Where: St. Nobert College Children's Center
When: Monday March 23rd 10:00-10:40
I observed the morning preschoolers during free time. I spent most of the time in the dramatic play area. This was constantly full with children. It was set up like a post office. There were girls stamping envelopes and addressing letters. One of them was writing down names from a list. She kept asking me to help her spell the names. The other girl was playing with a cash register and fake coins.
There was also a boy who was playing near mail car. He was loading packages into it and pretending to drive it around. He did this for most of the time. He would come over to me every few minutes, asking me to help me tie his shoes or fix the mailman outfit he was wearing. There was a girl playing with him, also loading packages. A few times they would accidentally bump each other in the car, which caused a few issues.
Eventually, one of the girls left the area and another child came in. He, too, put on the costumes and starting interacting with the other students. They spent a lot of time just stacking boxes and moving the envelopes around. They didn't have storylines developed, however, they all seemed very involved in their play. Other children asked if they could come in the area, but it was already full.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Gym
Who: After School Program
Where: Saint Joseph School Gym
Ages: 4-8
Gender: 2 Female, 5 Male
Materials Provided: Various balls, children's own toys (stuffed animals)
Time Observed: 3:00-3:45
For the first 15 minutes, every child played alone:
One 4-year-old and one 5-year-old (both boys) played with footballs. The 4-year-old also played with his stuffed animal.
One 6-year-old and one 8-year-old (both girls) played with large rubber balls
One 4-year-old boy played with a basketball
One 4-year-old boy played with his stuffed animal
One 5-year-old boy played with a football but added various balls as he played.
Most activity was dribbling, kicking, bouncing balls off the wall, and shooting hoops.
After 15 minutes:
One 4-year-old boy tries to initiate play with another 4-year-old boy. (unsuccessful)
One 4-year-old played "football" (catch) with a teacher.
The orginal 4-year-old boys begin to play chase together
Two 5-year-old boys played catch with the football after 25 minutes
The two 4-year-old boys begin to play catch with the 4-year-old boy playing with the teacher
One of the boys switches to the football catch game with the 5-year-olds.
After 30 minutes:
The 6-year-old girl sits out
The 4-year-old boy goes back to the other 4-year-old boys and watches them play
The 6-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy play with a ball. They throw it and measure the distance with their feet (because we didn't have a ruler in the gym).
The two 5-year-old boys play soccer: one is the goalie and the other kicks. After 10 minutes, they play a variety of games, including ball tag, make believe play, as well as creating challenges for each other
Where: Saint Joseph School Gym
Ages: 4-8
Gender: 2 Female, 5 Male
Materials Provided: Various balls, children's own toys (stuffed animals)
Time Observed: 3:00-3:45
For the first 15 minutes, every child played alone:
One 4-year-old and one 5-year-old (both boys) played with footballs. The 4-year-old also played with his stuffed animal.
One 6-year-old and one 8-year-old (both girls) played with large rubber balls
One 4-year-old boy played with a basketball
One 4-year-old boy played with his stuffed animal
One 5-year-old boy played with a football but added various balls as he played.
Most activity was dribbling, kicking, bouncing balls off the wall, and shooting hoops.
After 15 minutes:
One 4-year-old boy tries to initiate play with another 4-year-old boy. (unsuccessful)
One 4-year-old played "football" (catch) with a teacher.
The orginal 4-year-old boys begin to play chase together
Two 5-year-old boys played catch with the football after 25 minutes
The two 4-year-old boys begin to play catch with the 4-year-old boy playing with the teacher
One of the boys switches to the football catch game with the 5-year-olds.
After 30 minutes:
The 6-year-old girl sits out
The 4-year-old boy goes back to the other 4-year-old boys and watches them play
The 6-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy play with a ball. They throw it and measure the distance with their feet (because we didn't have a ruler in the gym).
