children mark making observation
Mark Making observation
Context: Nafisa (4 years and 7 months), Gabriella (4 years old) and Jason (3 years and 8 months). Nafisa, Gabriella and Jason are all sitting at the writing table drawing pictures with the nursery practitioner. The observation lasted 24 minutes.
1. The practitioner asked N ‘what are you going to draw?’
2. N ‘I’m thinking about all the stuff I need for a my shopping, so I can draw them’
3. Practitioner ‘so your making a shopping list’
4. N ‘yes I always do this with my mum at home when it is near the time for us to go shopping, so now I’m going to draw and write all the things I need for a shopping list.’
5. Practitioner ‘clever girl, yes you do like doing shopping lists I saw you doing one last week, you like to do a drawing everyday to take home with you to show mummy’
6. (N nodded and smiled, and then she picked up a pencil with her right hand and held the pencil in a pincer grip. N begins to make lines and circles on her white piece of plane paper.)
7. N explained ‘that is milk’ (she pointed to a line on her paper), ‘that is oranges’ (she pointed to a circle shape on her paper), ‘that is bread and cheese’ (she pointed to diagonal lines on her paper), ‘this is a banana’ (she pointed to what looked like a semi circle on her paper)
8. J interrupted N talking ‘I don’t want to draw anymore I want to play with cars’ (J gets up off his chair)
9. Practitioner ‘oh Jason, why don’t you come draw me a nice picture like Nafisa’
10. J ‘I finished drawing, I don’t like it, I want to go play with the cars’ (J replied as he walked away from the drawing table)
11. Practitioner ‘u did not do anything but ok Jason you can go play with the cars’
12. Practitioner ' oh wow Nafisa your shopping list is looking very good, are you colouring them the right colours’
13. N ‘yes...banana’s are yellow, oranges are orange (she laughed) and I will finish the rest in a little while I need to finish colouring my oranges.’ (N smiled at the practitioner)
Context: Nafisa (4 years and 7 months), Gabriella (4 years old) and Jason (3 years and 8 months). Nafisa, Gabriella and Jason are all sitting at the writing table drawing pictures with the nursery practitioner. The observation lasted 24 minutes.
1. The practitioner asked N ‘what are you going to draw?’
2. N ‘I’m thinking about all the stuff I need for a my shopping, so I can draw them’
3. Practitioner ‘so your making a shopping list’
4. N ‘yes I always do this with my mum at home when it is near the time for us to go shopping, so now I’m going to draw and write all the things I need for a shopping list.’
5. Practitioner ‘clever girl, yes you do like doing shopping lists I saw you doing one last week, you like to do a drawing everyday to take home with you to show mummy’
6. (N nodded and smiled, and then she picked up a pencil with her right hand and held the pencil in a pincer grip. N begins to make lines and circles on her white piece of plane paper.)
7. N explained ‘that is milk’ (she pointed to a line on her paper), ‘that is oranges’ (she pointed to a circle shape on her paper), ‘that is bread and cheese’ (she pointed to diagonal lines on her paper), ‘this is a banana’ (she pointed to what looked like a semi circle on her paper)
8. J interrupted N talking ‘I don’t want to draw anymore I want to play with cars’ (J gets up off his chair)
9. Practitioner ‘oh Jason, why don’t you come draw me a nice picture like Nafisa’
10. J ‘I finished drawing, I don’t like it, I want to go play with the cars’ (J replied as he walked away from the drawing table)
11. Practitioner ‘u did not do anything but ok Jason you can go play with the cars’
12. Practitioner ' oh wow Nafisa your shopping list is looking very good, are you colouring them the right colours’
13. N ‘yes...banana’s are yellow, oranges are orange (she laughed) and I will finish the rest in a little while I need to finish colouring my oranges.’ (N smiled at the practitioner)