Author: annalisalittle
Last saved by: Palacio, Lilia
Company: West Hills College

Name of Center:  West Hills Child Development Center
Date of Observation:  October 30, 2017

Observation 5 - School-Age

1.	How does the school-ager use humor?
	    The sense of humor is an essential intellectual skill to young children Like who is now three years old is always finding new things to keep him busy, and always eager to show new ways to be playful. I observed Luke playing with other children, he could burst into laughter when they engage in giggly games of hide and seek. At one time, as the children were going on with their games, He resorted to mock how their teacher behaves in the classroom, the children laughter was contagious and almost constant. I could see Luke enjoying every bit of it.
2.	Describe how the school-ager:
	-	recognizes geometric shapes
	     Luke can recognize different shapes and associate them with real life objects. For example, I observed Luke holding a triangle toy and pretending to own a gun. He also used blocks to build on imaginary house. He did not confuse any other shape with blocks.  
	-	recognizes color
	     At his age I have observed that Luke cannot name different colors, but can differentiate different colors from each other. In my observation at his school, I found out that he can recognize his playing toys with their colors. For example, he was playing with a blue car and red block. The blue car was interchanged with a green one, and the red block replaced with yellow one without his knowledge. When he came back he seems amused he was looking for his toys his teacher tried to convince him that he was seeing was his toys but could hear none of that. 
	-	differentiates musical tones
	     While playing outside some children songs are played while the children are playing. I watched Luke’s facial expression as different songs were being played. He could change his facial expression and node his head on some songs. While on some he just remained unchanged. I also observed that he was able to listen to some rhymes and repeat them as well as fellow up to some beats and stops when the beat stops.	    
	-	sorts objects
	      while observing Luke as he used blocks to build an imaginary house. I realized that he was able to pick and sort objects according to their different colors. However, he was not able to differentiate various shapes while arranging them. I discovered that Luke is good in remembering colors but no go in differentiating different shapes. 	      
	-	arranges objects
	      Due to difficulty in sorting different shapes of objects Luke had a problem in arranging them correctly. For example, he could pick a block and try to place it on top of a ball and he messed up the block while trying to place it on the ball.
3.	How does the school-ager show aggression?
	     Luke is still learning some new skill, from speaking in complicated words, using markers pens to scribble and other playful activities. He sometimes becomes frustrated if what he is doing seems not working his way. He ends up lashing at his playmates to show his disappointments. I notified that he sometimes feels resentful of which he responds by lashing at any kid who annoys him. Whenever Luke is tired he reacts by hitting his fellow pupil. At his age he is unable to control his feeling and express them by being aggressive to other children. 
4.	How does the school-ager view gender?
	Was unable to observe gender.
5.	Describe the school-agers play.
	While observing Luke play with other children, I noticed new and exciting abilities that I have not seen in him in the past. I saw that he is learning a lot from other children since they progress differently and have different interest. I made the following observation while he was playing, he seems to enjoy various activities and staying busy. 
After you complete the assignment, please summarize your findings.
	Through the observation, I found out that young children also have their sense of humor. What might seem like typical to an adult to them it is funny while observing Luke playing I realized that young children learn a lot from what they see adults doing and the same lesson they learn from adults and teachers is passed from one child to the other this means they also learn a lot from each other. I also discovered the children are unable to handle their aggression and most of the time they pass their disappointment to their fellow children.