stages of development.
Ashley Aiello
12/20/2016 09:14:40 am
The children worked together to build with the blocks. A few children worked alone. The children discussed with each other as they played. When the teacher asked what the children were making, they replied a shark. The children used their imaginations.
Jennifer Overmiller
12/28/2016 05:14:24 pm
Reflecting on what I had observed from this video there were two groups of two boys playing and building with blocks. they were building a track that wrapped all around the carpet area and they experimented with a round block to try and roll it around the track. expressed that it was a shark at one point pushing it to go through a tunnel. the other group of two boys were playing with the blocks door and windows saying that there were crocodiles and opening up the doors and looking at each other through them. and then there were a couple other kids to the side playing and building by themselves parallel to the other kids playing and talking with each other.
Jessica Coulson
1/7/2017 02:37:44 pm
I found myself most attentively watching the little boy at the far left of the screen. While all of the children appeared to be speaking a mixture of Spanish and English in the video and between 4-5, again their differences in temperament and social adjustment were obvious as they engaged in this continuum of play.
Sarah Allen
1/9/2017 12:37:54 am
The children seemed to have different levels of development. Since they were all moving around so fast, it was a bit difficult to distinguish all of the kids. However, I noticed that one girl tended to stay in her own area and was building a small structure in her contained play area. Others focused more on interaction, with communication in both English and Spanish, and worked together to build with the blocks. Other kids liked to jump around and play in the structure that the other kids had built, and one boy was rolling a round block along the block structure. These all demonstrate different preferences of the students and can tell us something about each of their developments. Reflection is asking "what does it mean", and in this case, I am reflecting on the observations that I have made about the students in terms of their different interactions in this environment. Reflection is critical because it helps you translate observations into plans of action for how to improve a child's development in the future. For example, maybe for the kids that are jumping and playing together, I would work with them more on motor skills and building. Maybe for the girl who is building a structure in the corner by herself and is not interacting with other students, I would interact help her with activities where she can interact with others.
Stephanie Laut
1/16/2017 06:09:35 pm
The children are respecting each other and their space. They work as a team to construct whatever they build. They are using words and physical communication while they are playing.
Bailey Duenas
1/19/2017 10:01:36 am
Not sure if it was a bilingual classroom or some may only speak spanish but I noticed the children were all getting along together no matter what the language situation was and were able to communicate very well and were sharing very nicely.
Farahia Hussein Bare
1/21/2017 08:10:50 pm
The children in this group engaged productive play and show positive behavior during their play. The spoke English and Spanish and mixture but they all understand each other.
Joshua Martindale
1/23/2017 01:22:12 pm
In the classroom, there were some children that knew what they wanted to do and set the standard for the other children to follow. While some children wanted to stand the blocks up, and others lay them down, the children would adjust their blocks positioning to be like the others of the majority in the area. There were no real differences in development in the children. I would expect to see some children alone on their own, and some to be in groups. However every child in the video interacted and participated in someway with the other kids building something together. Reflecting on what I am seeing it means that the children are developing very well and are learning to recognize problems while woking together to build and create something. This allows me to see what children might need help in areas of play, social engagement, physical motor skills, etc where I can then do more work with individual children on a one on one or small group basis.
Khadijah
1/27/2017 10:42:16 am
Took the words from my mouth, I really liked when certain blocks where taken away from their original spot the child who placed it where he wanted didn't use any physical distress he used his words to the other child and put his block back where he wanted to go for his enjoyment
Andrea Estola
1/29/2017 03:35:38 pm
The children played with blocks and helped each other figure out how they could go together. They spoke English and Spanish and used full sentences ranging from 1 word to 5 words roughly. This is can be a developmental characteristic of preschool kids and it's really interesting seeing them go from just saying one word statements/sentences at age 1 to saying full on sentences by age 4.
james murphy
2/4/2017 09:58:09 pm
What I observed were two groups of kids making a shark and one group making a house. The languages of the boys was different (i.e. Spanish and English); however that didn't stop them from their goal. Some children were more apt to interact with others while some didn't interact. The boys also differed as to how the blocks worked. This reflection will allow for teachers to plan activities and make lesson plans for their classroom based upon these observations and reflections.
