Scenario: Hannah has just created a music center in the clas…

Scenario: Hannah has just created a music center in the classroom. Several children excitedly explore the center at the beginning of center time. Four children played with the rhythm instruments but only for a short time. Thomas, a five-year old played a variety of random notes on the keyboard but only for about five minutes. Hannah is disappointed that the children did not stay engaged with the center? What can Hannah do to assist the children in wanting to spend more time playing the rhythm instruments?

Scenario: Each day, the children in Samantha’s toddler room…

Scenario: Each day, the children in Samantha’s toddler room go outside. Samantha and her aide, Tabatha, have 12 children to get ready. After each child puts on rain pants, raincoats, and boots, they wait by the door until everyone is ready. However, they often wrestle, complain of being hot, and begin to fight with each other as they wait. Samantha wonders if going outside is worth this difficult transition. What is your response?

Scenario: Jessica is planning a topic on birds with the five…

Scenario: Jessica is planning a topic on birds with the five-year-old children in her classroom. One of the experiences she is planning is to have children design and then build a bird feeder. The children have been observing the chickadees in their play yard. When they have scattered the seeds on the ground, the magpies come and eat all the food. Would birds be an appropriate topic of study? Why or why not?