Applying Maslows Theory
Applying Maslow’s Theory As a teacher in a large urban child care center, in which the children arrive around 7:00 a.m., I would begin the morning by saying good morning to the children and getting the run-down of how their night went at home from the parents and hugging each child to let them know they are important to me. I would then let the children have free play until around 7:30 a.m. to make sure all of the children are there that will be there for the day before beginning the morning circle time. As the children arrive we will do potties and make sure every child is comfortable. At 7:30 a.m. I would begin morning circle time and this is when I would sing the good morning song and welcome the children to class as well as do the calendar, weather, days of the week, the months, and numbers. Once this is all finished with I would do a few fingerplays or read a book to the children to draw their attention to the learning environment. The children would then be sent to centers for small manipulatives and math/science. There would also be a center open for “library” for the children who want to read or read to other children. Each child will have free range of where he or she would like to play for the center time allowed and then about an hour later we would be served morning snack. After morning snack, I would potty the children again and get them ready and cleaned up from snack to go outside for morning recess. After morning recess the children would come in and there would be a diverse variety of toys for the children to play with and a center set up for creative art. Each child will get a turn to make something for their parents/guardian to take home to them. After about an hour of this, it is then time for circle time to draw the children’s attention once again. As we are doing circle time, lunch then arrives and we send the children to wash their hands and sit at the table. The children eat their lunch and as they eat lunch the teacher is putting out cots