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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running around playing hide-and-seek with the wind blowing through my little ponytails. There were many games I recall loving as a child. Ring around the Rosie‚ ludo‚ hopscotch and many more. I was hyper and excited for those always. I recall most children from the neighbourhood would gather at the park and we ran around like crazy just to have fun. Looking back at that moment I don’t know what we were thinking! My most enjoyable childhood moments would be between myself and two other friends named
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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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neck (throat). No other marks were noticed. The child is not in need of any medical attention. The child gave 3 different stories as to what happened. The child stated‚ "that he fell out of the bed‚ he fell playing basket ball and that he fell in the play room." This is the firsttime that the child has come to school with bruises on him. The child is new to the school‚ he was registered on September 28. The child is a special needs child with a speech impediment‚ he is very hard to understand. His teacher
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Play Observation Play Observation While observing Gabriel for a period of one week‚ there were many concerns in his interactions with others and the difficulty he seemed to have making new friends. Many of the other children in class did not seem to accept his high energy and would have rather not played with him. When Gabriel tried to join a group of children‚ some children would welcome him‚ but ignore him and other children would verbally let him know that they did not want to play with him
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During an unsystematic observation we evaluate the hypothesis based on the observations that we have. When we observe tings we have to be careful and know what we see without hypothesizing about it. We all use unsystematic observation‚ every day in our lives. We may not be aware of this process‚ but it is utilized on an ongoing basis. We will use it when we meet new people because we observe to see if we can tell where they come from their age and some may observe even further than that. My feelings
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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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COLLABORATION OF CHILDREN DURING SPONTANEOUS ACTIVITIES – EXPLORATIONS OF CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES WITHIN A RELATIONAL AND SYSTEMIC PERSPECTIVE Eeva-Liisa Kronqvist‚ PhD University of Oulu INTRODUCTION Recent research concerning peer interaction and collaboration suggests that young children’s social understanding is remarkably complex‚ even quite early in the pre- school years. This seems to be evident especially in children’s conflicts‚ or events in which children express
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close friend. The child was female and is 5 years old. An unexpected issue that arose was how frequently the child became engaged in different activities in a short time. During the whole observation my friend was with me overseeing the child‚ but my friend did not interfere with my note taking or observation. An issue that occurred was that I wasn’t aware that I would be following the child around in the playground/yard‚ since I thought the observation would be taking place at the child’s home. Due
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Gabriel Baharla Age: 4 years old Location: Jusuites Kiddieland Tutorial Center Date and Time: Feb. 24‚ 2011 / 9:22am-10:36am (Thursday) Observers: Michelle Obasa and Darielyn Remperas Type of Development Observe: Physical (Fine motor skills) OBSERVATION NOTES & COMMENTS | The teacher started the class by introducing a set of finger plays to the students. The teacher
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