I.

Observation 4:
a. Child Study (Behavioral)
II. Grade:
a. Kindergarten
III. Students:
a. 9 girls, 8 boys
IV. Setting:
a. Kindergarten classroom at The Learning Gate
b. Ages: 5-6 years old classroom, 17 students. 1 head teacher, 1 teacher aid
V. Pre-Observation:
a. I didnt really know what to expect when I found out that I had to do a child study

observation. I decided to do some research to get an idea of what to look for when

Im inside the classroom. I found an article that explained what to observe when

youre looking at childs behavior. Childrens behavior can change over time or

drastically, but its our job as teaching professionals to keep them on the right

track. After reading that, I felt a little more confident about doing this

observation.
VI. Analysis:
a. I have already spoken to Mrs. Sharon about my child study observation and I was

going to choose. She agreed that this was an excellent choice as this child has a

few behavioral problems. She started the morning meeting with the children and

as she was in the middle of morning meeting, the child decided to talk to his

friends. Mrs. Sharon asked the child to quiet down and he decided he didnt want

to listen. The class was already getting distracted so the teacher aid removed the

child from morning meeting so he can sit next to her. I was observing the child

and saw how angry he was beginning to get. He then proceeded to get up and

throw the chair because he wasnt sitting next to his friends. Mrs. Sharon

immediately removed him from the classroom and brought him to the directors

office. The childs parents were called and had to come pick up the child.
VII. Recommendations:
 a. At first, I was a little confused on how removing the child would make the

situations better. I say this because by removing the child, they are making them

feel alienated and that wont make the situation any better. The children have all

seen him be removed from the classroom. Instead, I believe that the child should

have come back to morning meeting after the teacher aid had spoken to him. I

also would have explained to the child that when morning meeting was over, he

could go and speak to his friends. Doing this would have shown the kid that if you

sit quietly for a little bit longer than you will be able to speak to your friends after

morning meeting. I also would have shown the child his sticker chart and show

him the progress that he is doing in the classroom.

VIII. Post Observation:
a. After sitting for this observation, I began to understand why a child study team is

important in schools. They can assist the teachers with how to deal with the

children in certain situations. Maybe if the school had a child study team then that

would help the boy with his behavioral problem and what they can do to keep him

showing great behavior skills. The child didnt quite learn from this happening

when he was removed, maybe next time they will have a different solution to help

him.
IX. Citations:
Jackson, L. (2009). ECRP. Vol 11 No 1. Observing Children's Stress Behaviors in a

Kindergarten Classroom. Retrieved from http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v11n1/jackson.html