Childs Name: Adriel K

DOCUMENTING CHILDREN 1

Kira Hernandez

Documenting Children Learning

Childs Name: Adriel K

Age: 4 years

Date and Time: March 21, 2021, 10:00pm

Learning Centre: Playgroup

Observed Behaviors

Adriel K, is a four-year-old child learning about numbers. Adriel is able to count from one

to twenty and struggles to continue up to thirty. Adriel spends 3 minutes counting while singing

from numbers 1 to 20. From numbers twenty-one to thirty, Adriel struggles as he misplaces certain

numbers like twenty-three coming before twenty-two and twenty-seven coming before twenty-six.

Adriel is able to use a song to count the numbers correctly and does not seem to struggle in the

count. He is able to sing the numbers to his friend Bethel explaining that after number ten we go to

eleven then twelve and so on. This was the physical domain.

At 10:30 am, Adriel goes outside the classroom and decides to play a game of tag with the

friend Bethel. They run around screaming as they try to catch one another. They are joined by two

other children Alicia and Darwin. They run after one another screaming until the teacher tells them

to stop running as they might get injured. Adriel responds “Yes teacher.” This is social domain that

shows how Adriel is able to interact with his friends. At 11:00 am back in class, the teacher shows

them numbers from forty to fifty. Adriel is unable to recognize most of the numbers and responds

by telling the teacher “I don’t know.” The teacher smiles and reassures Adriel not to worry. This is

cognitive domain that shows Adriel’s interaction with the teacher and the difficulty in

understanding abstract concepts.

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Thoughts that Guided the Observation

i. Did Adriel enjoy what he was doing?

ii. What was the amount of energy used?

iii. Is Adriel a social child?

iv. Can Adriel ask for help from adults?

Findings

Adriel was interested in what he was doing as he kept singing about the numbers from one

to twenty. He was happy singing about the numbers and would concentrate for five minutes’ while

singing. He is a social child who would play and interact with other children. with other children.

He is also able to interact with the teacher both inside and outside the classroom.

New questions

i. How does Adriel interact with the parents?

ii. Does he enjoy the activities with the parents?

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Reference

Celeste C., Stephanie M and Hayley J. (2019). Anecdotal Records. Practical Strategies for Taking

Meaningful Notes.