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Child Study Project - Portfolio Part 5 VIDEO Version

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Creativity is one of the building blocks in a child’s growth. The photo below is the

photo of the child’s art work. It is simply scribbling using crayons of different colors. The

goals of learning for this child are identifying the different colors there are how to combine

them in this case the child has combined yellow, blue, red and brown, this confirms that the

child is able to differentiate between these colors. Another possible goal is to create and

connect with color. Another goal could be equipping the child with fine motor skills.

To encourage the child to draw or scribble [ CITATION Rai20 \l 1033 ], the teacher can

set up a table a paper and chunky crayon for the child that they can access as much as

possible. The crayons need to be chunky because the child has not gotten the finger and

thumb grip to hold tight thin pencils. The table not only encourages the child to hold the

crayon correctly but also makes drawing easier for the children.
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Giving work samples to children as a documentation method feels easy because

children are naturally curious and most enjoy experimenting new things. As a result of this,

children will be easily copy what they see in the samples provided. In conclusion, creativity

is an importance part of a child’s development. It enables them to express their imagination,

and ideas. As a result, the child develops self-confidence boosting their self-esteem.

Portfolio Part 5 VIDEO Version

With reference to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuUjeNl9TNc .

Child 1 and Sam act on a play as if they are in a garden store. Child 1 is the

shopkeeper while Sam as the customer. Child 1 invites Sam and asks her what they need

from the garden store. The dramatic skills in this child depicted are imagination and social

skills are evident. This child invites the other customer very well and asks them what they

require just like in real the business space.

Possible goals for dramatic play skills for this child are social interaction skills this is

where children act as if they are other people, in this case the child was acting as a garden

store seller. Another goal is to improve the child’s communication skills and language

development through use of expressive language which enables children to convey and

exhibit their emotions and feelings. [ CITATION Sar15 \l 1033 ] . Improving mathematics and

literacy is another possible goal. The child is acting in a business setting where she is

required to know how to count money and other items in this scenario.

Visiting an actual gardening store to expose the child to new experiences is one of the

activities that can support a child’s dramatic play skills. Once a child observes how adults

interact in that environment, he/she gets firsthand knowledge on how it is done in real life

therefore it is easier for them to act like the adults they saw. In this play, the teachers can also

act to exhibit what the children are expected to do[ CITATION Gol18 \l 1033 ]. Another strategy
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is setting the specific goals of the children’s play according to the individual child’s capacity

and skills.

I would implement the use of classroom tablets. These tablets should have the

capacity to hold the previous plays, notes and exercises. I would choose this method because

it would make store children’s plays in a place they can easily access and that way they can

watch themselves and improve on their plays. I would review this by observation and

comparing results of the students before and after the phone tablets and us the information

gained to document progress of their plays [ CITATION Mar17 \l 1033 ]

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References

1. Goldstein, T. R. (2018). Developing a Dramatic Pretend Play Game Intervention 3.

2. Marilyn Rice, M. (2017, Soptember 14). What is the teacher’s role in supporting play

in early childhood classrooms? Retrieved from Play and Learn Pals:

https://playandlearn.com/children-2/teachers-role-supporting-play-early-childhood-

classrooms/

3. Sarah Punkoney, M. (2015). THE INCREDIBLE BENEFITS OF DRAMATIC PLAY.

Retrieved from Stay at Home Educator: https://stayathomeeducator.com/the-benefits-

of-dramatic-play-in-early-childhood-education/