As many of us know, children develop in a multitude of ways and do so in different stages. As I will explain later on in this report, one of the children I observed had accomplished quite a few tasks that were above his expected developmental capabilities, yet could not accomplish some of the activities that were considered to be at his developmental level. I conducted three separate observations for this assignment. One was in the lobby of Lowell, where I observed a toddler and his younger sister playing games. This observation occurred on Wednesday, October 14. My second observation occurred on Thursday, October 15 in a classroom where a bunch of energetic three, four, and five year olds were being watched by two caregivers, while their mothers
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One of the first activities that I saw the children participate in was a tower building contest. By using colorful blocks, the children were having a friendly competition to see who could build the tallest tower. One four year and eight month little girl named Emmie was the one child who was able to build the tallest, self-standing tower. I did not think to count to see how many blocks she used, but I would assume that she used at least eight blocks to build this tower. According to the Motor Skills Development worksheet, a child between 37 and 48 months should be able to successfully build a tower with at least eight blocks. Shortly after this tower building contest, the babysitters, if you will, had all of the children sit at the table to color. One of the four year old little boys began to draw himself. Just as the textbook describes his people were very much tadpole shaped, but they did have boundary lines, which can sometimes be a challenge for younger children to comprehend. Nevertheless, Zane’s drawing clearly placed him in the correct fine-motor developmental category for his age. When Zane was finished with his drawing, I asked him if he would write his name on his paper. He willingly agreed, and did a wonderful job of printing his first name on his paper. This was another expected fine motor skill that Zane should have been able to accomplish according to his
One of the first activities that I saw the children participate in was a tower building contest. By using colorful blocks, the children were having a friendly competition to see who could build the tallest tower. One four year and eight month little girl named Emmie was the one child who was able to build the tallest, self-standing tower. I did not think to count to see how many blocks she used, but I would assume that she used at least eight blocks to build this tower. According to the Motor Skills Development worksheet, a child between 37 and 48 months should be able to successfully build a tower with at least eight blocks. Shortly after this tower building contest, the babysitters, if you will, had all of the children sit at the table to color. One of the four year old little boys began to draw himself. Just as the textbook describes his people were very much tadpole shaped, but they did have boundary lines, which can sometimes be a challenge for younger children to comprehend. Nevertheless, Zane’s drawing clearly placed him in the correct fine-motor developmental category for his age. When Zane was finished with his drawing, I asked him if he would write his name on his paper. He willingly agreed, and did a wonderful job of printing his first name on his paper. This was another expected fine motor skill that Zane should have been able to accomplish according to his