Today, the schedule was a bit off, but the children didn't seem to mind too much, since they had a longer bit of play time before snack time.
I've noticed that Pod is a bit of a loner. When confronted with a more dominant child, he will often go off and play by himself. He does, however, try for attention from the other children, mainly by trying to play with them. Some times, this works. However, he is constantly being put into situations that make him act out to gain more attention. When he doesn't get the attention he wants, he plays by himself. Today, while a large group of the children were playing a type of school, with one dominant female in charge, Pod went off by himself and drew a picture. I joined him, and he was willing to share space. He did not want to interact much, focusing on his picture instead. This gave me an opportunity to observe his fine motor skills. He has good control, but there is a bit of difficulty maneuvering and placing small objects such as stickers. He is a bright child. When I picked up a crayon and began to draw, he immediately recognized the stick figure as me, and the next figure as himself. He even commented that his hair wasn't like I was drawing it, but it was "down, like this" gesturing with his hand on his own head. He has a little trouble following commands, but I think that's mostly because he is trying to get attention from his peers.
Posted by RachelCrump at February 6, 2004 02:33 PM