Jennifer Lopez Romero

ECE 251

Environmental observation

Professor Westfall

3 March 2019

Environmental observation

 School: C.C. ronnow elementary

 Telephone: 702 799-7159

 Teacher: Ms. Hill

 Grade level: Pre school

 Number children enroll: 24

 Centers:

 Library center: 10 children

 Fine motor center: 4 children

 Math and number center: 4 children

 Pretend center (dramatic play center): 8 children

 Scient center: 4 children

 Writing center: 2 children

 Block center: 10 children

 Arrangement of physical space.

 Centers
  Quite area.

 Computer area.

 Dead space.

 Learning materials and equipment.

 Construction paper

 Crayons

 Blocks

 Puzzles

 Paint

 Books

 Boxes

 Dolls

 Storage of materials and equipment.

 Baskets

 See through containers

 Low chair

 Low tables

 Label container

 Small cabinet

 Centers: the whole room is divided in centers there are seven centers. Some of them have

more space than other. center like art, bock, library and pretending center are the ones

that have more spaces. Math, scient, writing and motor have a little bit of space and are

close to each other.

 Quite area: the library is the only quite are, children can seat on the pillow and be by

themselves if they don’t want to be part of the class and they can come back and join the

class when they feel ready.

 Computer area: no present.

 Dead space: no present.

 Construction paper: There is a variable of color paper that children can use they are

separate by color. The paper is place is the art and writing center.

 Crayons: There are many boxes on crayons in the art center. Children can have their one

box because there are enough for everyone.

 Blocks: there are different blocks all of them are small bocks locate in different part of

the room but in the same area. The blocks have different shapes and weight.

 Puzzles: there are few puzzles that children can use. There are number, animals and ABC

puzzles.

 Paint: the paint is in the art center but is out of the reach of children. If children want to

use paint, they have to ask the teacher.

 Books: There are about 50 different books for children. There are picture book,

multicultural books, fiction and fantasy book.

 Boxes: No present.

 Dolls: There are a few dolls in the pretending are. The dolls represent different cultures.

 Baskets: no present.

 See-through containers: there are a lot of see-through containers most of the small objects

are place in see-through containers.

 Low chair: All the chairs for children is low chairs. There are just three high chair that for

the teachers.

 Low tables: There are a few tables and all of them are low except for the teacher table.

 Label containers: All of the containers are label. Some of them have are label wrong they

have a name on the tag but inside they have a different object.

 Small cabinet: the cabinet are small; each center has a least one cabinet in which children

can fine the appropriate materials for the center.

 Present of diversity in the classroom

 There are pictures of all the children. There is a board that contains the initial of

each children name. Each student has decorated their initial however they want.

Thera are books that teach about different cultures.

 Children were playing is small groups all around the classroom. The children were

playing in almost all of the centers except for the library center. five kids were playing in

the pretending area. Two girls were playing with baby dolls, the were carrying the dolls

and pretending that it was about time for the dolls to take their naps. The other three were

playing in the kitchen, they were cooking, they were sharing toys. The children were

sharing between them what were they making, one was cooking pasta, other tacos and the

last one said that he was making hot dogs. The children have enough space to walk

around the pretending center.

 Almost of all the materials are accessible for children except for some materials in the art

center. Teachers can clearly observe the children from any part of the room. children can

also see each other from any center.

 Rating: I will give the classroom a 4 because some center only has the capacity for two

children. the room have a large space in which they all can be together at the same time

and interact with each other.

 Strength and weakness:

 Strength: the classroom is decorated with students work. There are materials that

teach students to understand and accept diversity.

 Weakness: some materials are repeated, in the center for example in the fine

motor center and the math center have puzzle, shapes and small people.

 Improvement: Add musical instrument to the classroom and create a music center, also

add some keyboard or computer.