Children
What individual physical characteristics were apparent?
What was the multicultural composition of the group?
What activities were popular?
Could all children in the room be viewed from one spot in the room?
Did all children seem to lose themselves in play?
What kinds of play existed? Solitary? Cooperative? Other?
What languages were spoken?
Did any child seem uncomfortable with adults?
What seemed to be the 'general interest, general behavior?
Were there any children who needed an abundance of teacher attention?
Were there any children with special needs?
Teaching Behaviors and Interactions
How was guidance of child behavior undertaken?
Were all children supervised?
What style of teaching seemed apparent?
Were feelings of warmth and acceptance of individuality shown?
If you were a child in this room, how might you feel?
Did teachers show enthusiasm?
Program
Did an atmosphere exist where children and teachers shared decision-making and showed respect for individual differences?
Were children exploring with teachers more often than being directed by them?
What were the planned activities?
Was there small group or large group instruction?
Was it a developmentally appropriate program?
How did activities begin and end?
Was the program based on child interest?
Did lots of dialogue exist among children? Among children and adults?
Were the children "tuned in" or "out"?
How were children moved from one activity to the next?
Overall First Impressions
What immediate questions would you have liked answered about the classroom?
What emotions occurred as you observed?
What were your first impressions of the classroom?
Based upon what you have read in your textbook, what if any changes would you suggest for your campus?
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