18 Benefits of Playing a Musical Instrument by Michael Matthews The Chinese philosopher Confucius said long ago that "Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without." Playing a musical instrument has many benefits and can bring joy to you and to everyone around you. This article will provide you with 18 benefits of playing an instrument (in no particular order) and will hopefully give you a better sense of appreciation and pride for music. 1. Increases the capacity
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Observation 1 Checklist method “TC” – Target child Child observation details Date of observation: 28th December 2011 Time observation started: 19:30 pm Time observation finished: 20:00 pm Number of children present: 1 Number of adults present: 2 Permission obtained from: child’s grandmother Description of setting: home setting Immediate context: The observation took place in the kitchen. “TC” was watching television when I entered the room. Brief description of
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the current scenario analysis‚ playing electronic virtual games become a popular daily activity in human life. No matter is mobile based or even computer games‚ each of them having a standard popularity from all range of age group? Surprisingly‚ even children less than 5 years old able to control and use a smart device like IPad. This may due to the influence of their parents‚ for example‚ parents might play the alphabet song using IPad and leave it to the children while they continue with their
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Preschool Observation My observation was October 18‚ 2011. It was about 8:00 in the morning when I began my observation. I went to Baptist Health Preschool. The observation enjoyable than the last. Just to see how active the children are at this age. The children had great imaginations when they were playing. The preschooler that I observed was three years old‚ had blonde hair‚ blue eyes she had on a red shirt‚ black pants‚ pink shoes and was female. She had no limitations or physical and made
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11/16/12 Observation Paper This Monday‚ I ventured to the nearby Child Daycare center‚ Bright Beginnings‚ in an attempt to analyze the behavior of children. Upon arriving‚ I was greeted with what I expected before I set foot on the premise: chaos. As an adult‚ kids are drawn to you for some odd reason‚ mostly because they look up to you‚ figuratively and literally. As time passed‚ I screened out the kids and chose 2 which particularly caught my attention. Child one was a big 5 year old kid that
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Watching children at play has always been quite a fascinating experience for me. Seeing them interact with each other always makes you stop and think to yourself‚ why are they doing the things and acting the way that they are? Having the chance to observe a child in their everyday environment was such an experience and brought so many things into perspective. I had the chance to observe such a unique two and half year old little boy named Asher. Asher‚ since day one has always stood out from other
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Observations Using observations Free Narrative The free narrative technique of observation‚ when a description of all that is taking place is written down‚ is useful because: • We don’t need a lot of equipment‚ just a pen and paper • We don’t need advanced observation skills However‚ the difficulties that may be experienced: • You have to write quickly • You may miss information and details when watching and writing • Child may move about • The child may
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Fierce Girl Playing Hopscotch by Alice Fulton You sway like a crane to the tunes of tossed stones. I am what you made to live in from what you had: hair matted as kelp‚ bad schools. Oh‚ you will never know me. I wave and you go on playing in the clouds boys clap from erasers. I am the pebble you tossed on the chalked space and war- danced toward‚ one-leg two-leg‚ arms treading air. In this‚ your future‚ waves rechristen the sea after its tiny jeweled lives that hiss “Us Us”
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Child Observation I recently observed a "child" involved in two different types of activities‚ at different times of the day. The first activity was "Teacher-Initiated"‚ and the second "Child-Initiated". The purpose of this observation is to compare and contrast the child’s development and behavior between the two different contexts. Through observation I found that although both activities were rich in challenge and learning opportunity‚ the child’s behavior is different‚ but demonstrates
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Behavior of children Pollyanna Craig Medgar Evers College Author Notes Pollyanna Craig‚ Psychology 209 Medgar Evers College This is a research completed using Naturalistic Observation based on the attentiveness of children. Any correspondence should be addressed to Pollyanna.craig@yahoo.com Dr. Lashley PSYCH 209 Section: 0956 Abstract Naturalistic Observation refers to collections of data without manipulation of the environment. The mean goal of naturalistic observation in Psychology
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