The two 5-year-old boys play soccer: one is the goalie and the other kicks. After 10 minutes, they play a variety of games, including ball tag, make believe play, as well as creating challenges for each other
Sunday, March 22, 2009
playground equipment
Where: McDonald's
Time: 7:00-8:00
I observed at the play area in McDonalds. There were only about 4-5 children there. When I first came they were running around through the tunnels. Two kids were in a plastic rocket ship, shaking back and forth loudly.
A boy was going down all the slides, one by one. The other kids eventually joined him and they went down the slides together, piling up at the bottom. Eventually, three of the children went to eat with their parents. The youngest boy kept getting distracted however, and would randomly run through one of the tunnels. The kids were shouting back and forth to each other a lot.
While they were eating there was only one little girl playing on the equipment. She was playing by herself while her dad talked on the phone. She climbed through the tunnels and went down the slides a few times.
Eventually the other children all left and it was just her. She asked her dad if they could leave, as well, but he told her to play more. After this, she started talking out loud and pretending that she had other people to play with. She seemed rather bored, but her dad didn't want to leave yet. When I left, she was still there, going down the slides.
Time: 7:00-8:00
I observed at the play area in McDonalds. There were only about 4-5 children there. When I first came they were running around through the tunnels. Two kids were in a plastic rocket ship, shaking back and forth loudly.
A boy was going down all the slides, one by one. The other kids eventually joined him and they went down the slides together, piling up at the bottom. Eventually, three of the children went to eat with their parents. The youngest boy kept getting distracted however, and would randomly run through one of the tunnels. The kids were shouting back and forth to each other a lot.
While they were eating there was only one little girl playing on the equipment. She was playing by herself while her dad talked on the phone. She climbed through the tunnels and went down the slides a few times.
Eventually the other children all left and it was just her. She asked her dad if they could leave, as well, but he told her to play more. After this, she started talking out loud and pretending that she had other people to play with. She seemed rather bored, but her dad didn't want to leave yet. When I left, she was still there, going down the slides.
Playground equipment
Where: Eden Prairie Mall- indoor play area
Ages: 2-9
Gender: mostly male, with a few female
Demographics: Caucasian, African American, Asian, Hispanic.
Time Observed: 5:10-5:30
Once again, I observed at the playground area in my mall. It was less crowded this time. At first, there were just a few boys and one or two girls. There was one little boy who was pushing his car toys up the slides, by himself. There was a boy and girl running around and playing in the tunnels. During one part, all the children disappeared in the structure. Two different dads got worried after a few minutes of this, and went to look for them. The children popped out of the tunnels and were fine though.
The brother and sister went over to a plastic, fake fire pit and started playing with it. They were pretending to be campers making chocolate over the fire.
The area eventually grew more crowded, as a group of moms appeared with their kids. Three girls went over the boat and jetski and started playing. They were pretending to race each other.
A number of boys also came and started climbing all over the various structures. One boy went and sat on the plastic ladybug, but he seemed confused as to what to do and soon got up. There was a little area that looked like a log platform. No one went over here, however.
One little boy, probably around 2 years old, occupied himself with going up and down a set of steps. He did this for about 5-8 minutes.
Later on, the girl and boy went over to the boat and pretended it was a rocket ship. They eventually left and another boy took over. He pretended to be rowing.
One little boy escaped from the play area, but his dad found him and brought him back.
Also, children again started running all over the couches. This appears to be a problem.
Ages: 2-9
Gender: mostly male, with a few female
Demographics: Caucasian, African American, Asian, Hispanic.
Time Observed: 5:10-5:30
Once again, I observed at the playground area in my mall. It was less crowded this time. At first, there were just a few boys and one or two girls. There was one little boy who was pushing his car toys up the slides, by himself. There was a boy and girl running around and playing in the tunnels. During one part, all the children disappeared in the structure. Two different dads got worried after a few minutes of this, and went to look for them. The children popped out of the tunnels and were fine though.
