Jennifer Schneider

ECE 251

Group time Evaluation

1.​ ​School- CSN Pre School Program,

Phone #-702-651-4000,

Teacher- Ms. Charlie,

Age/Grade level- 3 to 5 years old,

Preschool level.

2. Beginning time- 1pm, End time- 1:45pm.

3. Number of adults-Three adults in the classroom 8 children total, Number of children- two

to three children in each group.

4. Group time- Ms. Charlie had the children sit on their mats for circle time. She was doing

a letter’s and sound’s activity with the children. She asked the children if they remember what

sound the letter “B” made then the children started to make the sound “B” made. Ms. Charlie

praised the children for knowing the sound. Ms. Charlie explained to the children what they were

going to do with the letter “B” sound, she pulled out two fly swatters and showed the children

how they were going to do the activity, she said if it makes the sound the letter “B” makes we

swat it! If it makes a different sound don’t swat it, she also explains to the children other things

they don’t swat like children and teachers. Ms. Charlie showed the children pictures of things

that started with the letter “B” and made the sound, she swatted the picture of a boy, ball, butter

to show the children how to do it. Then she gave the fly swatter to two children and began to

show them pictures, some with the letter “B” which they swatted and some with different sounds

which most of the children didn’t swat. Each child had a turn to swat the different pictures. Once
all the children had a turn Ms. Charlie moves on to a different letter, next was the letter “D” for

DOG! The children looked like they were enjoying this activity.

5. Appropriate- I think the activity was appropriate because the children were learning

different words that started with the letter “B” and taking turns swatting the pictures.

6. How long- 45 minutes. Appropriate for the age- This activity is appropriate for this age

group because preschool children are learning to recognize what sound each letter makes and

the words that start with that letter. It was a smaller class so they had enough time to try

different letters and sounds.

7. Space- The space used for group time was the half circle floor space. It was appropriate

because all the children could see the pictures and are close enough to swat the correct

pictures.

8. Bring children together- Ms. Charlie included every child in the activity by letting them

take turns with the fly swatter. After one child would go they would pass on the fly swatter to the

next child.

9. Percentage of time actively- The children were 100% active for all of the group time,

even when it wasn’t the children’s turn they were still engaged with the activity by saying “swat”

or “don’t swat”.

10.​ ​ Children react- The children’s reaction to group time was a happy and excited group of

children. They liked swatting the pictures and they like getting the correct answers.

11.​ ​ Flexibility- The teachers showed flexibility by letting the children get a little loud and

expressive while doing the activity. They were loud when saying “swat” “don’t swat”.

12.​ I​ ndividualization- During the activity no child needed special attention or special

accommodation, they were all focused on the activity.

13.​ G
​ ender inappropriate behaviors- The gender that had more inappropriate behaviors were

the boys in the class. When it was the boys turn to swat the pictures, they would swat the

picture harder than they should. Ms. Charlie had to warn them not swat the picture so hard

because someone’s hand might get hit or worse.

14.​ I​ nappropriate behaviors- The group of children consisted of 2 boys and 6 girls. The

inappropriate behavior was the boys swatting the pictures too hard during group time.

Behavior techniques- The behavior management techniques the teacher used was simple, if

you can’t swat the pictures with a light tap you will not have another turn in this activity. It was

effective because the boys wanted to participate so they didn’t swat the picture hard after they

were warned.

15.​ E
​ nded group time- Ms. Charlie ended group time with a dance. She passed out small bean

bags to dance “the bean bag dance”, the children were excited when she passed out the bean

bags. The Bean Bag Dance is a fun interactive dance.

16.​ A
​ ctivity followed- Art followed group time. This was appropriate because a complex art

project that would last the rest of the day and the children were excited to make an art project to

take home to their families.

Evaluation- The time I spent in Ms. Charlie's classroom was very pleasant. Her class is well

behaved and played nicely together. It is important for young children to follow a routine

because it gives them a sense of stability while they are away from home. The children

followed a routine every day which made everything run smoothly. Ms. Charlie has a DAP

approach to the letter’s and sound activity because she gave the children instructions and

assumes that the children have the ability to follow them and handle materials. The children also

experienced appropriate interaction with one another because the children took turns turn’s

during the activity and followed directions well. The teacher set up an authentic activity for
learning different sounds of the alphabet and words that went with those sounds. It was

interesting to see the different processes of learning during the activity with small children; some

children swatted all the right pictures with confidence and others have to pause and think about

the picture a little more.