Semester 4 Exam’s Over
Posted on | March 23, 2009 | No Comments
Finally it’s over yesterday.
Did not do well in Plan, Organize Early Childhood Care, Educational Setting. Hate the multiple choice questions! I messed up there. Wonder will there be another A for me? sigh…
Yesterday’s Play & Learning is fine, I think I did quite well.
Having semester break now.
Semester 4 Ends… Exam Coming
Posted on | March 8, 2009 | No Comments
Finally, today’s class is the last class. It means this is the time to start preparing for coming exam!! Notice that the scope for this semester’s subjects are so wide. So many theories and very dry. Hopefully can cover all in these 2 weeks time.
I didn’t update much on notes for Plan,Organize Early Childhood Care,Educational Setting because they are all very lengthy and dry, lots of theories. It takes time to type them out. So I decided not to post them except for those short ones.
So… That’s the end of the 4th semester.
Observing & Assessing Play Through Evaluation
Posted on | February 24, 2009 | No Comments
According to John Dewey, observation is exploration and inquiry for the sake of discovering something previously hidden or unknown.
Adult will watch and listen closely to children. Besides that alos work and play with them to find out their interests, their attention and their understanding of the world.
Ways to record obeservation:
- Jot notes.
- Make brief entries in spiral notebooks or clipboard pads strategically placed around the spaceused by children.
- Capture photos or video.
- Take mental “snapshots” if children actions and words.
Do not judge when recording observation:
Document children’s actions from a neutral, matter-of-fact perspective.
Reflective thinking:
Observer explores his/her observations, add overlooked details, related new information to what they already know about the child, speculate on possible meanings.
Try out strategies and talk about how thye are working:
- Watch for further instances
- Give time to solve own problem
- Add other materials to the play
Evaluating of sensory and manipulative experiences:
- Observe children on who does and who does not enjoy getting messy.
- Observe movement.
- Observe the child’s activity preferences.
- Reflect on the variety of experiences offered at the centre over a period of two weeks.
- Keep anecdotal records on individual children.
The Role of Preprimary Teachers in Creativty & Play
Posted on | February 18, 2009 | No Comments
Preprimary Teachers should:
- Give countless opportunities.
- Do not expect the child to produce a finish product.
- Move along with the child’s imaginative ideas e.g. provide materials that for the child to play with.
- Reinforce the child’s production of ideas
Structured materials such as puzzle cannot give the child freedom to express themselve because there is only one outcome from the puzzle.
Provide non-structural/freeform/expressive materials such as blocks or play dough which can contribute to emotional health and increase divergent creative responses to problem solving.
Benefits of non-structural/freeform/expressive materials:
- A child can make no mistake as there is no right or wrong answer.
- Allow them to express themselves and come to terms with themselves.
- Involve in cooperative play and improve social interaction.
- Opportunities for rich sensory growth
- Contribute to intelleactual growth
Ways to encourage creativity using non-structural/freeform/expressive materials:
- Intervene only when needed.
- Never provide model for children to copy.
- Understand and respect the child’s developmental level.
- Understand the process not the end product.
- Give ample time for the child to express himself.
- Give comments that can enhance the child’s creative.
- Grant the child who is dubious the right to refuse.
Creativity & Play in Children
Posted on | February 12, 2009 | No Comments
Importance of creativity in play:
- Personality characteristic – For the child well-being by improving their self-esteem and self-worth. When they express their creativity, they express their emotions.
- Intellectual process – To develop intellectual growth as creativity allows children to explore ways to solve problems because a problem can have various ways to solve. They learn to grow and face the world with experiences they got.
- Creative product – There will always be a creative product produced at the end of the creative activity but the process is more important than the end result.
Stages of creative development in children
- Early stage – Cannot differentiate what is toy and non-toy, spend hours in exploring, manipulating and investigating the things that they manage to got hold of. For example, squeezing the sponge in the paint bucket.
- Nonrepresentational stage – Whatever they created will only For example, in painting, it seems to have more design and intention behind them but not recognizable by anyone but the children.
- Representational stage – The creative product can be recognised by other people. Fro example, they can draw a human that look more like a human now with proper eyes, mouth, nose, ears, fingers and so on.
Types of Play & Play Materials
Posted on | February 6, 2009 | No Comments
Toddlers play:
- Solitary play
Toddler play on their own, independently of others - Parallel play
Become more aware of one another, begin to play side by side without interacting - Associated play
Involve social interaction, interested in each other play but without an agree-upon plan - Cooperative play
Children join force in an active way, they must work together to ensure the play can be done.
Types of play & play materials:
- Socio-dramatic play requires props and settings. For example, hats, stroller, medical kit, kitchen utensils and etc.