The brother and sister went over to a plastic, fake fire pit and started playing with it. They were pretending to be campers making chocolate over the fire.
The area eventually grew more crowded, as a group of moms appeared with their kids. Three girls went over the boat and jetski and started playing. They were pretending to race each other.
A number of boys also came and started climbing all over the various structures. One boy went and sat on the plastic ladybug, but he seemed confused as to what to do and soon got up. There was a little area that looked like a log platform. No one went over here, however.
One little boy, probably around 2 years old, occupied himself with going up and down a set of steps. He did this for about 5-8 minutes.
Later on, the girl and boy went over to the boat and pretended it was a rocket ship. They eventually left and another boy took over. He pretended to be rowing.
One little boy escaped from the play area, but his dad found him and brought him back.
Also, children again started running all over the couches. This appears to be a problem.
Playground equipment
Who:
Where: Eden Prairie Mall, Minnesota (indoor playground equipment
Ages: 2-8
Gender: female and male
Demographics: Caucasian, Indian, African American, Asian.
Time Observed: 2:30-3:00
I observed an indoor play area at my local shopping mall. For this afternoon it was quite crowded. There was a circle of couches surrounding a plastic playground structure. It was designed to resemble different climates. One side was warm, with fake flowers and logs. The other was supposed to be snowy. There were also little rides and games on the outside (you could play to play them) but I never saw any children go near them. The equipment consisted of a lot of tunnels, slides, and other structures to stand and climb on. There were children of a wide variety of ages integrating with one another.
The children frequently congregated ino the tunnels. The girls, in particular, liked to do this. Kids also liked to play hide and seek in the tunnels, or just pop out and suprise one another. The boys were running around the outer circle of the area, most of the time. They were either chasing each other, or sometimes just circling by themselves. There was a fake motorboat and jetski that had different children on it throughout most of the time. A group of girls were playing make believe while sitting on these, for at least twenty minutes or so. This particular area had children in it the entire time I was observing.
There were a few 1-2 year olds that were crawling around on the carpeted paths. The older children liked to climb on the top of the structures. The boys especially were jumping off of everything. The slides were also very popular with all of the children. There were a few plastic structures that resembled lady bugs (on the floor). These were the only equipment that I didn't see any children use at all.
I noticed some children falling, but for the most part everyone seemed safe. Most of the children had come in groups, however they all seemed to be mixing and playing with each other. Towards the end, a group of girls starting running around on the couchs. They stopped after their moms yelled at them. However, in a few minutes they were back at it. They liked to bounce on the couchs and seemed very excited about discovering this activity.
Where: Eden Prairie Mall, Minnesota (indoor playground equipment
Ages: 2-8
Gender: female and male
Demographics: Caucasian, Indian, African American, Asian.
Time Observed: 2:30-3:00
I observed an indoor play area at my local shopping mall. For this afternoon it was quite crowded. There was a circle of couches surrounding a plastic playground structure. It was designed to resemble different climates. One side was warm, with fake flowers and logs. The other was supposed to be snowy. There were also little rides and games on the outside (you could play to play them) but I never saw any children go near them. The equipment consisted of a lot of tunnels, slides, and other structures to stand and climb on. There were children of a wide variety of ages integrating with one another.
The children frequently congregated ino the tunnels. The girls, in particular, liked to do this. Kids also liked to play hide and seek in the tunnels, or just pop out and suprise one another. The boys were running around the outer circle of the area, most of the time. They were either chasing each other, or sometimes just circling by themselves. There was a fake motorboat and jetski that had different children on it throughout most of the time. A group of girls were playing make believe while sitting on these, for at least twenty minutes or so. This particular area had children in it the entire time I was observing.
There were a few 1-2 year olds that were crawling around on the carpeted paths. The older children liked to climb on the top of the structures. The boys especially were jumping off of everything. The slides were also very popular with all of the children. There were a few plastic structures that resembled lady bugs (on the floor). These were the only equipment that I didn't see any children use at all.
