Observation of Child's Behavior and Skills with Play Dough

Running head: PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology
Name of the Student
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1PSYCHOLOGY
Date: Context: Child Name: Age:
Observation:
Jotting
Document a quick
snapshot of the
child’s behaviour
or skill. Write in
past tense and
short sentences.5
jottings make up 1
observation
J1
Piper was seated in a chair and in front of her was a round table where green play dough
was placed. Piper was surrounded by three of her peers and two educators. While one of
the educator was combing her hair, she picked up a big lump of the playdough and
exclaimed “Look teacher, Playdough!”
J2
Piper was free playing with the play dough. She was rearing small pieces out of the big
piece of play dough and trying to make shapes with the same. While one of the
educators was teaching one of the peers of piper how to make a ball, piper was not
paying attention to her at all. She made a flat shape out of the play dough and exclaimed,
“look teacher, look.”
J3
Educator two was introducing plastic stamps to the children. Piper was paying full
attention to the new resource. When Educator 2 pressed the stamp on the dough, Piper
imitates her. She used a hand stamp and successfully made a hand. She handed the
teacher with a little piece of play dough and imitated her using the words “here you go.”
J4
Piper was looking at the play dough in the hand of the educator in order to understand
what se is trying to make (cdmd.qc.ca, 2019). Teacher 1 noticed a small ball in her hand
and asked her what she had made. Piper playfully answered her “it a ball’ with a smile.
Teacher smiled back and asked her “who have made it?” and se smiling answered,
“Litsa!”
J5
Piper cut out a play dough piece from the play dough. She rolled the same in her hand
and then picks up a stomp. She then pushed the stamp on the play dough to make the
shape and showed it to one of the teachers. When the educator asked to squeeze the
same she followed the educator’s instruction.
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