Sep 01 2009
Classroom Assistance Part 2: The Schedule
Now that your classroom looks lovely and is set up in a safe manner, it is time for the teacher to concentrate on scheduling. In order for the day to be successful, the daily schedule must be balanced between active and quiet activities and those where the child is in a group vs. independent endeavors. While the early childhood teacher is devising a schedule, it is imperative to provide the boys and girls with blocks of time for uninterrupted play. Children learn about themselves and their social/physical world as they explore their environment by testing and experimenting. Some boys and girls interact with another person by playing together, others by playing next to a friend and still other children get joy and information by just watching what is going on around him/her. By providing children blocks of time, not just a minute here or two minutes there, we are showing respect for their style of learning as they touch, listen, move, smell, talk, and interact. As children learn to become more social, they will practice their problem solving and friendship skills.
Magical Educating!
Donna Mavrides
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