Reflection of Observation

Hello Wanda, Bree, Joana, and Erika,

During my observation at the center, I had the opportunity to meet with several preschoolers.  The children were wonderful and pleasant.  I felt welcome during my time there. My observation took in the classroom. B1 with short curly hair and the smallest boy in the classroom. He was on the floor playing with wooden toy cars and wooden block in the block center by himself. B1 grabs a train tracks to put together. He look frustrated and He say “I can’t do this “?  Another boy named B2 with short spikes brown hair join B1 with building a train tracks. B2 says to B1, This is how you put the track together. He demonstrated to B1 on how to build the tracks.  B2 and B1 demonstrated understanding, social skills and respect for each other. They both demonstrated fine motor skills as well.  I observed a lot of facial expression and social interactions between both boys. B1 and B2 continued to engage helping each other build a train tracks. I then focus my observation on G1, she wearing pokadot dress shirt and pink pants with long brown pony tail. She likes to play by herself. I observed G1 sitting on the corner table; she took a quick glance at me and then continuing play with hair. She doesn’t seem to have a smile on her face. She seems to look very distance and doesn’t like to be around other children. She doesn’t show any facial expression or interact with any other children. We then proceeded to the playground. B3 is light skin boy wearing red shirt and dark blue jeans. He is hiding under the slide and making funny face at Ms. Mary Jo. B3 is full of energy and likes to have a lot of attention on him. He and Ms. Mary Jo build a strong relationship with each other.

If I were a teacher in the classroom, I would plan a fun activity call Colored shaving cream. The objective of this activity is to learn the name of the colors. These activity children will be use shaving cream and paint to create unique patterns on paper. Children experiment with colors and how they mix together. To make a fun reinforce activity I would give them a construction paper and allowed them to do whatever they want to do. Objective by participating in this activity children will refines the ability to plan and coordinates use of grasp, release, strength and control fingers and hands for functional and play activities. Children can distinguish hard / soft texture of the art activity. I chose this art activity because children get to use their fine motors skills, social skills and cognitive. They can share their creative ideas with other children in the classroom. Children can hang their activity in the classroom or take them home for their parents to see.