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Observations about Playleader |
Observations about Child |
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The child walked into the room. The playleader asked the child to sit and join us in playing some games. The playleader asks the child if she knows what a shadow is? |
The child responds yes and tells us that she sees them at night when she's walking. |
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The playleader asks her if she's afraid of shadows. |
The child tells us that she is not afraid of shadows. |
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The playleader asks the child if she has ever made shadows. |
The child tells us that she has not but could like us to teach her how. |
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The playleader showed the child how to make a duck.
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The child was able to mimic the motions. |
The child looked at the shadows instead of at the playleader's hands. |
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The playleader shows the child how to make a dog. |
The child cannot mimic this shadow. |
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The playleader showed the child how to make a bird.
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The child was able to mimic the motion. |
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The playleader asked the child if she could remember how to make any of the shadows. |
The child was unable to do so. |
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Observations about Playleader |
Observations about Child |
Field Notes |
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The child walked into the room. The playleader grabbed the flashlight and asked the child if she knew what it was.
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The child responds, "It's a flashlight.
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The playleader asked the child if she knew what a shadow was.
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The child nods her head.
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The playleader starts waving into the light.
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The child looks at the light |
The child looked at the light instead of the playleader's hands. This created a problem later on.
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The playleader asks the child if she would like to make some shadows.
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The child shows interest. |
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The playleader asks the child if she would like to make a butterfly. |
The child informs the playleader that she doesn't like butterflies and is uninterested in making a shadow of one. |
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The playleader then asks the child if she would like to make a dog.
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The child says that she would.
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The playleader models the dog shadow for the child |
The child is unable to make the dog shadow. |
The child can make the required shadows with each hand but cannot bring the hands together to create the entire image. |
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Finally, the playleader shows the child how to make a duck.
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The child makes a duck shadow.
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During the activity, the child kept trying to play with the flashlight.
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