Classroom Portrait

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EDU 205 November 25, 2014 Portrait of a Classroom Child Development Center is located at Essex County College on the lower level of the Physical Education Building in Newark, New Jersey. Newark, New Jersey is an urban city mixed with diverse races and culture. Child Development Center is an Abbott Preschool Program which is administered through New Jersey’s Department of Education (NJDOE) and Department of Human Services. I will enlighten you on what it is like to be a part of the Child Development Center. History According to The Education Law Center: Standing Up for Public School Children the Abbott program consist of 6 hours 182 days of preschool program, for children of age 3 and 4 years of age in 31 of the poorest urban school…show more content…
She turned the lights out to get the attention of the class so that they could listen to her and they could sit down in the circle area. During group they sang a song about family, the teacher then wrote on the board “What are some of the things I do with my family?” She asked each child what they do with their family only two children answers without help, the other needed help so Ms. Dulce brought the book out and they read the book call “My Family and I” and then they sang the words in the book. She asked each child again what do they do with their family and this time each child answered. She took one letter in the question she wrote on the board and ask a student what letter was it and she then ask give me a word that start with that letter; For example she circle the “W” in “what” and ask a child “what letter is this?” Some children called out of turn and she would tell the child “very good but I ask Aiden.” Aiden was shy and said it very low but the teacher heard him, she then ask “What word starts with the letter ‘W’?” Aiden response with “what” teacher then ask what else and he was a little unsure so she gave him a cue “what do we drink?” he then respond “water.” “Ok Aiden choose where u want to go but remember the dramatic play area s is under construction and no one can go there.” She did this with very child expect one. Only four kids were allowed to be in each area so four went to blocks and four went to the art area and played with playdoh for Choice
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