I noticed some children falling, but for the most part everyone seemed safe. Most of the children had come in groups, however they all seemed to be mixing and playing with each other. Towards the end, a group of girls starting running around on the couchs. They stopped after their moms yelled at them. However, in a few minutes they were back at it. They liked to bounce on the couchs and seemed very excited about discovering this activity.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Who: After School Program
Where: Saint Joseph School Playground
Ages: 4-7
Gender: 2 Female, 7 Male
Demographics:
Materials Provided: Playground balls, chalk
Time Observed: 3:15-3:45
One 4-year-old boy and one 5-year-old girl played with the chalk almost the entire time. When they weren't playing with the chalk, they were either playing with a ball or doing cartwheels on the grass.
Three 4-year-old boys chased each other with a ball. They did this about 1/2 the time.
One 7-year-old boy and two 5-year-old boys played in the mud and grass for most of the time. Some of the other boys joined them randomly.
The three 4-year-old boys created a course to walk around on going all across the playground.
One 5-year-old boy laid down on the blacktop in the sun for nearly 10 minutes.
Where: Saint Joseph School Playground
Ages: 4-7
Gender: 2 Female, 7 Male
Demographics:
Materials Provided: Playground balls, chalk
Time Observed: 3:15-3:45
One 4-year-old boy and one 5-year-old girl played with the chalk almost the entire time. When they weren't playing with the chalk, they were either playing with a ball or doing cartwheels on the grass.
Three 4-year-old boys chased each other with a ball. They did this about 1/2 the time.
One 7-year-old boy and two 5-year-old boys played in the mud and grass for most of the time. Some of the other boys joined them randomly.
The three 4-year-old boys created a course to walk around on going all across the playground.
One 5-year-old boy laid down on the blacktop in the sun for nearly 10 minutes.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Who: After School Program
Where: Saint Joseph School Playground
Ages: 4-7
Gender: 2 Female, 7 Male
Demographics:
Materials Provided: Playground balls
Time Observed: 3:00-3:44
The children all enjoyed playing in the puddles and mud on the ground.
The older children played tag for a while.
A few 4-year-old boys played with the playground balls.
The 6-year-old boy played in the water on the playground the entire time.
A 7-year-old girl, and a 5-year-old boy and girl were doing somersaults and handstands for a long period of time.
A ball was played with almost the entire time by various children.
A group of 4-year-old boys played keep away with a ball for about 15 minutes.
Two 4-year-old boys created an adventure across the playground.
Where: Saint Joseph School Playground
Ages: 4-7
Gender: 2 Female, 7 Male
Demographics:
Materials Provided: Playground balls
Time Observed: 3:00-3:44
The children all enjoyed playing in the puddles and mud on the ground.
The older children played tag for a while.
A few 4-year-old boys played with the playground balls.
The 6-year-old boy played in the water on the playground the entire time.
A 7-year-old girl, and a 5-year-old boy and girl were doing somersaults and handstands for a long period of time.
A ball was played with almost the entire time by various children.
A group of 4-year-old boys played keep away with a ball for about 15 minutes.
Two 4-year-old boys created an adventure across the playground.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Informal Play
Observation Date: March 11, 2009
Observation Time: 6:30 - 8:30
Babysitting
Who: Ellie and Emma
Where: their home
Ages: Ellie (6) Emma (3)
Gender: 2 girls
Materials provided: Games,toys of all sorts, computer, TV, karaoke machine, dress up items, coloring items, paper
Play with the environment:
Ellie and Emma always play very well together. Ellie, being older, is always in charge, but Emma holds her own. I have always known them to be very creative with their play. Ellie will make up a game from anything that you give her. When I walked in, they were playing Guess Who. They quickly became bored with that. Ellie usually prefers to make up her own rules for games. They have rackets with suction cups on them so when you throw a ball it sticks to it. Ellie made up a game where her and I played and Emma was the score keeper.
