*There are no stairs here at Debbys Daycamp, nor do they have pegs, large zippers, or allow

children to play with jars with lids and bead strings.

Toddlers Observed:

Silas (2)
Emma (2)
Cooper (2)
Dakota (3)

Gross & Fine Motor Skills:

Scribbles vigorously:
o Today when I got there Silas and Emma were around the table coloring
on coloring pages with crayons.
Jumps in place:
o Didnt notice anyone jumping in place today. Emma is normally hyped up
and bouncing off the walls but Mrs. Kelly stated that she hadnt been
feeling well all day, so that might have something to do with the fact that
she is calmer and more laid back today.
Walks on tiptoes:
o Like I saw during my first observation Emma always walks on her tiptoes. Cooper does it some, however not as much as Emma.
Place one 2 block on another 2 block
o The children did block play today however they werent wooden blocks
they are large multi-colored Legos. Cooper was fixated on the blocks for
a while and he would start to build towers except they werent very tall.
He would just build a bunch of little small towers.
Scribbles with large crayon on a large piece of paper:
o It wasnt necessarily large pieces of paper they were normal 8 x 11
sheets but Silas and Emma were coloring when I arrived.
Turns 2-3 pages in a large book while sitting in adults lap:
o Nobody looked through any books today. At one point Dakota took over
a book for the teachers helper to read however as soon as the helper
started reading the book Dakotas attention span moved onto something
else.
Holds pencil and makes marks on sheet of paper

*There are no stairs here at Debbys Daycamp, nor do they have pegs, large zippers, or allow
children to play with jars with lids and bead strings.

o The kids had been coloring except it wasnt with pencils. The center
doesnt allow toddlers to use pencils because they could accidently stab
another child or themselves.
Builds a 4 block tower with 2 cube blocks
o Large multi-colored Legos.
Additional Comments:
Gross & Fine Motor Skills
Draws an arc on a piece of unlined paper with a pencil being shown how:
o The kids were just left to color, nobody showed them how to color
something and then have it repeated.
Turns a doorknob that is within reach using both hands:
o Nobody turned any doorknobs.
Additional Comments:
Cognitive Skills:
Ability to search for a hidden object:
o Nobody searched for hidden objects.
Deferred imitation of an adults novel actions on objects after a long delay:
o When the teachers aid started building towers the other kids wanted to
build towers as well and tried imitating her tower.
Engages in make-belief play:
o I noticed some of the children acted like the towers were castles and tall
buildings.
Says first recognizable word:
o All of the children can speak words.
Combine 2 words:
o All of the kids can combine two words.
Sorts objects into categories:
o I did notice that when some of the kids were putting together colors when
building towers.
Takes turn in games:
o At one point the children started racing each other and ended up getting
in trouble for running indoors.
Additional Comments:

*There are no stairs here at Debbys Daycamp, nor do they have pegs, large zippers, or allow
children to play with jars with lids and bead strings.

Social and Emotional Skills:

Displays self-conscious emotions of shame, embarrassment, guilt and/or pride:
o z
Can verbally name some feelings:
o Once again, Silas tells you all of his feelings. Today he came up to me after
getting in a quarrel with another child and told me he didnt like the other
kid and that he was mad. He said I needed to tell Ms. Kelly.
Displays empathy:
o Didnt see any of this.
Joins in play with familiar others:
o Silas and Cooper played together. Normally Emma and Dakota play
together however Emma played mostly on her own today. Im not sure if
this was because the other kids didnt want to be around her because she
was sick, or because she didnt want to be around them because she didnt
feel good.
Complies with simple directions:
o Silas is still really good about following directions.
Shows gender-stereotyped toy choices:
o Didnt notice any choices like that today.
Displays self-control:
o Dakota has self-control and tends to stay away from quarrels. Emma
seemed to be laid back today except Im assuming thats because she
doesnt feel well.
Additional Comments: