Malana Smith

Observation Assignment

Early Childhood Development 

Professor Gay

11-21-13

   
It was an eventful day at the UCO Child Study Center as 16 children played among the numerous activity stations and toy bins across the L shaped daycare center. Bright colors marked every feature of the child center and the fast paced movements of the excited children to each different station created an electricity in the air that was almost tangible. Six adults, five female and one male, assisted the kids, shuffling them to and fro and making sure they were safe and happy. 

With wispy curls that framed his face, a young blonde boy in a blue shirt runs behind a slightly larger boy wearing a straw cowboy hat. Dodging kids left and right, the larger boy (we'll call him Boy 1) leads the smaller boy with curls ( Boy 2) to an plastic orange play station. The orange play-station is shaped as a cube, slightly shorter in height than Boy 1 who stands about 3 feet tall. On the sides, it has large circular openings, big enough for children to come in and out as they please. Within the cube is a worn yellow pillow in which Boy 2 goes and sits on, a shadow concealing most of his hat and face. Boy 2 tries to follow by entering through an entrance on the left side, but found there was not enough room. Boy 2 then bean to make a "meow, meow, meow" sound toward Boy 1 while on his hands and knees, his hands inside the cube and his knees outside. He was moving his body forward and backward with each new "meow" as Boy 1 laughed. 

A female adult walked to the orange box and inquired to the boys as to which they were up to. Boy 2 began to meow once again, but the teacher asked him if he was a puppy. "I'm not a puppy! I'm a cat!" replied Boy 2 in an amused tone. Adult 1 acknowledged Boy 2's imiation and then proceeded to focus on another set of children a few feet away.