Question: You have learned how young children transition from toddlers into preschoolers. Locate a child who is between the ages of three and five—the child can be a family member, or the child of family friends or neighbors. Observe the child for an hour. Document your observations and create a report connecting the observations to appropriate developmental milestones. What milestones does the child display? What other milestones has the child likely reached? Bear in mind that this is not a prompted activity, so the child may not display their full set of achievements.
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I visited my neighbor, who has a four-year-old boy. Though I have played with the child before, this was the first time I consciously observed the things he does. His name is Jerry. When I visited their house, Jerry was in his room drawing shapes. I asked him if he knew the letters of the alphabet, and then I wrote down a few capital letters. Jerry copied them on another piece of paper. He spoke in simple sentences. He said his dad would buy him a toy car on his birthday. I asked him when dad went to work. He said in the morning, after he woke up. He then pretended to put on shoes, carry a briefcase, and and drive to work. He then showed me a few toy cars. He could tell their colors apart. I took one car, and he could tell me how many cars remained. I asked him if we could go outside and play in the yard. He readily agreed. He quickly changed into another set of clothes and easily went downstairs. We played ball for some time. He could kick the ball forward. When I bounced a ball toward him, he could catch it most of the time.
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