Demonstrate ability to plan, implement, revisit, extend, document and evaluate learning environments that are sensitive to, developmentally appropriate for young children and reflect current educational planning theory.
So upon my 3rd practicum I felt tad displaced in where I should take my program planning. I struggled with prior practicing observing and planning in the elementary school setting. That being said I decided to go with what Denika had planned down at Lil’ Quills. The season of Fall was the subject to build on. I also noticed how there was very little playground equipment down at Lil’ Quills. I wanted to share some of the childhood games I played as a child that did require playground equipment. I was determined to get better at my pedagogy notes/traces, and documentation
Autumn down at Lil’ Quills
October 1,2025
Here is Miss. O. She was always excited to try something new. I had out at the table was washable markers , medium pumpkin, and baby wipes. I gave no instruction and just watched Miss. O draw. She has great arm, hand , and eye co-ordination. I asked her what did you draw? Miss. O said i drew my family . This girl is a family girl. She enjoys making art about her family.
Mr.Ld took a brief interest in drawing on the pumpkin after Miss. O was done wiping up the masterpiece she created.
Pumpkins and Autumn
Mr. Ld. and Miss. O are the only two children at the center today. Was a great day to read Pumpkin, Pumpkin By Jeanine Titherington. So Prior I had set up the trays for the children to paint their pumpkins on . I put out a few colors in their paint tray, had a cup of water to rinse brush off on, with a brush set out for them to use. I asked them paint away while I read Pumpkin, Pumpkin to them. Both Mr. Ld and Miss. O only wanted to paint one after book was done.
Pumpkin, Golf tees, hammers, rock, spatula, activity
Demonstrate an ability to be an effective member of the educator team taking on assigned roles and assigning roles.
Upon arrival in the morning at Lil’ Quills Daycare/Head start the following is needed to be done before children start arriving and other tasks to do before closing.
- -Turn on the lights
- -Open the curtains
- – Greet the children upon arrival
- -Put the garbage bags in all the bins
- -Put the chairs down
- – Fold laundry
- -Measure the bleach and water and put one in kitchen, the other bottle in other bathroom
- -One of us would do the breakfast snack
- – Do a yard check
- – Put away clean dishes ( from dishwasher)
- – Fill the children’s water bottles and put in bin
- – Serving breakfast
- – Put dishes in dish washer
- – Supervision outdoors
- – Serve lunch
- – Prep nap room
- – Set up toothbrushes and paste for the children
- – Brush teeth with the children
- – Help put children to sleep
- -Sweep and Sanitize the floor
- -Get afternoon snack ready
- -Serve Afternoon snack
- – Clean up dishes
- – Spray soap and water and wipe up the tables and chairs
- – Spray the bleach water on tables and chairs and clean up
- – Say see you to the children when they leave for the day
Demonstrate an ability to accept and act on constructive feedback
Sept 17,2025
During Debra Jarvis ( Thompson Rivers University Early Childhood Educator Instructor) visit to Lil’ Quills on Sept 17,2025 she noticed that one of the early childcare assistant was often telling kids eat first before talking. Unknowingly I was instigating a lot of the chatter. Upon taking my feed back from Deb I was encouraged and informed that I also should be a good role model at breakfast snack, lunch, and afternoon snack and practice with the children eating 1st then chat. I took upon myself to ask Denika” Is this the other assistant’s personal preference or something that is enforced to keep on schedule/ school ready?” Denika agreed to routine and being time efficient. Its also so that the children do not distract each other from eating. When kids do not eat their lunch or snacks they are susceptible to being easily irritated, grumpy, and unmanageable. So further snacks and meals it was taken into consideration to eat 1st and wait for the children to finish eating and chat when they are done. I feel that I have come so far in my learnings as I find it easier to sit through meals all the time quiter than i ever was.
- Demonstrate an ability to engage in ongoing self-evaluation
- Engage in ongoing reflection of personal practice and to demonstrate the personal and professional attributes related to the conduct and professional communication as guided by the ECEBC Code of Ethics and the TRU ECE program.