Reflective Journal Sociology Information 2022

Running head: SOCIOLOGY
Reflective Journal
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Reflective Journal 1
Learning Corners
The incident that I have chosen to reflect is the first day I started working at the
centre. I was very impressed by the centralized design of the classrooms. It had various
learning corners equipped with various materials. The primary focus of the hands-on
activities of the learning corner was creating, encouraging meaningful interaction and
promoting learning through play method (Brown & Lee 2015). .
Through these extended classroom activities are for children of various age groups.
Where children are encouraged to take risks, enhance their problem solving skills, resolve
conflicts and work together. They guided to respect diversity and develop their social
awareness through interaction and understanding feeling of others. Every activity at each
learning corner is designed so, it enhances child’s overall learning skill to grow into a
competent and confident learner who is prepared to take on any future challenges.
There are seven different corners in the school. They are as follows, the Picasso Art
Corner, Shakespeare literacy corner, Michelangelo Blocks corner, Beethoven Music corner,
Hercules Gym Corner, Einstein Science Corner and Chaplin Drama Corner.
Picasso Art Corner
Children have the opportunity to explore their inner artist just like the famous artist
Picasso. They will be able to explore different art forms such as drawing, printing, painting
and sculpting. The object behind encouraging children to explore their creativity and improve
their sense of expression through the various art form. Drawing and sculpting allows them to
appreciate art and enables them to appreciate beauty from different perspective (Alvarez,
2018).

Shakespeare Literacy Corner
Shakespeare is known for exceptional contribution in literature. This corner of
learning inspires to teach children language and literacy skills. Children are encouraged to
learn through creative storytelling, writing, reading activities (Huang,et al, 2016). There is
focus on vocabulary building activity, which enables the children to express themselves
better, using language. A child is able to build relationship through interaction and effective
communication skill. Introducing books and encouraging reading at a very young age,
develops the language learning skills remarkably also allows them to enjoy the reading
process.
Michelangelo Blocks Corner.
As the name suggests, Michelangelo inspires this learning course, which aims to
inspire children to build structures using blocks and other materials. Through this process,
they also learn symmetry, design, proportion, and representation through while being
engaged in a playful activity. These have several advantages as these playful methods
cleverly improves the child’s motor skill, helps them to convert their ideas into tangible
products while simultaneously improving their hand-eye coordination muscle control and fine
motor skill (Peterson, 2015).
Beethoven Music Corner
Beethoven’s incredible artistry as pianist and composer is celebrated in this learning
course. Music is one of the unique and scientific method of teaching children. This course
encourages a child’s interest in music, through singing, and dancing activities. The centre
provides opportunities to children to explore and hone their talent through the various
activities (Green, 2017).