Childrens Center

While I was at the child's center center for an hour I was able to observe the students learn about bugs. There was an ant farm in the classroom and the students were able to watch the ants as they moved. By just watching the ants the students were having fun, engaged, and learning. In the classroom there was also a table full of plastic bugs. The students played with the bugs and as they were playing the teachers would often ask what the bug was. The students rarely said the wrong type of bug which demonstrated what they knew. There was also bug puzzles in the classroom that many of the students enjoyed playing with. The puzzles consisted of a variety of different bugs. While I was working with one student she kept testing me to see if I knew what the bug was. She enjoyed doing this because it was fun to her but she was also learning at the same time. Apart from learning about bugs I also observed what the students call "preschool idol". During this the students get to dress up and sing as well as have judges on the side. The students has so much fun doing this. They took turns while they were playing which is a skill they will need in the future. It was easy to tell which students watched television or listened to the radio more often because they would know the words for specific songs. The students that did not watch television or listen to the radio as often were able to make up their own words to a song. It was very enjoyable to watch while the students did this!