Emma began playing with my purse and going through my wallet, wanting to play store and go shopping with my money. She always wants to play store or house and be the mom. Today she was pretending to read to me from a prayer book. She would mimic everything I think her teacher at preschool does. I thought that was hilarious.
We played with Mouse Trap but we did not follow the game rules. Ellie made up her own! Ellie and Emma both dressed up in silly outfits and put on shows for me. They love to sing and dance and make up silly songs.
I find that at times, without some direction, they aren't quite sure what to play. They want to know what we should play next.
Observation Time: 6:30 - 8:30
Babysitting
Who: Ellie and Emma
Where: their home
Ages: Ellie (6) Emma (3)
Gender: 2 girls
Materials provided: Games,toys of all sorts, computer, TV, karaoke machine, dress up items, coloring items, paper
Play with the environment:
Ellie and Emma always play very well together. Ellie, being older, is always in charge, but Emma holds her own. I have always known them to be very creative with their play. Ellie will make up a game from anything that you give her. When I walked in, they were playing Guess Who. They quickly became bored with that. Ellie usually prefers to make up her own rules for games. They have rackets with suction cups on them so when you throw a ball it sticks to it. Ellie made up a game where her and I played and Emma was the score keeper.
Emma began playing with my purse and going through my wallet, wanting to play store and go shopping with my money. She always wants to play store or house and be the mom. Today she was pretending to read to me from a prayer book. She would mimic everything I think her teacher at preschool does. I thought that was hilarious.
We played with Mouse Trap but we did not follow the game rules. Ellie made up her own! Ellie and Emma both dressed up in silly outfits and put on shows for me. They love to sing and dance and make up silly songs.
I find that at times, without some direction, they aren't quite sure what to play. They want to know what we should play next.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
School Play Area
Observation Date: March 11, 2009
Observation Time: 1:45-2:45
Water Table Center
Time: 1:45 - 2:15
Who: Afternoon preschoolers
Where: SNC Children's Center
Ages: 4&5
Gender: 2 boys and 2 girls
Materials provided: water, bottoms of water bottles, toothpaste, toothbrushes
Play with the environment:
This group of preschoolers began by playing as they were shown. They flipped over the bottom of the bottles, grabbed a tooth brush and tooth paste and began to practice brushing teeth. After about 10 minutes of that, they started playing with the water. They would fill up cups and dump out the water like a water fall, get more tooth paste to make the water look soapy and put that in a bottle and cover it with another bottle and shake it all up. They were practicing pouring and mixing and even made some shakers out of the materials they had. They poured water back and forth between one another and even had boat races.
I have noticed that children always find creative things to do with the materials provided that is not what you had planned.
Block Area
Time: 2:15 - 2:45
Who: Afternoon preschoolers
Where: SNC Children's Center
Ages: 4&5
Gender: 3 boys
Materials provided: wooden blocks of all shapes and sizes
The boys began with the usual ideas of building a car, making tall structures and then after rolling the cylindrical blocks around they came up with the idea of bowling. They set up the skinnier cylindrical blocks like at a bowling alley, and moved to the other side of the block area to roll a larger one towards those blocks. Their goal was to knock them all down. They all took turns bowling and helping each other set up the pins. One of the boys even said lets him set up the pins so it goes faster. They experimented with arrangements of the blocks and even started stacking them and getting other blocks off the shelf.
I am always amazed how long the preschoolers can stay in the block area and come up with creative things to do. All they had was a variety of blocks and an open space and they could play for hours!
