On February 15th, 2017, I had the opportunity of being a guest at The Village Preschool located in Visalia, California. The classroom that I was assigned to had a total of twelve children that all ranged from the ages of four to five years old. Specifically, the classroom had five female students and seven male students. Upon arrival, the teacher introduced me to the children and explained to them that I was a guest from Fresno State University and would be observing them. To allow the children to get comfortable around me, she allowed me to actually sit with and participate with the children as they completed their activities, which really enhanced my experience. The children quickly warmed up to me and before I knew it, they were calling me Ms. V.J. and interacting with me through conversations and asking me for help in completing their activities. However, for the purpose of this assignment, I chose to write my well child assessment assignment on a four-year-old Hispanic male named I.M. with short brown hair, and brown eyes. He was wearing jeans, a black t-shirt, and a pair of black Converse sneakers. The reason I chose to write my observations on him is because I interacted with him more than I interacted with the other children and I could observe his mannerisms at a closer level. Physical Development When I first arrived at the preschool, I.M.
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was putting a ninja turtle puzzle together along with the rest of the kids at the table. I noticed he started putting the outer edge puzzle pieces together first. Then once the border of the puzzle was complete he began to fill in the middle part of the puzzles by matching the colors. There were a few times where he asked his classmates or the teacher to assist in putting pieces together. After he completed the puzzle, he tore the pieces apart and placed them in the appropriate container from where he had originally got them from. Thereafter, the preschoolers were allowed to get a “table job” once they completed at least one puzzle. The “table job” that I.M. chose was farm animals that came along with a farm that had to be built by placing the blocks together and matching the colors. Thereafter, while I.M. and the other students were cleaning up their “table jobs” the teacher rearranged all the chairs and attached a name tag with each of the preschooler’s name on the back of each chair. When I.M. was done cleaning up his “table job” I noticed he began to assist his classmates in cleaning up their “table job.” Once they were done cleaning up, I.M. sat crisscrossed applesauce on the carpet. However, it took him awhile to sit quietly since him and two of the other boys began to play with other toys. After proving to the teacher that he was listening, he was given permission to look for the chair with his name on it and wait patiently for academics to begin. During their academic session, I observed how I.M. used his pencil to write his name at the top of the page. In addition, part of his assignment was to look at the shapes on the left hand side of the page and match them with the shapes on the right hand side of the page. Once he was done, I observed the teacher correct his paper. While correcting the paper,
was putting a ninja turtle puzzle together along with the rest of the kids at the table. I noticed he started putting the outer edge puzzle pieces together first. Then once the border of the puzzle was complete he began to fill in the middle part of the puzzles by matching the colors. There were a few times where he asked his classmates or the teacher to assist in putting pieces together. After he completed the puzzle, he tore the pieces apart and placed them in the appropriate container from where he had originally got them from. Thereafter, the preschoolers were allowed to get a “table job” once they completed at least one puzzle. The “table job” that I.M. chose was farm animals that came along with a farm that had to be built by placing the blocks together and matching the colors. Thereafter, while I.M. and the other students were cleaning up their “table jobs” the teacher rearranged all the chairs and attached a name tag with each of the preschooler’s name on the back of each chair. When I.M. was done cleaning up his “table job” I noticed he began to assist his classmates in cleaning up their “table job.” Once they were done cleaning up, I.M. sat crisscrossed applesauce on the carpet. However, it took him awhile to sit quietly since him and two of the other boys began to play with other toys. After proving to the teacher that he was listening, he was given permission to look for the chair with his name on it and wait patiently for academics to begin. During their academic session, I observed how I.M. used his pencil to write his name at the top of the page. In addition, part of his assignment was to look at the shapes on the left hand side of the page and match them with the shapes on the right hand side of the page. Once he was done, I observed the teacher correct his paper. While correcting the paper,