CDLL 52: Fieldwork Preschool Techniques            Documenting the Social Stages of PLAY   Part 1: Spend some time observing the children in the Videatives clips in the Module and documenting what you saw them doing After viewing the Videatives clips in the Module please answer the following questions     What did you observe? Include the following in your write up The name of the video you are talking about Setting of your observation:  include place, description of the physical surroundings, who was present

CDLL 52: Fieldwork Preschool Techniques         

Documenting the Social Stages of PLAY

• Part 1: Spend some time observing the children in the Videatives clips in the Module and documenting what you saw them doing

After viewing the Videatives clips in the Module please answer the following questions

1. What did you observe?

Include the following in your write up

1. The name of the video you are talking about
2. Setting of your observation:  include place, description of the physical surroundings, who was present.
3. Describe the children who you observed.
4. State what was said by the child, peers, adult- the exact conversation.

Remember to BE Objective: Observation of measurable facts- what do you see? vs. Subjective: Personal opinions, assumptions, interpretations and beliefs

2. What types of play were children engaged in?

You must describe all the different stages of play that you see in each video

Social Stages of Play

• Onlooker
• Solitary
• Parallel
• Associative Group play
• Cooperative

***Include connections to the text Chapters in order to support your observations (Ch. 2, Gestwicki)

• Part 2:  Why is Play Developmentally Appropriate for Young Children?

1. In Chapter 2, pages 43-48 lists 10 characteristics of play that make it a developmentally appropriate activity for young children.  Choose three of these characteristics and explain (in a minimum of four sentences) how or why this characteristic supports young children’s development.