3-24-2010

Observation Hours @ SNC Children's Center

Friday 3/12 from 10-11am and 2-3pm
Monday 3/22 from 2-3pm
Tuesday 3/23 from 1-3pm
Wednesday 3/24 from 2-3pm

This week in my observations I really tried to pay attention to how children were learning to cooperate with one another through play. I really saw how much children learned to cooperate through play. While the children were playing, especially out on the playground, they would learn a lot about cooperation when they ran into a conflict. Last semester I had to observe and help out in the preschool for 4 hours a week. There was one boy who would often end up in tears over little conflicts because he really didn't know how to tell others what he was feeling, especially if they were making him unhappy. I noticed this week how while he was playing outside, another child bumped into him and knocked him down during a game. I watched how he went up to the boy and said "You knocked me down and you hurt me." Although as adults we often take this kind of interaction for granted, for kids this can be very difficult. Through play, this child learned that it is important to communicate when working with or playing with others in order to let them know how you are feeling so you can better work or play together. I saw how this child is really developing this interpersonal skills through these playful interactions with other children.