Context The purpose of this assignment is to compare and contrast two observations in different contexts. The children in both contexts where aged 4-5. I chose children of the same age so that age would not affect the results. According to Jean Piaget children of this age children are in the Preoperational Stage (RAD‚ 2012) I did not see any evidence to suggest that this was not the case. However I don’t think that all children reach the same stage of development at the same time‚ each case must
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Naturalistic Observation It was 3 o’clock in the afternoon. I was observing the children playing in the a small playground in the southern campus. The unexpected sunshine makes everything beatiful today. There are lots of equipments here for children to entertain‚ such as swing‚ slide‚ see saw‚ spring rider‚ which remind me my childhood‚ too. Since today is Thursday‚ the number of children is less than usual. However‚ at least I had some children to observe. I focused on the twins‚ Steve and Bela
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a tragic death of an infant under the age of 12 months. Sometimes the parents are left with no explanation of what happened and there was no way to prevent it. It is very important to teach the parent precautions to take to reduce the risk of SIDS. Sudden infant death syndrome is the unexplained death of an infant‚ and although there is sometimes no way to prevent it‚ there are some protective measures that can be taken.
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convertible infant car seat‚ also known as an infant-toddler car seat‚ is one that can be used for both newborn infants as well as larger toddlers. Purchasing a convertible seat can save you money as it is the only seat you will have to purchase for your infant and toddler. If you already own an infant only seat‚ buying a convertible infant car seat will allow you to keep your young child in the rear facing position longer than transitioning to a toddler seat. For newborns and small infants‚ you have
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participate in "FitKids". This is a time for the toddlers to release energy and move their bodies through various activities that are directed by coach Amy. For example‚ rolling balls‚ pretending to be animals‚ and obstacle courses. While observing a 20 month old girl‚ it was evident that she was able to move her body to the music that was playing with the activity that focused on being different animals. For example‚ she flapped her arms up and down to symbolize that she was a bird. She began to "fly" faster
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All around the world kids are jumping with joy‚ 2 months of summer vacation away from school. While for a selected few million students it is a normal day at school‚ like it always is… all year. Why is it that students stay year-round? It all depends on your will to succeed. 10-month school causes kids to lose knowledge during the summer‚ so we need 12-month school to fix that problem. 12-month school is a smarter and more beneficial way then 10-month school. As evidence to support this‚ according
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Objectives The purpose of this observation assignment was to investigate and interpret the different types of interactions between the individuals and groups present‚ as well as the environment in which these interactions take place. The various power relationships and sense of hierarchy in addition to the status and authority among the different individuals are also extremely pertinent to this assignment‚ as the dissection of such interactions and relationships may implicate certain socially
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Each observation location varied depending on which group of athletes was being focused on. The two groups of athletes that I have observed and worked with consisted of athletes from both UNI cheerleading as well as TNT cheerleading. UNI cheerleading is comprised of college age athletes both male and female that are a part of either the co-ed or all-girl squad. The location that my observations and research for UNI cheerleading took place in the UNI-dome‚ the Mcleod Center‚ and the West Gym on UNI’s
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Black History Month is to the whole world. It is of importance to educate the world and make sure that everyone is aware of the trials and hardships that we had to go through starting with slavery. There are various way that you can tie this significant month with education. Most Africans American do not realize how you need education to learn about these significant events that we lead up to today. Black History Month is celebrated during the month of February each year. Black History Month is not just
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OBSERVATION 1 OBSERVATION PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Date: 17th December 2012 Age of Child: 2 years Gender: Female Time observation started:13.00 Time observation finished: 14.00 Number of adults present: 2 Number of children: 2 AIMS:- Gross motor skills * To see if TC can push and pull large wheeled toys by playing with her Barbie car * To see if TC can kick a large ball that is not moving by kicking a blow-up football with her in the garden
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