Prescott Elementary Child Observation

The child I am observing is a first grade boy at Prescott Elementary. I am watching over him at the Prescott after school program. Where kids go to work on homework, work on skills, and play with friends while they wait for their parents to arrive. The boy had light blonde, straight hair, and blue eyes. He is also quite small for his age, almost looks like a kindergartener. I could see this being a disadvantage for his age, especially when it comes to playing with other kids in his class. After watching over him for only an hour, I can tell he is a very quiet kid. I think this could be because many of the other kids in the program are older than him. I could see that he might act differently in his own classroom. Once the program started, and every child was in their seats, it was time for snacks. The room was very loud and bursting with energy from the other kids, especially the older kids. But the little boy I was observing, stayed quiet and ate his apple peacefully. He

The little boy laughs while an older boy teases him with a toy. I also see him interact with another child for the first time when he tells a little girl about the instructions the teacher has given. The little boy and girl then go to the carpet and take out a skeleton puzzle to do. But after being told multiple times to be quiet, they were told to clean up and read a book instead. The boy and his friend (girl) are separated because they still whisper to each other while reading. The boy then decides to sit on his ankles on the ground and read a book about wolves. He tends to look over at the girl often to maybe see what she’s reading. When the girl gets up to get a different book, he jumps up to go follow. The two of them are told to move apart again because they are giggling over their books. The children, as a whole are repeatedly told to quiet down because it’s homework time, and other children are working