Documentation, Planning & Assessment Record

DOCUMENTATION, PLANNING & ASSESSMENT RECORD
Date: Context: Child Name: Age:
Observation:
Anecdotal
Narrative written like a
story after the event in
PAST tense. Describe
what the child did
during the creation of
the work.
(the observation should be like a story, each and everything that the child does should be recorded)
The Child took had the white sheet of paper spread in front of him. He seemed very concentrated and planned. The child did not really feel confused. It
seemed that he was –prepared with the theme that he needed to paint on the paper. It might also be the case that what he was drawing was related to
some stories or some kinds of imagination that is stored within his mind from a long time. The child seemed very concentrated and he also seemed to
enjoy his work. This is really very important because enjoying one’s work make the work very easy. He painted the paper with blue colour. In the next
step he used his fingers to create orange dots all over the paper. This part seemed quite exciting because it was not easy to make out what the student
was actually trying to create. After creating those orange dots all over the paper, he took his painting brush again. This time he dipped his brush in the red
colour and started drawing some lines below those orange dots and he also drew some find like structure at the side. He was drawing some fish. Then he
drew the eyes of those tiny fished by creating black dots. While making this painting, the child was trying to use every detail so that nothing is missed out.
The child did not want to miss any details in his painting.
Referenced
Interpretation of the
skills and/or
developmental
domains. Add specific
information on
behaviour/skills from
research
The child is really very skilled at painting. This is resident because usually children of 4 years of age are often restless and are not that focussed in making
any painting with deep intricate details. However this child seemed very organized and concentration his work. He made sure that he is finishing his
painting with all the required details. He drew the fishes and made sure to draw the eyes and also the bubbles in white colour in front of their mouth. So,
the child did not forget to depict that the fishes need to breathe under water. So, the child is sympathetic toward the animals or any living beings So, he
was drawing the bubbles very attentively in order to show that the fishes are breathing. He also had a good and detailed understanding of the
underwater world. It might show that he has an aquarium in his house and he has recorded the activities of the fishes very attentively. Its shows his deep
attentive nature. He also knew that there are some underwater plants as well. So he drew the plants with green water. So, it is evident that he did not
use any wrong colour for any objects. He could have also painted the trees in red rather than green. However this shows that he has a lot of
concentration and he believes in understanding everything by paying deep attention.
Learning and
development linkage to
Theoretical Perspectives Early Years Learning Framework
Shellharbour TAFE Higher Education