OBSERVATIONS Running Record- Cognitive Development

Reflection: I observed the child building a rocket ship out of large LEGOs at the Kids Club. While observing I was focused on his ability to rote count, identify colors, and sort objects. According to the Virginia Early Childhood Milestones, a child 48 months and older should be exploring, recognizing, and sorting items based on single characteristics (color, size, etc.). He was able to identify the color blue among the various colored LEGOs and was displaying an interest in creating patterns in his rocket ship. Although the child identified and sorted different colored LEGOs, he was inconsistent when attempting to count the LEGOs. The child was able to count to 7 easily, but sometimes became confused when counting further. Previously I have observed this child counting to 10 with no problem, so I decided I needed to create an activity specifically focused on supporting the childs counting skills. Frequency Count- Physical Development

Reflection: During this observation I viewed the child catching a ball. The child was thrown a soft-medium sized ball by a caregiver. I did a frequency count to record how many times the child caught the thrown ball during a 5 minute period (at 1 minute intervals). According to the Virginia Early Childhood Milestones, a 3 year old should be able to move his/her body into a position to catch a ball and begin attempting to catch a ball with two hands. Out of 17 throws the child caught 12, revealing that he is mastering the complex gross motor skills associated with catching a ball. I will create an activity that supports the childs interest in sports, while further promoting the childs physical development. Observation CHD 265 03/25/14 & 03/27/14 Creative Development Observation Work Samples

RACE CARE TRACK

Tell me about your picture.. See thats a three-Child (pointing to the backwards 3 in red marker) The big red circle is the party-Child Party?-Me Yes! All my friends are there. Theyre all in the red circle- Child This is my house Child (pointing to the green blob at the bottom of the page) My mom is making dinner-Child This is the race track. It takes me home-Child (Pointing to the various curved red lines) This is the race cars- Child (Pointing to the two red circles) The black is the energy from the car- Child (pointing to all black blobs) Energy?-Me The energy that makes it go-Child

MONSTER

This is the monster-Child (Said without me even asking) His name is Frog. He likes frogs- Child He has eyes, here, here, and here- Child (Pointing to the 3 black blobs) These are his chains. He is chained down- Child (Pointing to blue blobs on monster) They hurt him, but hes ok- Child These are his friends, the frogs. They want to help him- Child (Pointing to purple ovals in left hand corner) Reflection:

I saw a lot of similarities in this childs pictures. He created a lot of the same shapes and had similar themes throughout his pictures. He used many basic forms by creating circles, lines, and ovals. He also made many arched and curved lines. I concluded that he was in the Early Pictorial stage (Developmental Stages of Art) of art development because he was creating various symbols and shapes that represented ideas in his mind. He also could explain what most of these symbols and shapes were when I asked him to tell me about the picture. According to the Virginia Early Childhood Milestones, at the age of 3 a child should be able to generate drawings that are more detailed and creative. This child revealed that he has learned to produce art creations that are creative and display a situation (Race car track) or fantasy (monster). He had included many cars throughout his works, displaying his love of cars! He held each marker as an adult would. He also changed the way he held the marker when drawing blobs to apply more pressure to the paper.