- Social play requires interaction among children. For example, rubber ducky, spades, buckets, containers, mud, earth, sand
- Physical play requires contacts such as friendy tickling, touching, stroking, cuddle and etc. to extend the affectionate bond between toddlers and adult
- Games with rules is for older children that can understand rules of a game such as football
Legislation/Licensing Standard for Kindergarten
Posted on | January 31, 2009 | No Comments
Kindergarten Name:
- Must use the term “TADIKA”
- Name must be in national language
- Not supposed to give confusion to others and sensitive in various aspects
- Should not use state name, city name, district name, political party name, other country leader’s name, short name, individual name, or name that is the same as existing kindergarten.
- The usage of name of prominent person must have written agreement from the owner of the name/heir
Ownership:
- Malaysia
- Register with ROB and ROC
Curriculum:
- Use curriculum that is required by Malaysia Minister of Education
- If using other languages(English, Mandarin, Tamil) as medium of teaching, at least 30 minutes per day are required to be allocated to teach the national language.
- Pendidikan Islam should be taught by Muslim teacher
- Moral must be taught to non-Muslim students
Staff & Management(general guide):
- Malaysian
- Pass security check by Police Department
- Physically & mentally fit
- No bankrupt and never been convicted with crime
- Teaching permit (headmistress/headmaster/teacher)
- School session is 3-3 1/2 hour per day
- No punishment to be imposed for the children
- Should not be operated at the same premise as nursery
Fee
- Written consent from Head of Registrar
- Suitable with facilities and services that were provided
- Apply and get written approval from Head of Registrar if want to increase fee
Food & Drinks
- Sufficient, balance, quality and hygienic
- HALAL and prepared by Muslim staff for Muslim children
3rd Semester’s Result is Out
Posted on | January 27, 2009 | No Comments
It was out last week. I only got it before people going to for Chinese New Year holiday.
This time, the result isn’t that good.
Physical Education for Young Children – A
The Child, Family and Society – A-
The result gave me a surprise. I was expecting A- for Physical Education for Young Children but ended up it’s The Child, Family and Society.
Maybe the marking is stricter for this. At least still A. Better than nothing.
Role of Caregivers & Teachers
Posted on | January 23, 2009 | No Comments
Toddlers need friendly voice that encourage, reassure, approve, and a physical presence that can be relied to be aware of safety and the their undeveloped sense of caution, and lack of coordination.
Caregivers & Teachers should not interrupt the children’s concentration but only intervene during appropraite time such as matters concerning safety of the children. E.g. The child want to throw the block to another child, the Caregivers & Teachers must stop the child from doing so.
Caregivers & Teachers should stimulate the children curiosity, encourage involvement, promote self esteme and support the children such as seeking to move with and support the play as it develops.
Caregivers & Teachers should also observe the children so that appropriate actions can be taken to help the children achieve their best and encourage the children to value their own and others’ efforts.
How to get involve with the children’s play:
- Taking supportive role when the child is engaging in pretend play
- Join in the play using the exact same meterials used by the child when the child is engaging in exploratory play
- Join the children on their physical level e.g. lower yourself down to the height of the children when playing with them
- Playing as a partner in pretend play and games. You must adjust to their speech and actions to the pace and theme of the play and follow rules established by the children
Registering Child Care Centre in Malaysia
Posted on | January 18, 2009 | 3 Comments
Child care centre is any premise at which 4 or more children under the age of four from more than one household are received to be looked after for reward.
There are 2 types:
- Home based child care centre(receive less than 10 children that is based at home)
- Institution based child care centre (receive 10 or more children)
Here’s the rough guidelines of the registration:
- Go to welfare department to get the guide book.
- Get approval from Local Council, health department, fire and rescue department, and land and survey.
- Send application to nearby Welfare Department Officer(PKMD) with postal money of RM50.
- PKMD sends the application to State Welfare Director(PKMN).
- PKMN sends the application to General Director of Malaysia Welfare Department.
- License for 5 years will be given
Documents required:
- Application form
- Floor plan
- List of daily activities
- List of menu
- List of activities with parents
- Business license
- Staff list(name, IC, position, certificates)
Here’s extra information that you must know which you can find in the guidebook:
- Must use the term “TASKA”
- Name must be in national language
- Not supposed to give confusion to others and sensitive in various aspects
- Should not use state name, city name, district name, political party name, other country leader’s name, short name, individual name, or name that is the same as existing kindergarten.
- The usage of name of prominent person must have written agreement from the owner of the name/heir
- Owner must be a Malaysian.
- Register with ROB and ROC.
- Child care center should not be using the same premise as kindergarten.
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