Vignette #1

Considering the skills and possible interests this child exhibits in your observation of her, answer the three questions below based on what you have observed - in answering questions two and three,  you must makeup and connect a different curriculum experience for this child.

1. What skills and possible interest might this child (Megan) have in your observation of her? Be specific with skills and possible interest?

2. What might you do for a math experience?

3. What might you do for a Music and Movement curriculum experience for this child?

Vignette #2

1. What are the natural abilities and skills you observed of Hunter? Provide details of what you observed in the child Hunter

2. Based on what you have observed, provide an outside experience that incorporates Nature, Science, OR Physical play to extend Hunter's development of what you observed.

Vignette #3

1. What skills and general observation did you notice in each child? Provide Details of what you have observed for Tyler, Malik, and Dontasia. (HINT: Malik and Dontasia should NOT be observed as "behind" or at a "deficit", please observe each child's level of skill -  where each one of them are respectively, from a developmental standpoint.) 

2. For each child, based on what you observed, choose a developmentally appropriate experience (from any of the curriculum areas we have studied in class) that would extend the learning of where each child's skill level is currently. You have license to be creative in your activity experiences for these three children. Be sure the experience is DAP.

Summary

For the final portion of this observation exercise, using the three separate activities/experiences you created above, connect each to at least one theorist (so at least three theorists). Explain in detail how their philosophies connect to your activities/experiences. 

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ANSWER This observation exercise was conducted to explore the natural abilities and skills of three different children For each child a developmentally appropriate experience was created from any of t... View the full answer