Description
Social and Emotional Development
1. Behavior with adults
Did you see the child take leave of the parent in the morning? Describe:
Does the child seek the companionship of adults in preference to children? Does the child have an attachment to a particular adult?
How does the child seek adult approval and help?
Does the child accept adults' suggestions and redirection? What is the child's response to limits set by adults?
2. Behavior with other children
How does the child enter group play, e.g., immediately joins in or stands and observes first? Describe the child's behavior in group play (e.g., leader, follower, both?)
Does the child seem to prefer to play alone? Describe and compare the child's behavior with that of the other children. During what activities does the child prefer to play alone?
Does the child tend to play with a particular friend(s)? Describe.
When this child and another do not agree, what does the child do? (e.g., give in, compromise, holler for help, etc.)
3. Expression of feelings
How does the child show feelings of happiness and unhappiness? What other feelings did you see the child express?
How does the child show affection for another child or adult?
Did you see the child attempt to hurt another child either verbally or physically? What
seemed to be the provocation? How was the situation handled?
Did you see the child respond to frustration, such as having to wait for a toy? What did the child do?
4. Activity #3: Please use plan an activity that supports children’s interactions with each other.
Part II: The Activitiy
Based on your Specific DevelopmentalDomain Social and Emotional Development
and reflecting on the children’s interests,
you will plan an activity to do with a child or small group of children.
After getting
your planning guide approved by your lead teacher
, you will actually
implement the activity during your scheduled hours.
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a. Identify the observed interests of the children that precipitated the
activity
b. Title and description of the activity
c.Materials needed and description of how to make/organize activity
d. How will the activity be presented or sharedwith the children?
Part III: Evaluate your activity afterwards:
a.Describe in detail how the children participated in your activity. Use
some of their actual words in wrtitng your description of ttheir participation.
b. What questions do you have about the children’s reactions?
c. How did you feel about the experience? What could be done differently
the nexttime you share in this activity with children?
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Running head: CHILD OBSERVATION ACTIVITY
Child Observation Activity
Name
Institution
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CHILD OBSERVATION ACTIVITY
PART I- SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Behavior with Adults.
As three-year-old Meryl was being escorted to her father’s car for school by her nanny,
she turns back to blow a kiss to her mother, and shouts, ‘Goodbye Mommy!’ She then reached
for her nanny’s hand and practically pulled her across the lawn to where the car was parked in
waiting. Meryl seems to be quite a popular child among her peers because she easily shares her
toys and enjoys playing with the other children. She seems to be overly fond of her father for
whom she drops everything when he arrives home from work in the evenings. Meryl runs to sit
on Mr. Cole’s lap bubbling and shrieking with joy just as he settles down to watch television
with a mug of hot coffee. On days when Mr. Cole is out of town or working late, Meryl appears
withdrawn and constantly asks her mother where ‘Dada’ is.
When Meryl is doing her painting exercises, she directly asks for help from her nanny
who keeps her crayons, ‘Color I wanna draw…’ When she receives a complimentary cookie for
coloring the edges of her pictures correctly, she nods her h...
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