3 Year Old Observation

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At this time when I am doing my observation I am observing a 3 year old. It makes the I have chosen to observe a little girl this week and her brother next week to see if there will be any similarity or if the developmental skills were completely opposite. The three year old girl is very smart for her age. At this time in the movement category there are some skills that she struggles with like throwing over hand, hoping on one foot and standing on one foot for 5 min. In this category she does really well with riding toys, kicking the ball and moving front words and backwards. To support her in developing or strengthening these skills I am going to take time to play kick ball, Simon says, red light green light. To support her in the skills

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