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Pre K Observation
While I was observing Ms. Carrilo’s Pre-K classroom and interacting with the students, I saw that all three types of play— guided, spontaneous, and teacher directed play—was being used. After we all went inside of the classroom and settled down from being outside, half of the students went with the teacher assistant to the work area and half of the students stayed with the mentor teacher, Ms. Carrilo, at the carpet/block area. Ms. Carrilo said that she wanted one of the UTSA students to stay with her and the other UTSA student to go with the teacher assistant. I went with the teacher assistant to the work area and my UTSA partner, Alexis, stayed with Ms. Carrilo in the carpet/block area.
While I was at the work area with the teacher assistant, I saw guided play being used. The teacher assistant set pieces of paper on the table, along with tissue paper, and let the students make collages. The teacher assistant did not direct the students’ play at all and let the students make …show more content…
Carrilo to the block/carpet area. I went back to the work area with the teacher assistant. It was at the work area, where I saw the last type of play being used—teacher directed play. The teacher set paper and paint out for the students and told the students to paint. I believe that this is a great example of teacher directed play because he was in charge of the activity and told the students what to do.
Thus, I saw all three types of play being used in Ms. Carrilo’s classroom, including symbolic play. I believe that this was a great learning experience for me because I was able to see how teachers utilized the three different types of play in Pre-K. I was also able to see how students play and how I can play and interact with them. I hope that one day that I can be a preschool teacher myself, and utilized all three types of play to the fullest
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