Observation Time: 1:45-2:45
Water Table Center
Time: 1:45 - 2:15
Who: Afternoon preschoolers
Where: SNC Children's Center
Ages: 4&5
Gender: 2 boys and 2 girls
Materials provided: water, bottoms of water bottles, toothpaste, toothbrushes
Play with the environment:
This group of preschoolers began by playing as they were shown. They flipped over the bottom of the bottles, grabbed a tooth brush and tooth paste and began to practice brushing teeth. After about 10 minutes of that, they started playing with the water. They would fill up cups and dump out the water like a water fall, get more tooth paste to make the water look soapy and put that in a bottle and cover it with another bottle and shake it all up. They were practicing pouring and mixing and even made some shakers out of the materials they had. They poured water back and forth between one another and even had boat races.
I have noticed that children always find creative things to do with the materials provided that is not what you had planned.
Block Area
Time: 2:15 - 2:45
Who: Afternoon preschoolers
Where: SNC Children's Center
Ages: 4&5
Gender: 3 boys
Materials provided: wooden blocks of all shapes and sizes
The boys began with the usual ideas of building a car, making tall structures and then after rolling the cylindrical blocks around they came up with the idea of bowling. They set up the skinnier cylindrical blocks like at a bowling alley, and moved to the other side of the block area to roll a larger one towards those blocks. Their goal was to knock them all down. They all took turns bowling and helping each other set up the pins. One of the boys even said lets him set up the pins so it goes faster. They experimented with arrangements of the blocks and even started stacking them and getting other blocks off the shelf.
I am always amazed how long the preschoolers can stay in the block area and come up with creative things to do. All they had was a variety of blocks and an open space and they could play for hours!
informal play environment
Who: After School Program
Where: Saint Joseph School Playground
Ages: 4-7
Gender: 2 Female, 7 Male
Demographics:
Materials Provided: Playground balls and frisbees
Time Observed: 3:10-3:40
At first, 7 of the children were playing on the snowhills. One 4-year-old and one 7-year-old played with the balls provided.
After 10 minutes:
-Two 5-year-old boys were the only ones playing with the slides on the snowhill.
-All balls and frisbees were abandoned
-Two 4-year-old boys were simply climbing the hills
-6-year-old boy was playing with snow in a puddle
-The rest were playing on the blacktop
After 20 minutes:
-The same 5-year-old boys were still playing with the slides
-The rest of the children joined the 6-year-old playing in the puddle. They were picking up chunks of snow and dropping it in the puddle. They would watch the snow melt and then repeat the activity.
Where: Saint Joseph School Playground
Ages: 4-7
Gender: 2 Female, 7 Male
Demographics:
Materials Provided: Playground balls and frisbees
Time Observed: 3:10-3:40
At first, 7 of the children were playing on the snowhills. One 4-year-old and one 7-year-old played with the balls provided.
After 10 minutes:
-Two 5-year-old boys were the only ones playing with the slides on the snowhill.
-All balls and frisbees were abandoned
-Two 4-year-old boys were simply climbing the hills
-6-year-old boy was playing with snow in a puddle
-The rest were playing on the blacktop
After 20 minutes:
-The same 5-year-old boys were still playing with the slides
-The rest of the children joined the 6-year-old playing in the puddle. They were picking up chunks of snow and dropping it in the puddle. They would watch the snow melt and then repeat the activity.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
school play environment
I observed the morning preschoolers during their free time, as they played in the children's center. When I first got there the majority of the students were at the snack table. They were fairly quiet for the most part. They seemed to be concentrating on the snack, for the most part, which was carrots, crackers, and apple juice.
There were a few students at the art table painting. It wasn't anything themed today, just paint brushes and paper. I noticed that each student was doing something completely different with his/her drawing. One student sat down and didn't want to paint at all. They put the paint brush in his mouth, though, and then he started working!
The sensory table remained full the entire time. It was filled with water. There were cups and bottles floating in it and also toothpaste. The students had tooth brushes and were practicing brushing the bottles. This went along with their theme for the week.
There was also a table with a large toy mouth on it. There was always one or two students over looking at this. They were playing with it, moving the mouth up and down. This also went along with their theme.
