Example Of A Child Observation Assignment

For my Children Observation Assignment, I observed my neighbor, Reagan Malone. Reagan is a first grader and is six years old. The observation took place at Reagan’s house where I was babysitting her, her younger brother, Kellen, and her older sister, Delaney. I babysat her on September 6th, 2015 in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Our day spent together consisted of activities inside and outside of the house. Cognitive domain in learning involves the development of mental skills, knowledge and analysis. It involves thought process and how one figures something out and how fast. I observed that Reagan’s attention span outside of the house is shorter than when we are inside. I think this is because there’s so much to do outside and she wants to …show more content…
They center on different objectives within activities that involve movement and using gross and fine muscles. When Reagan and her siblings went outside in the backyard to play, I was able to observe different fine and gross skills. Her fine motor skills consisted of her using her right hand consistently when throwing a ball or toys. She can effectively build a tower using her outside blocks and stack them pretty neatly. She was also able to climb a tree in the backyard. However, she did struggle a little and become wobbly with her hands but steadied herself. Reagan’s gross motor skills outside consisted of running quickly. She did trip over her feet a couple times but regained balance. She runs with her arms bent slightly. She can run straight and curved towards her toys and balls. When she was kicking a soccer ball, she kicked it low to the ground with a light force. She can drop her ball and catch it while it is still in the air. When she was playing catch with her older sister, she was able to throw the ball underhand and catch the ball with two hands. Her and her little brother had a race and she was able to change directions quickly when running around the tree. After we played outside, Reagan ate lunch with her siblings. I was able to observe her fine motor skills inside as well. Reagan is able to use a fork well but she struggles with scooping with a spoon if she is not completely focused. She also always holds her cup with two hands. When we colored after lunch, Reagan can write her name clearly. She holds markers better than she holds skinny pencils. She writes slowly so she can make it nice and neat. While coloring, she focuses on staying inside the lines for the most part. After coloring, I observed Reagan playing independently with her dolls. She can undress and dress her dolls but struggled a little bit with some buttons on her baby doll. She ended up figuring it out