Name: Andrea G Haines Class EDUC 121 Date 07/03/2014 .

School Age Observation

Purpose: Identify te si!ns "f de#el"$ment in s%""l&a!e %ildren.
Directions: '(ser#e a !r")$ "f si*& t" ei!t&year&"ld %ildren f"r at least "ne ")r. +") may
,ant t" "(ser#e tese %ildren m"re tan "ne time. -e%"rd y")r res$"nses t" te .)esti"ns "r
statements tat f"ll",.
/ite: Day N)rsery & Cild Care Centers Date0s1 "f '(ser#ati"n0s1: 02/13/144 02/22/144 and
07/03/14.
N)m(er and A!es "f Cildren: 4 5ids 03 Girls4 1 6"y1 & 2 year "lds.
1. Des%ri(e te small&m"t"r s7ills y") "(ser#e in tese %ildren.
8eir a(ilities t" dra, and %"l"r $i%t)res are still de#el"$in!. H",e#er4 at tis a!e teir dra,in!s
are m"re re%"!ni9a(le. 8ey a#e (etter s7ills at ,ritin! letters and n)m(ers4 )sin! s%iss"rs4
!l)in! "n %"nstr)%ti"n $a$er4 and ,"rd $r"n)n%iati"n. 'ne "f te !irls e#en 7n",s ", t" read.
/"me "ters are !""d at tyin! teir s"e la%es "r "ldin! a %)$ f)ll "f ,ater ,it "ne and
,it")t s$illin! it.
2. Des%ri(e te lar!e&m"t"r s7ills y") "(ser#e in tese %ildren.
2 year "lds %an tr", and %at% a (all4 tey dan%e t" te rytm "f te m)si%4 :)m$ r"$e4 r)n
,it s$eed4 tey a#e a l"t "f ener!y and m)s%le stren!t. 8ey a#e (alan%e ,en standin! "n
"ne f""t and %an easily ride a t," ,eel (i7e.
3. A%%"rdin! t" Eri7 Eri7s"n4 s%""l&a!e %ildren stri#e t" (e ind)stri")s. Des%ri(e se#eral
(ea#i"rs "r a%ti"ns y") "(ser#e tat s)$$"rt tis te"ry.
8ey are a(le t" $)t a $)99le t"!eter "f 100 $ie%es "n teir ",n. 8ey ()ild (i! ()ildin! l""7&
a&li7e str)%t)res ,it lar!e ,""den (l"%7s. 8ey als" ma7e s$a%esi$s4 r"("ts4 and satellites ")t
"f small (rist"l (l"%7s.
4. '(ser#e s%""l&a!e %ildren in#"l#ed in a !r")$ $r":e%t. H", d" te %ildren )tili9e s"%ial
and lan!)a!e s7ills t" ,"r7 %""$erati#ely;
8e 7ids !et t" %"se in ,i% stati"n tey ,")ld li7e t" $lay in. 'ne !r")$ "f si* year "lds
de%ided t" $lay in te <(l"%7 stati"n< in ,i% tey %reated a small %astle ")t "f (rist"l (r"%7s.
8ey ad a f)ll %"n#ersati"n a(")t ,at te !ame s")ld (e a(")t 0t," $rin%esses and "ne
"!re1. 8ey named teir %ara%ters4 and ,at teir r"les ,ill (e "n te !ame. 8ey !a#e ea%
"ter feed(a%7 a(")t ,at tey s")ld d" "r say 0instr)%ti"ns a(")t te a%ti#ity1. At s"me $"int
te 7ids e*%an!ed r"les and %ara%ters.
Guided Observation: School-Age ChildrenSix to Eight Years
Name: Andrea G Haines Class EDUC 121 Date 07/03/2014 .
=. D)rin! $ysi%al ed)%ati"n time "r ")td""r a%ti#e $lay4 "(ser#e s%""l&a!e %ildren in an
"r!ani9ed !r")$ !ame. >at r)les are te %ildren a(le t" f"ll",;
8ey %ildren $retended tat te $lay!r")nd set ,as an "(sta%le %")rse $la%e. 8e tea%er
instr)%ted tem t" $lay safely and tat tey %")ld n"t %lim( )$,ards "n te %)rled )$ slide.
8e 7ids $lay freely in te $lay!r")nd area and d"n?t a#e any r)les t" f"ll", "ter tan safety
r)les. 8ey are n"t t" $)s "ne an"ter in a ,ay tey %an %a)se arm. fi!tin! is )na%%e$ta(le
and ,en a 7id d"es s"metin! t" an"ter 0E*. @)llin! air "r $)sin! tem ,it f"r%e14 tey are
t" inf"rm teir tea%er "f tat (ea#i"r.
2. Are te %ildren de$endent "n tea%ers f"r enf"r%in! te r)les4 "r d" te %ildren enf"r%e r)les
f"r ea% "ter; H", is tis a%%"m$lised;
5ids at tis a!e seem t" 7n", te r)les tey m)st f"ll", as ,ell as teir daily r")tines. 8ey
7n", tat after teir $lay time is )$4 tey are entitled t" $i%7 )$ after temsel#es. 8e tea%er
d"esn?t a#e t" remind tem a(")t ,at tey a#e t" d" (e%a)se tey d" it (ef"re tey are t"ld.
All se as t" say is <'7 e#ery("dy4 $lay time is "#er.< and tey $r"%eed t" $i%7 )$ teir t"ys.
7. H", are !r")$ $lay dis$)tes andled (et,een %ildren; >at s"%ial #al)es4 s)% as "nesty4
d" te %ildren str"n!ly defend;
Dis$)tes are #ery rare (et,een %ildren "f tis a!e. I a#e n"t yet seen "ne (et,een te st)dents.
I a#e "nly seen te tea%er %"rre%tin! (ad (ea#i"r #er(ally. I as7ed te tea%er ", d"es se
andle (ad (ea#i"r (et,een t," 2 year "lds4 and se said se $)ts tem in time ")t fr"m = t"
10 min)tes "r tey are n"t all",ed t" !" ")t t" te $lay!r")nd f"r re%ess. It all de$ends "n te
reas"n "f ,y tey !" in tr")(le in te first $la%e.
A. Identify friendsi$s (et,een te %ildren. C"nsiderin! te (ea#i"rs y") "(ser#e4 "n ,at
(asis d" y") tin7 tese friendsi$s are f"rmed;
I n"ti%ed 7ids )s)ally $lay ,it "ter 7ids tey a#e tin!s in %"mm"n ,it. Us)ally4 !irls $lay
,it "ter !irls and ("ys sti%7 ,it ("ys. B"r Instan%es I99ie and 6ella are friends and an! ")t
d)rin! te s%""l day. 8ey %""se t" $lay te same !ames and d" te same learnin! %enter. tey
sit t"!eter d)rin! l)n% and sna%7 time.