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Observation Task 1: Differentiating Centers

Focus: Differentiating centers based activities in the early childhood classroom
Objective: To encourage student teachers to identify how classroom centers can be
differentiated to meet all student levels (Mastery, Developing and Emerging)
Procedure: Photograph and document the centers based activities implemented in
the setting during the course of the day and identify the ADEC learning outcomes the
activities met

Table 1: Differentiating Centers

Observed learning Centers
(include photo):

Description:

Resources:

ADEC Learning
Outcome:

Differentiated
Ability Levels:

(list only what you

consider to be the
primary goals)

Art center

The students are

using the paints
and the painting
brushes to draw
what they like.
Students had a
task about the
science lesson
which is day and
night and they
used the art center
to make
telescopes to see
the stars in the
night time.

- Painting
colors
- Painting
brushes
- White papers
- Cups
- Stickers

Describe
features of day
and night.

Mastery
describe
characteristics
of day and
night
Developing
identify
characteristics
of day and
night
Emerging
illustrate
characteristics
of day and
night

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Toys Center

In this area there

- Cubes
are different
materials such as - Animals toys
cubes and animals
toys.
Teacher use the
materials when
she teaches also
the students play
with the toys
when they have
break or when its
learning centers
time.

Represent and
determine
amounts of
objects, when
they are put
together,
taken away,
and numbers
that are one
more or one
less than a
given
number.

Sort, describe
and compare
objects,
according to
common
properties.

Mastery
represent and
determine 'how
many?' when
objects are put
together or
taken away in
practical,
everyday
situations
sort objects
according to
common
properties,
describe how
they are sorted
and compare
the groups
Developing
represent and
determine
'how many?'
when objects
are put
together in
practical,
everyday
situations
sort objects
according to
common
properties and
describe how
they are sorted
Emerging
represent 'how
many?' when
objects are put
together in
practical,
everyday
situations
sort objects
according to
common
properties

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Reflections on Observation Task 1: Differentiating Centers

Read the questions below and write your answers
1. What are classroom learning centers?
Toys area Art area

2. What is the purpose of classroom learning centers?

Make students learn on their own Show their abilities and skills and improve them
Explore and learn from each other.

3. What is the role of the students while engaged during learning

centers?
Use the materials that are in the learning centers to learn and explore share and
cooperate with each other learn from each other.

4. What is the role of the teacher as the students are engaged during
learning centers?
Observe them answer their questions and help them if the need.

5. Do you feel it is important to offer tasks that are developmentally

appropriate for all student ability levels? Why / Why not?
Yes, because those tasks will help students develop their abilities and skills. Also,
when students fine tasks that are suitable for their abilities level they will feel
encouraged to work and develop themselves.