Early Childhood Observation Paper

At dinner, I would focus on his characteristics and features that I recall from photos: his hazel eyes, his brown curly

At age 10 he was playing against high school competition, and Smith would be the best player on the court. One game he was being his normal self, dropping 30 points on some high school team from Los Angeles. Tray heard a murmur through the crowd that he heard during many games, but this one was bigger than normal.

This is down to his fine motor skills and weak muscle development. Grasping a pencil and tracing lines is challenging for child A and this is an area which needs support to develop and strengthen his fine motor skills. A enjoys various activities, including reading in which he is presently reading at pink level which is just below age related expectations. His reading is becoming more fluent and is currently reading the high fluency word list for reception children and is making satisfactory progress with the year 1/2 words. An alternative activity which he loves is Physical Education (P.E.) which he has built good relationships with his peers and enjoys joining in with the games that they play for example; running and chasing games. Even though he is keen to participate in sporting activities but tires easily; PE lessons have been differentiated to meet his

But, since his father was always by himself, Hunter picked up that trait, he didn’t have any friends, did all of his work in school by himself, and when he did partner work, he wouldn’t let the others help.

Alexander, Enrique, and Alexis are the names of the children I observed. They have different gross motor skills and fine motor skills. However, their differences are in the sophistication of each ability. Alexander, who is 7 years old is very active. He was jumping and trying to count by jumping on the tile floors to see how many there were across the living room. He is developing typically to his age. What has influenced this level of physical development is the amount of myelin in the brain increases and raises the speed at which electrical impulses travel between neuron. Which, makes massages reach muscles more rapidly and control them better. Enrique, in the other hand, his physical development is more sophisticated than Alexander’s.

motor skills normal her age. Because she is able to maintain good balance while sitting and is able to

So many children this day in age, are sat in front of a television or a tablet and expected to keep quiet. Children are built to explore, move, and learn from their experiences, and this cannot happen when a child is inside, being distracted by technology. No matter how busy parents are, they should find at least thirty minutes a day to go outside and play with their children. If the weather does not permit outside play, then playing games inside is always a great alternative. Parents should be encouraging their children to develop the motor skills that they are going to need in order to succeed in school and later in life. Many parents encourage the development of their children’s gross motor skills by involving them in sports, dance, or gymnastics. These programs are great for not only teaching children how to be good at something they love, but they also encourage children to develop their motor skills. If parents find that they cannot afford programs such as these, they can focus on providing multiple opportunities for play. For example, one day they could go to the park or they could go over the neighbor’s house to play. Ultimately, the best thing that parents can do to encourage the development of their children’s motor skills is to allow them to play as much as possible and to allow them to try new activities, even if they are

As observed, Eddy has developed strong large muscle as he is capable to perform actions such as; walking, kicking, running, kneeling, pulling, climbing, crawling, scooting and bending without any assistance from the gym instructor. He is able to roam around without any physical unbalance. Eddy has a good sense of spatial awareness. This can be seen when he was able to avoid hitting his classmates while making a small swinging movement with his arms. He has a keen interest in physical activities which can be observed from his eager expression, physical activeness, and involvement. He has shown most of the characteristics of the development of gross motor skills.

Don Anthony exhibits average physical strengths. He enjoys playing video games and on the computer. He can hold a pencil correctly, type on a keyboard in order to complete his assigned task within a regular classroom setting, as well as manipulate simple equipment with independence. His handwriting is legible and can be read by others. Don Anthony is able to participate well in most gross motor skill activities such as walking, running, skipping, jumping, throwing and climbing activities during P.E. class with multiple verbal encouragements.

After eating, we decided to keep playing outside, the only lights were from his house, because of this we naturally played hide and seek. We deemed a tree in his backyard safe and established boundaries.

Physically Rigel is more adapt in the gross motor area. He is often seen being active with the use of both arms and legs. He is seen running, jumping, kicking, hoping, throwing showing he is confident with using his legs and arms. When it comes to fine motor he could use more practice in the development of that area. He still has a hard time cutting, and drawing but when it comes to playing soccer or volleyball he does well. In the health part of physical development Rigel has done well. He eats most of his lunch, washes his hands, and takes his naps. He also drinks milk and water in school while still staying

“ WE ARE NOT COMING TO YOUR HOUSE WITH A FLEABAG RUNNING AROUND! ” his dad said.

Micah’s gross and fine motor skills were predominately shown at both ages, but there was obvious progress made at the time between the two. At the age of 3, his motor skills were suitable for his age. He played with largely sized blocks and cars. Today, he was seen playing with tiny Legos sized for older ages and board games, which

his mother. Then, Luke “left the Cave”, which was his house. He left his house when his older

He played a video game on his laptop for a few hours, and decided to go out.