La Cocina Lindsay Jacoby TTE309 Benchmark: Play Center.
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La CocinaLindsay Jacoby
TTE309 Benchmark: Play Center
Rationale▪ Exploring Mexican culture
▪ Introduction to Mexico unit
▪ Free-exploration and use of materials
▪ Experimenting with something new, different
▪ Exposure to Mexican culture
▪ Family use of Mexico books – in-class library
▪ Family survey
▪ My Case Study Child
▪ Eating, cooking, gardening
▪ Family meals
Layout of the Center
Purple = items, objects, setup
Blue X’s = children, participants, observers
Blue arrows = movement of children, participants, observers
In the Center
Materials
▪ Sombreros
▪ Mexican-themed plates, dishes, bowls
▪ Blow-up saguaro
▪ Fiesta decorations: pictures, papel picado banners, chili lights, table toppers
▪ Mexican Afghan
▪ Mexican play food
▪ Clipboards and pencils
Literacy Props
▪ Library: cookbooks, recipes, fiction and nonfiction children’s books
▪ Menus
▪ Order forms
▪ La Cocina sign
▪ Open/Closed sign
Photos of Materials & Literacy Props
What Happened?▪ My Role
▪ Mostly an observer – children were very engaged with materials and each other
▪ Occasionally a participant – ordering food, eating food, dressing up
▪ Observations
▪ Children loved wearing the sombreros
▪ Even if the Mexican food was put away, children would look for it and want to play with it – connection to the culture
▪ Most children enjoyed having writing materials in the center to be able to take orders
▪ Engagement with Literacy Props
▪ Obsession with the Open/Closed sign
▪ Trying to read the books in Spanish
▪ Writing, drawing on order forms – actually taking orders and acting as servers
Children’s VoiceOn March 9, 2015 at 7:30am I heard 7 and 16 yelling my name from La Cocina. I was sitting in the writing center so I walked over to them where they were standing behind the kitchen area each holding a clipboard, pencil, and order form.
They asked me, “Miss Lindsay, what do you want from Mexico?”
“Hmm, what are my choices?” I asked them.
“Taco, quesadilla, burrito.” 16 said.
“Do I see flan on the menu? That’s my favorite!” I exclaimed.
“Yeah it’s right here!” 7 said pointing to the flan on her order form.
“May I have some flan?” I asked.
“Of course! We will get it to go for you.” 7 said.
“Oh okay perfect I’ll take it with me back to writing.” I told the girls.
16 handed me a plate with “flan” on it and I said, “Thank you, girls” as I turned and walked back to the writing center.
What I’ve Learned▪ Children are very experimental and exploratory with new materials
and ideas
▪ Use of new vocabulary is expressed through play
▪ Play and free exploration allows for risk-taking
▪ Literacy through play isn’t just books!
▪ Observing play – children’s prior and new knowledge
For Next Time…▪ Changes I would make:
▪ Formally introducing center and materials
▪ Finding the balance between observing and participating▪ Opportunities to introduce or use vocabulary
▪ Teachable Moments
▪ Photos! Photos! Photos!