childhood education agree that there are some specific types of play that will enhance learning and should be included in the classroom (Butler‚ 2008). There are times when a structured play in an environment is appropriate. Children do not care what category their play falls into‚ but when they engage in various indoor and outdoor play activities they are free to explore and create experiences that are meaningful to them. Free-play in a preschool classroom allows for creativity‚ imagination and
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Sean walked into the classroom with his mother‚ his face was red‚ eyes were puffy and tears were streaming down his face. Mom says‚ “Sean‚ It’s time for mommy to go to work now‚ I need you to put your jacket away and go join your class‚ I will be back later to pick you up.” Sean then started screaming‚ “I want to shut the door‚ I want to shut the door.” He repeated this for about five minutes‚ his mother told him that it wasn’t his turn to shut the car door and that he could do it when she picked
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Indoor Activity #1: Date and Time of Observation: 10/24/14 8:45 am Number of Participants (including subject): Play of choice (Play house and blocks)‚ 4 Participants (Christine Included) Duration of Activity: Start: 9:15am End: 10:10amA thorough description of the play dynamics: As Christine is playing with 3 girls she seems to be enjoying that free time very well. Christine is using her gross motor skills to build blocks and seems to be building perfectly except for one thing
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Child Observation Paper After observing a nine month old child for this Child Observation paper‚ the author of this paper has taken copious notes during the session. The purpose of this paper is recognizing the biological‚ cognitive and psychosocial development of the child. The author of this paper identified the background history of the child‚ the observation made and the development process of the child. BACKGROUND The child chosen for this child observation paper is a nine month old male
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October 20‚ 2012 ECE 220 Child Observation # 3 Observation Date 10/8/2012 Jonathan‚ Brielle and Sebastian are playing in the block area. Working together they stack 3 rows of blocks on top of each other‚ going horizontally. After stacking the blocks‚ Jonathan points to each block (individually) and counts them. Jonathan counts to 20‚ the other children joins in the counting. After reaching 20‚ Jonathan kicks the row of blocks and they blocks fall to the floor. Brielle and Sebastian
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Project #2: Child Observation February 24‚ 2011 Observation Write-up: For this project I observed a 6 year old boy named Michael. Michael is a good friend of my son Dylan and our families are somewhat close‚ it had been sometime since our last visit together when we arranged a play date for the purpose of this project. We chose to go up to the mountains to play in the snow. Our two families drove in separate cars and upon arriving at our destination we greeted
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minutes of observing a child a significant amount can be determined about their personality and skill sets. More specifically‚ their physical and motor development‚ cognitive and language processes‚ social and emotional skills‚ and the environment they could be surrounded by outside the observation time. The development of these processes can be observed through the actions and interactions a individual does or does not have with other people. The environment of which the child I observed occurred
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Child Observation Essay Child Observation Essay Observing a child can be the key to understanding a child’s development. In an effort to further understand early childhood‚ I observed a boy named Matthew‚ who is five years old. He is currently in kindergarten and a very energetic‚ happy child. Matthew is the fifth child in a family of three girls and two boys. The observation took place at his home‚ where I was able to look closer at how he interacts in his own environment. It was outside
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Introduction The child I am observing (Child N)‚ is a five-year six-month old boy who attends a public school located in the West Village area of Manhattan. He is classified as being speech impaired. As per classroom teachers‚ he is bright in the sense that there are some tasks he is able to complete without verbal cues such as sorting‚ and an inquisitive child in the sense that shows interest in new things and people. My first day he stared at me nearly the entire time I was in the class. He demonstrates
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classroom setting where they are interacting with one another through dramatic play. Within the dramatic play area there are various materials including: costumes‚ appliances‚ dolls‚ animals‚ occupational tools‚ props‚ furniture and food. These materials help children become creative in their social‚ physical‚ cognitive‚ language and‚ emotional development. 8 Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic - Within the dramatic play area‚ all of your props‚ tools and furniture can be labeled so the kids can
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