Chool Age Observation I Observed

chool Age Observation I observed Mark in his fourth grade classroom during a science lesson .Mark is an intelligent ten-year-old child, but he has a difficult time paying attention to his teacher . He likes to get a lot of attention and when he gets bored he turns his focus to other destructive matters, such as, throwing pencils up into the ceiling . Throwing pencils in the ceiling has gotten him in trouble many times, and once he was kicked out of the classroom for it . When he becomes uninterested he stops paying attention to instruction completely . When he is bored, he needs to find another activity to fill the void, and that activity will be something that distracts the teacher and his classmates two characteristics that make it interesting and entertaining to him .From my observations, I believe Mark's behavior problems are the result of a lack of attention and disinterest from the people in his life, and a general sense of laziness and intimidation for tasks that seem difficult . Mark comes to school with an unclean appearance (dirty clothes, messy hair, looking like he has not bathed ) and without the proper tools to actively complete his assignments . For example, he comes to school without any pencils or paper and his backpack is a mess of old crumpled papers . Mark's behavior problems decreased as his teacher had time to give him one on one attention and break down his tasks into smaller assignments while giving him encouragement

The Bottom Line Have you ever watched a child play? Just sat back and watched them? It can be really interesting.

This is yet another paper that I had to write for my Pediatrics class. We had to observe a child at play and write about them.

The preschool period is generally considered to be three to five years of age (4). I observed a five-year-old female playing at a playground. The tasks witnessed were running, playing on a slide, ascending stairs, and climbing on a jungle gym (a circular interlocked metal object with a ladder). Play was performed in the presence of her mother and older brother. The preschooler is a very social individual who is making friends and exploring the world (4).