Student Name:Jessica Edwards Date: October 6th, 2017
Placement: P.L. Robertson Public School- Kindergarten Classroom KF2
Purpose: In the following week at my placement site the
Reason for completing school will be hosting an open house where parents the task. This could be can visit their childs classroom. Staff are in charge based on an observation of preparing their classrooms for the big night. The you made, a conversation staff in the KF2 classroom want to ensure that all of between you and your site the children in the classroom are represented in the supervisor, etc classroom environment on the night of the open house. This includes making sure everyone in the class has at least one piece of artwork or other type of project on display in the classroom or cubby area for parents to view. It is important that each piece also includes a small write up of information on each piece such as a quote from the child about what they drew or built, or an opinion about a topic. Task: What are you planning in Task: response to your purpose? 1. Create a checklist including the names of each Label your task child in the classroom. Beside each childs (e.g. Bulletin board name there will be a space to write down focused on the which pieces they have displayed in the importance of classroom. play-based 2. If the children created a project that is not a learning). piece of art that can be hung such as a What are your 3 painting, the projects needs to be noted, objectives for this labelled, and stored in a safe place where they experience? (i.e. can be retrieved on the night of the open house Why are creating a for display. bulletin board on 3. Brainstorm prompts that can be used for the importance of students without art or projects to create play-based something to represent them in the classroom. learning? What 4. Assist in the display of art pieces in different message are you areas of the classroom. sending?) Objectives: Describe the experience: 1. Ensure that each child in the classroom is List the materials represented in some way through displayed art and resources you or projects. will use 2. Create an easy to follow list which staff can Describe the use on non-placement days to continue completion of the compiling work for display, and keep track of task, with a step by stored items. step description 3. Assist in creating unique inviting displays of childrens work within the classroom areas. 4. Materials for List: Clipboard Pen or Pencil Ruler Attendance List for Reference
Materials for Displays:
Tape Velcro Strips Frames Tape Scissors Step Ladder Black paper for mounting work Class List Reflection: What went well? Overall displaying the childrens work was a Provide examples very positive experience that allowed for the staff for how you know and myself to reflect on the learning, skills and it went well. interests for the children in the room. The classlist What didnt go aided myself and the staff in assuring that everyone well? Provide had a piece displayed, and that we could focus some examples for how time on upcoming placement days to ensuring that you know it didnt those who dont yet have a piece have one on the go well. night of the open house. If I could modify the way I What did you took part in this part of the preparations I would have learn? liked to plan some additional activities or activity What might you do invitations that could allow for lots of different differently next pieces to be put up that were smaller in size, or group time you projects. In addition to this the children could select implement this the items they like the most out of a bigger pool of same task and their own work. why? Did you have to make any adaptations or modifications? If so, what were they? What type of experience might you plan to extend on this one? Field Supervisor Feedback: