Early Childhood Observation Of Children

8:00 – 8:05 As I walk into Auburn Early Education Center the thing that stood out was the condition of the building. The building appears to look modern, and there were a diverse group of children. In the Physical Education Center, there was a plethora of physical education equipment. There are multiple balls, paddles, hula-hoops, cones, and poly spots in mint condition. There were 12 instructors in total. There is a total of six stations, and two instructors assigned to each station. Each station consists of locomotor and object manipulation practice. There are paddles for striking, basketballs for bouncing, and foam balls for catching at two of the stations. The other four stations set were locomotor skill practice. Approximately 40 preschoolers

To complete my Preschool Atypical observation I went to Bruceton Elementary School. While there I observed a 3-year-old boy named Tucker who was diagnosed with High Functioning Autism. Tucker is a little boy who was born and raised in Preston County, West Virginia and is attending the Preschool offered at Bruceton Elementary for half a day. He is an only child who speaks only English, both Tucker’s parents are local and have been part of the Bruceton communities for years. I observed Tucker from 7:30 in the morning till his lunch at 11:30 while he participated in multiple activities showing off his development in all 5 major areas.

This paper will discuss the observations made at the Child Development lab, and how they are connected to various types of development learned throughout this course.

I have chosen to observe the second video of preschoolers participating in free-play. In the video the toddlers are gathered in the classroom taking part in different activities. The room is a large open concept room with a variety of sections that enable the children’s play.

I chose to go to Orchard Hill elementary school in South Windsor, Connecticut. A few of my cousins attended this school so it was an easy choice for me. I decided to observe Mrs. Zerella, who is a kindergarten teacher. I fell in love with kindergarten when I did my first observation two years ago and I knew for this assignment I wanted to go back to a kindergarten classroom. They are so eager to learn and we all know they are pretty cute. When I walked in I first saw a big circle rug in the middle of the room. It looked like an inviting place for children to gather. There was a great deal of colors and posters around the room it was almost overwhelming. Right away, I noticed an enormous smart board and three desktop computers. When I

Prior to this activity during inside time I introduced the children to the words and objects. For instance, the day prior we talked about weather, snow, and we made ice cubes together. As we made them we talked about what we observe. My co-teacher took picture as we conducted this activity. I asked the children open-ended questions and helped them connect what they already know about ice and snow. I modeled language for young children and used every moment as a teachable moment. For instance, if a child pointed to the cup after he poured food coloring it. I replied, “Yes, the water is turning red.” “Why do you think that happened?” As the children replied I modeled language, expanded, extended, and used repetition. For instance, T.A. held the ice cube in her hand and said,

I enjoyed reading your post and looking at your observation chart. What age is the boy that you are observing? The only reason that I am asking is because he sounds like the boy that I am observing. Although mine does not scream, but he hits, kicks, throws things, and raises his voice. The first time I was in there I was shocked. I am around young children all of the time, but I am not used to this type of behavior.

The child that I saw has two years and ten months old, she’s officially a toddler child, at that age most children learn about the world by touching, looking, manipulating, and listening. children learning process has become more thoughtful and they languages are increasing and beginning to form mental images of things, concepts, and actions. The child that I saw respond to simple directions like if I say “can you stand up or say bye to the others students” she does. At first, she was so concentrated playing with playdoh on the table and putting some coins on that. But when she took the scissors to cut the playdoh into small pieces she does with enthusiasm and when she finishes she was so excited and happy. Later the teacher asked the child to do something else like make circles with the crayon she does but I felt that the child was frustrated because the crayon is thin and she prefers the marker because it is thicker and her hand can hold it.

I think that my observation is progressing very well since I am a teacher in that facility that I choose to do it. I pretty know most of the children in the classroom. Some of them were in my previous class. The teacher was happy to have me in the classroom for a couple hours every day. My target child is one of my old students and I am so glad I can do the observation on him.

For this observation project we were supposed to watch two different groups of people whose ages range from two to twenty. So we could apply our knowledge of human growth and development to test the effectiveness of current theories and research on development. For my observations I watched two different groups, group A were ages three to four and group B were ages eighteen to twenty. Group A, I observed on a warm, bright sunny Monday afternoon. I watched the children as they played on the playground behind the Lions Club Child Study Center on campus. On this day, I watched a group of 4 children, which included three girls and one boy as they played. One of the little girls in the group had long blonde hair and was wearing a pink

Children’s attitude, emotions, innocence and vulnerability are one of the rarest things on this Earth. Every moment something is changing inside them. At any moment they could do something will make you laugh so hard you feel like you are going to piss your pants and in the next moment they could do something that makes you want to crawl into a hole and disappear from the embarrassment they just caused you. Children are such wonderful beings and they are very near and dear to my heart that is why I am doing my paper on them.

Rationale: The class has recently discussed about the five senses (smell, hear, taste, look and touch) this week. To reinforce the topic of five senses, the children will be introduced to sensory boxes. These boxes will contain several familiar objects and textures for the children. (Cotton balls, beads, sea salt, water, play sand, and gak)

Context: The age of group is 8 to 11. The area of room is circle area, there were 19 Children and 2 educators at the time of the observation. The activity was busy and the mood was happy. As my observation began, one teacher stood beside the table ready to talk. All children were sitting on the ground and chatting.

I believe that Early Childhood Education heavily impacts the lives of children and their families. As an educator and a mother of three young children, I have witness first-hand the benefits of Early Childhood Education programs. Over the years, I found that what happens early, matters for a lifetime. Preschools are not just about learning the alphabet, numbers, shapes, and colors. Instead, its about developing critical thinking, problem solving, social-emotional, and motor skills. I think it is essential for children to discover, communicate, and play. Learning through play and constant interaction is an appropriate way for children to learn in the beginning stages of their life. I feel that when play is purposeful, it provides children with opportunities to be creative, build on skills, and develop their understanding of specific concepts. Over the course of my studies this semester, I have learned that it takes a high-quality Early Childhood Education program to enhance the learning outcomes of children attending preschool in preparation of kindergarten and the world of education ahead.

For my pediatric clinical rotation, I went to Kidango on 9/18 and 9/19. I enjoyed myself and experienced preschooler’s behavior. I get to observe 3-5 years old preschoolers. According to Piaget, these preschoolers fall under preoperational period which takes place between two to seven years, when symbolic thoughts develop. Reasoning is nonetheless shallow. Measurement abilities are equally low even when features of objects change. According to Erikson theory, “these kids come under initiative vs guilt. Takes place between three and six years of age, children become aware of the social environment. Social settings affect the children to exert authority when opportunity is provided”. (Hockenberrry & Wilson, 2015)