Examples Of Child Observation

On Monday, September 21st, I went to St. Stephen’s Day School from 9:30-10:30am to observe a four year old boy in Ms. Alicia’s class named Braedyn. This class was also known as the Green Turtles. When I arrived at the school, it was outside time. The children were allowed to do whatever they wanted on the playground, which included a kitchen area, slides, climbing bars, a sandbox and more. When outside time was over, they were brought inside to do different activities. During activity time, the children were put into stations such as doing a writing activity, cutting shapes, or mixing colors.
Braedyn was a small tan boy that had dark curly hair. He was wearing a white-striped shirt with jeans and Nike blue shoes. Even though his body was already small, you can still tell that his head was bigger than the rest of his body such as his feet. This is due to the cephalocaudal development, which is the development from

He climbed the bars like an obstacle course. His teachers had to get on to him several times because he was doing something that could hurt him or others. One time, he was caught pulling a classmate off of the bars because he wanted to show them what he could do. When he was caught, his teacher just told him that his action was unacceptable. However, the teacher did not tell him to go to time out. Instead, Braedyn went ahead and sat himself down on the alligator seesaw and reflected on his poor decision he made. After a minute of sitting alone, he went back to playing with Bryson. This showed that this active and outgoing boy also had a sensitive side. You could tell he loved the playground and showing off his tricks, but also wanted to please his teachers. Overall, I enjoyed watching Braedyn jump around the playground and watching him practice his letters during activity time. Braedyn was an energetic, self-disciplined student who wanted his peers to observe and share his