Example Of Group Observation

For my last observation I went back to the McCarthy Center to view a group activity being done. I was observing in the quail’s room with the three year olds and they had just transitioned from outdoors to going back indoors. There were two workers that set up two different tables for the children to come up to and work together at. This hour was also their time to focus on directly on STEM, so one table focused around science and the other focused on engineering. At the science table, one worker was pouring white powder on top of bubble wrap and added water and paint for color and let the children mix it all up with their hands. The children got to watch everything mix together and change colors. The bubble wrap added texture for them to feel around with and allowed them to even pop the bubbles and let some paint fly around. Feeney, Moravcik, and Nolte say to, “Have an ‘attention grabber.’ Start group times with something that you know will capture the children’s interest” (p. 216). Before this group activity began, the children were also playing with the bubble wrap outside and the worker brought up painting on it once they went inside. That is what caught the children’s interest in …show more content…
They were also given a block with multiple wooden sticks glued to it so the sticks would stand up vertically. The children would pile the shapes onto the sticks and some would pile the shapes on randomly and some put a certain color or certain shape on each stick. This activity also helped them work on their fine motor skills by placing the small shapes onto the stick. The worker was very well organized when the children were brought over. Feeney, Moravcik, and Nolte say to “Have all your materials gathered and ready so that when you bring the children together they do not have to wait while you locate needed items” (p.