Summary of 9/23/10 Class

Warm up was reading out loud to children demo: The Foot Book, by Dr Suess
           Students practiced a selection of irregular past tense verbs. Quiz Next Class!
Corrected "Last Saturday" paragraphs returned. Students corrected and returned to the teacher. Students practiced spelling CLASS Evaluation tool vocabulary. Quiz Next Class!
Students discussed Word Pictures and from discussion students volunteered the following answers:

1. Some general characteristics that correspond to each age.
2. A guide or synopsis for what kids can do at each age
3. We can see different activities that children can accomplish at each age.
4. Characteristics (emotional or other) that children have at different phases
5. Each stage explains characteristics of children

In pairs students practiced reading their “word pictures” out loud. Then they discussed which word picture (or pictures) was the most accurate. What word picture made you laugh?

HOMEWORK: Read the introduction/description of Word Pictures (pages 99, 100 and 101). Write one or two paragraphs and answer the following questions:
         How can "Word Pictures" help a teacher? How might they cause a problem?

Summary of 9/16/10 Class

Pairs or Triads discussed the passages that they were assigned in Chapter 2

Groups shared with the whole group highlights of what they learned from each section.

Whole group discussion about the importance of expressing your own ideas. We also discussed that the paragraphs that are required should have errors. Challenge yourself when you write. Make mistakes. I'll correct them. That is how I can help.

The CLASS observation tool was distributed to all students.

Homework: Sections from pages 104 and 105 were assigned. Students must study the words in their section (translate if necessary) and practice pronunciation.

The following students were absent and should study:

Elizabeth Page 107 "Cognitive" 
Griselda Page 103 Toddler "Social Emotional"
Jeanette S Page 103 Toddler "Language"
Sandra Page 103 Toddler "Physical-Motor"
All others Page 103 Toddler "Creative" and "Cognitive"

Homework for Class on 9/2/10

Preview all of Chapter 2. Look at pictures, read graphs and pay attention to the bulleted sections. Then look for your name and read the pages assigned to you (start with the main Title on the page assigned to you not the section that is just ending).

Write your OWN paragraph about what you learned and turn the paper in next Thursday.

Aida and Elizabeth       page 50 through 55
Ethel and Diana            page 55 through 58
Glayds and Anayeli      page 58 through 62
Jessie and Griselda        page 62 through 67
Jetzen                            page 67 through 71
Ivania                            page 71 through 79 (write 2 paragraphs)
Maria                             page 79 through 84

Class on 9/2

Summary
Whole class discussion of formal vs informal greetings in the workplace
Small group discussion re Montessori
Large group review of Maria Montessori's important contributions
Gloria's Introduction as our class aide and tutor
Punctuation practice

Our Syllabus Page 1

Our Syllabus Page 2

8/26/10 Summary of Class

Students rewrote their Autobiographical paragraphs and whole class discussion of common errors and questions

Students Previewed the first Chapter "Educational History"

Alone or in pairs students looked over specific parts of the first chapter: pages 6 through 27

Groups reported to the whole class the following questions:

What period did my section cover?
Who did it discuss?
What was one of the most important points or features?
One other interesting fact.

Themes that emerged:
Ideas about education and children have changed over time
We can see a progression in education (but not always- Dark Ages for example)
Importance literacy and later of the invention of the printing press
First picture children's book 1658
Rousseau's Idea of Free Play (and children's inherent goodness)
and distinct phases of development
children learn from firsthand information

HOMEWORK:
Read pages 18 and 19. Write a paragraph about what you learned.