There was a writing table with stencils, paper, pencils, white boards, and cards with names and adresses on them. There were a few boys and girls over at this table. Some were working on their writing with the help of the workers. Others were playing with manipulatives that happened to be sitting there. There was one boy, in particular, that I never actually saw writing. He was playing with the shapes, stacking them and creating stories about them.
Blocks was also open for the day. There were three boys over there. They had taken out all of the blocks and were using them. At first, they were pretending to play hockey with them. They were eventually told to stop. They then started building with the blocks. By the end, they had moved all of the blocks over to one side of the area. They were very reluctant when it came time to pick these up. We ended up having our closing circle time somewhere else, so that they could clean up after themselves.
There were a few students at the art table painting. It wasn't anything themed today, just paint brushes and paper. I noticed that each student was doing something completely different with his/her drawing. One student sat down and didn't want to paint at all. They put the paint brush in his mouth, though, and then he started working!
The sensory table remained full the entire time. It was filled with water. There were cups and bottles floating in it and also toothpaste. The students had tooth brushes and were practicing brushing the bottles. This went along with their theme for the week.
There was also a table with a large toy mouth on it. There was always one or two students over looking at this. They were playing with it, moving the mouth up and down. This also went along with their theme.
There was a writing table with stencils, paper, pencils, white boards, and cards with names and adresses on them. There were a few boys and girls over at this table. Some were working on their writing with the help of the workers. Others were playing with manipulatives that happened to be sitting there. There was one boy, in particular, that I never actually saw writing. He was playing with the shapes, stacking them and creating stories about them.
Blocks was also open for the day. There were three boys over there. They had taken out all of the blocks and were using them. At first, they were pretending to play hockey with them. They were eventually told to stop. They then started building with the blocks. By the end, they had moved all of the blocks over to one side of the area. They were very reluctant when it came time to pick these up. We ended up having our closing circle time somewhere else, so that they could clean up after themselves.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Informal Play Environment
Who: After School Program
Where: Saint Joseph School Gym
Ages: 4-6
Gender: 7 males 1 female
Demographics:
Materials Provided: Various balls (basketballs, volleyballs, footballs, soft balls), paper
After 5 minutes:
Two 4-year-olds playing with paper airplanes
5 children were playing with balls.
Mostly play in individuals and pairs using equipment provided
After 15 minutes:
Play shifted to creative play
Two 4-year-olds initiated a chase game with a 6-year old
Two 5-year-olds created a game with a ballwith a teacher with rules and expectations of behavior
-one 4-year-old tried to join in but did not follow the expectations (took the ball away from the game) and the children explained the rules
The 6-year-old pretended to have a car and talked to himself for a while. A few minutes later 2 boys (4-and 5-year-olds) came and joined him in a make believe car game.
-They walked around the gym
-6-year-old made up a song with a car in it.
Mostly group play using no equipment
Total play time: 30 minutes
Where: Saint Joseph School Gym
Ages: 4-6
Gender: 7 males 1 female
Demographics:
Materials Provided: Various balls (basketballs, volleyballs, footballs, soft balls), paper
After 5 minutes:
Two 4-year-olds playing with paper airplanes
5 children were playing with balls.
- 1 child was playing on his own (4-year-old)
- 2 children were playing in pairs (two 4-year-olds)
- 1 child was playing with a teacher (5-year old)
Mostly play in individuals and pairs using equipment provided
After 15 minutes:
Play shifted to creative play
Two 4-year-olds initiated a chase game with a 6-year old
Two 5-year-olds created a game with a ballwith a teacher with rules and expectations of behavior
-one 4-year-old tried to join in but did not follow the expectations (took the ball away from the game) and the children explained the rules
The 6-year-old pretended to have a car and talked to himself for a while. A few minutes later 2 boys (4-and 5-year-olds) came and joined him in a make believe car game.
-They walked around the gym
-6-year-old made up a song with a car in it.
Mostly group play using no equipment
Total play time: 30 minutes
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