Andrea Ofiara
2/5/2017 02:25:38 pm
I think that the kids in this video played very nicely with each other. No one was yelling at each other and all seemed to be on the same page with what they were doing. I also noticed that when one kid would take a block away or change what another child had just done no one seemed to react in a negative way and just went along with what was happening.
Alexandra Diane LeClerc
2/5/2017 06:33:51 pm
I think that the children in the video are doing a wonderful job interacting together. They are using great verbal and communication skills. Reflection is an important skill to learn when you are young because it is a skill you need to be able to use throughout life. Providing a safe place for the children to be able to reflect is a critical component in Early Childhood Education. When ECE providers help with the reflection process , like as questions it helps with child develop language skills.
Rukiya Elmi
2/6/2017 03:24:45 pm
Although they were speaking different language i can still understand since they using verbal and communication language. the children worked together really well. the tools and place were also great help for the children to practice their talent.
Jenee
2/18/2017 06:14:00 pm
I agree... the children played and worked very good together. they understood each other by observing
Karly Schroder
2/27/2017 08:14:26 pm
The children worked together and also played side by side, even with a language difference. They used body language and actions to inform the others of their ideas
Jane Minifie
3/28/2017 10:54:27 am
The children in the video were all working together very nicely, sharing the blocks and discussing with each other where the blocks should go. No one was fighting over pieces or being disrespectful to the materials (throwing, stepping on). They used a combination of English, Spanish, and hand gestures to communicate their plans.
Aubrey Thomson
4/17/2017 01:38:16 pm
I could tell a difference of development between the children as displayed by what kinds of structures they were building. One group was building a house but also getting focused on the door for most of the observation time. Another group was building a longer and elaborate road or highway. This group also used a cylinder block to roll on the blocks laid down. This shows that this group was a little more advanced developmentally.
tierra
4/30/2017 10:27:07 pm
they was getting along and working in groups and some working alone interaction with each other.
Megan White
6/3/2017 12:56:22 pm
While observing the children playing, I noticed the children played very well together, even if some had language differences. The children worked together to build something. They were using great reflection skills.
Ayita Berhane
7/8/2017 08:18:37 pm
While watching this video, I noticed that the children were actively playing together. Some were quieter while others were more vocal and likely to initiate the conversation and ask questions and I noticed that one of the quieter boys seemed to be following the more vocal boy's lead while playing. I also noticed that one girl seemed to be playing by herself. I am reflecting during this activity by thinking about what my observations mean. I noticed some differences between the children. They are probably in slightly different spots along the developmental continuum. If I were a teacher in that class, then watching the children interact and reflecting on what I observe would help me to know how to best support each child and how to work with the group as a whole.
Brittany
8/10/2017 01:46:33 pm
The children in this video did a good job playing together, and on their own. There were two different languages spoken between the children in this video. They used their imagination while building together.
Sally Ireton
8/24/2017 05:07:02 pm
The children were playing in a very cooperative manner, some together, while others were playing by themselves. They were speaking Spanish as well as English. It seemed like one little guy was building with a few blocks, but he was also observing. As we observe and they reflect upon what was observed it helps us plan curriculum for the children to help them learn..I liked the way they were using their imagination and building a house for the sharks. This could lead into an under the sea lesson plan. The children were playing very well together and not knocking down another child's work. The teacher was positive, which is so important in helping the children during their play. They were building so well together it was very impressive to watch them as they talked one with another and some were very coordinated in the way they jumped over the blocks. They were in need of big muscle play.
rachel illeene wieland
10/11/2017 01:17:59 pm
All of the children in the video were well behaved and playing together just fine. Despite the language barriers. Leave a Reply. |
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