ASSIGNMENT #5 – Observing Children at Play Purpose: To observe young children at play‚ make anecdotal notations of their play‚ evaluate their fine motor‚ gross motor development‚ and level of social interaction demonstrated through play situations. Procedure: 1. Choose a preschool child between the ages of 3 – 5 years. Observe the child on two separate occasions for 30 minutes. Do not interact with the child you will be busy taking observational notes. 2. Following each observation‚ use your anecdotal
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Imagination and pretend play as a child is a crucial part of growing up into teenagers as well as into adults. In a press article from Psychologytoday.com‚ the authors stressed the idea of not only physical play being important‚ but also the need for acting and using imagination. “Systematic research has increasingly demonstrated a series of clear benefits of children’s engagement in pretend games from the ages of about two and one half through ages six or seven.” The author‚ Scott Kaufman‚ mentioned
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CONNOLLY 708700 Savina claims that pretend play is crucial to the development of self-regulation in children. I agree with Lillard and her colleagues in saying that there is insufficient evidence to prove the crucial position. However‚ in opposition to Lillard and her colleagues’ claim‚ I do not believe this concludes epiphenomenon. This essay will critically evaluate this ongoing debate around pretend play’s role in self-regulation‚ maintaining that it is impossible
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emphasis on early child development‚ play is without a doubt endangered in today’s society. Academic development as we know is thought of as the key to success for a child‚ and the earlier the child is push to start‚ the more successful he will become. While this idea has completely rendered academia as the ideal way for a child to succeed‚ it completely undermined the importance and benefits of play. Play helps build characters‚ and by participating in play children are allowed the opportunity to develop
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Introduction I observed three children of the age of 5 to 6 years old at the water play area in a private kindergarten. The indoor water play is located in the basement. Their names are Anna‚ Dean and Amy. The water play area had a huge container of water. There were about ten different water play materials for the children to manipulate‚ for example‚ funnels‚ hose‚ cups‚ jugs‚ containers and animals. The teacher-in-charge would fill the basin with water before every play and after which‚ she would
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What Is Observation? Clues to the development and personality of each child‚ for example‚ “read” the child and “see” a situation; distinguish between details and trivia. Seeing Children Through Observation -Children in action during play provides clues ;see children in relation to their peers‚ and Environmental factors that can influence behavior‚ such as Noise level‚ Congestion and Time of day. Observe Skill Development See a Child’s stage of development Meet children’s social‚ emotional‚
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important is Play in children’s lives? Play is considered to be highly important and it is of the utmost pleasure for children. It is a mean and not an end; processing of play and not creating an end. Children learn from playing; team-work‚ social‚ creativity and confidence. Children learn various different skills through playing. Play prepares children to develop life skills outside the classroom. Play also provides an opportunity for children to learn academically. Play prepares children for the demands
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Observation of the Classroom The way a classroom is designed is very important in order for a classroom to run smoothly. It is important to have enough toys‚ furniture and space to keep children happy. After observing a preschool room‚ other than my own; I learned how I can improve my own classroom. The preschool environment seemed very well organized and the teachers were in control. The classroom observed had all the necessary areas of a preschool room. The room had a house
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Children At Play: Actual vs. Dramatic One of the signs of early childhood development is the ability to engage in play. Young children (ages 4-6) prefer non structured environments that gives them the “freedom” to un-limit their play in different settings. Working with preschoolers for over five years‚ I am fascinated to learn all the different ways children play to learn. I understand every child has their unique talents and skills that makes them individuals. It is important to sketch out different
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