SDSU Humanities Essay

For this assignment you will watch the you tube video of a preschool classroom. As you watch the video, look for the following developmental attributes of a preschool child. You will be writing a description (or observation) of what you see the child, or children, doing in 5 different domains. It may be helpful to read the Grading Rubric at the end of these directions so that you will know what to look for.

• Part 1. Setting: Describe what you see in the video :
  • Safety (Does this space look safe for children, explain why.)
  • Adequate space and equipment (Describe the layout. Is it crowded? Is there room to move? Is it scaled to children? What is there for children to do and play with? Are there enough materials? What are the materials? Blocks, books, art supplies…)
  • Interaction (Describe the tone of voice, interactions between children and adults, child and other children.)
  • What makes you think this is a good, or not so good, place for children? Explain your answer.
• Part 2. Biosocial Domain: Write one example of Evidence of Brain Development and 3 examples of motor skills.
  • Evidence of Brain Development: (Describe any bilateral movements of coordination, eye-hand coordination, left or right-hand preference.)
  • Motor Skills (Describe any large or small motor skills.)
• Part 3 Language Development: Write one example of each:
  • Evidence of Vygotsky ‘s theory (private speech or social mediation)
  • Vocabulary (fast mapping, examples of vocabulary, word use)
  • Grammar (Sentence structure, over-regularization, sentence length, use of tense and plurals)
• Part 4 Psychosocial Domain Write one example of Erickson’s terms and one of Emotional Intelligence.
  • Erikson: Initiative vs. guilt ( Self-esteem, pride, guilt or shame )
  • Emotional Intelligence (Emotional Regulation, empathy, antipathy, prosocial, antisocial behaviors)
  • Part 5 Play: Write one example of three different types of play:
  • • Parten’s Stages of Play, Socio Dramatic Play, Rough and Tumble play