Aims and Planning
My aim is to focus on Richards’s physical development. I am going to be looking at his gross and fine motor skills. I will also be watching his sensory skills by reading to him and asking him to identify words and pictures. There are many activities which I can monitor Richard’s Physical Development.
Expectations
For gross motor skills Richard should be able to:
1. Run up and down stairs, one foot per step.
2. Stand, walk and run on tiptoe.
3. Walk with a good sense of balance.
4. Bend and pick up objects from the floor.
5. Climb on frames.
For fine motor skills Richard should be able to:
1. Hold a pencil in an adult fashion.
2. Copy the letters O, H and T
3. Copy a building pattern of three steps.
4. Draw a person showing head, legs and body.
5. Use materials for creative activities e.g. collage.
Observation
When I arrived at their house, Richard was happy to see me. He first picked up a piece of paper and showed me his drawing of a person and he told me all the colours that he used to colour the picture in. He then got his building blocks and built a tower of 11 bricks. Richard then got some beads and lace and showed me how to put the lace through the beads. Richard went into the lounge to help his mum clear up the toys. After he finished clearing up the toys his mum gave him a puzzle and Richard sat down and put the puzzle together. He did this very well without any help. Richard went to play in the garden, he played throw and catch with a ball and he also played on the climbing frame.
Evaluation
Physical Development
Throughout the observation Richard showed both gross and fine motor skills. For fine motor skills he showed that he could build a tower of eleven bricks and that he could draw a person. He also showed that he could thread small beads and hold a pencil in an adult fashion. For gross motor skills Richard showed that he had good balance and that he could throw and catch a ball, he also showed that he could play on the climbing frame.
Intellectual Development
Richard showed that he could talk fluently asking questions (“why, what, when, where”). He can also count up to twenty and sing nursery rhymes, but sometimes mixes up the words.
Social and Emotional Development
Richard likes to be independent and likes to play with other children. He is able to go to the toilet on his own and can dress and undress himself.
