Fostering Early STEM Creativity: Classroom Observation Insights

Module 6: Field Observation Journal for STEM in Early Childhood Name Institutional Affiliation Course name Instructor’s name Assignment due date Module 6: Field Observation Journal for STEM in Early Childhood For the field observation journal on teaching STEM in early childhood, I was unable to observe an actual learning environment and I chose to watch videos. While the experience is different from an actual observation of children in the classroom, the videos provide a rich and diverse exposure on how to children learn STEM concepts. The settings of the videos were different in terms of the participants and the activities that the children were engaged in during the lessons. I found the video by Drew (2015) unique since the teacher invited the parents to participate in the lesson by making observations and commenting on the exercise offered to the children. The lesson involves an individual classroom activity where children use different kinds of building blocks on a large table to build whatever they like. In the video by AvanceNational (2013), the lesson begins by children engaging in different activities under the supervision of their teacher. They have been provided with different materials such as playdough, building blocks, and toys and allowed to play with them as they wish. The children play in small groups using the materials prov