Observation examples

A new handbook written for inspecting registered early years provision required to deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage

Obs in Theory is our latest new template. This template enables educators to link their observation to child development theories. Theories enable edu...

Fill out these quick activity observation report example teamplates to gain insights into how each child is doing in preschool.

This template is another method of observing children and can be used by educators in LDC, FDC and OOSH settings. Jottings are a very brief recording,...

👀 Observation is at the heart of Montessori homeschooling. It's how we truly get to know our child—their interests, strengths, challenges, and unique learning rhythm. 🌱 In Montessori, observation goes beyond just watching. It’s a mindful practice where we step back, take note, and let our child show us who they are and what they’re ready for. 💛 Through observation, we can: 🔹 Discover interests: See what activities captivate them and what new lessons they might be ready for. 🔹 Follow…

An anecdotal record is an observational strategy utilized every now and again in classroom settings in which the onlooker condenses a solitary formative episode after the occasion has happened. Composed from memory, the anecdotal record archives the student's development and patterns. Its writing a like short stories; it should have a beginning, a middle and an end. Teachers generally make use of anecdotal records because its easy to utilize and quick to write. It permit teachers to record…

👀 Observation is at the heart of Montessori homeschooling. It's how we truly get to know our child—their interests, strengths, challenges, and unique learning rhythm. 🌱 In Montessori, observation goes beyond just watching. It’s a mindful practice where we step back, take note, and let our child show us who they are and what they’re ready for. 💛 Through observation, we can: 🔹 Discover interests: See what activities captivate them and what new lessons they might be ready for. 🔹 Follow…

Remember to take detailed notes during your observation to capture specific examples and behaviors. It can also be helpful to discuss your observations with the teacher afterwards to gain further insights and clarification.

The new Education Inspection Framework (EIF) uses the terms ‘intent, implement and impact’ instead of observations but the premise is the same. Through observing children and analysing these observations, practitioners can determine what progress children are making and what opportunities and experiences they want to provide in order to support further learning and development.

Child Observation Templates for Childcare Centres to record what a child is doing, what they are saying, observing exactly what you see. These templates include a range of different types of observation methods which can be used to document an individual child learning, development and skills.

This template can be used as an observation template during puzzle play. Puzzle Play Observation is for observing a child when they are playing with p...

This template can be used when observing individual children for programing, planning, learning and development. The Observation Notes template is for...

For this project, I observed my mother’s preschool class for three hours, and three kids that she baby-sits on weekends for three hours. Most of the kids that are in the preschool class were three years old, but there was one five year old. The kids I helped baby-sit were two twin three yea...

This template can be used as an observation template during dramatic play. Dramatic Play Observation is for observing a child when they are engaging i...

This Child Observation template can be used as a jotting record for observing a child. The Belonging, Being and Becoming template is used to take 3 qu...

This template is used to record a child's observation efficiently and quickly. The Observation Bluey emplate is used for observation purposes. It's a...

This template links to the sub outcomes of Learning Outcome 1 - Children Have A Strong Sense Of Identity.