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Anirudh is a 5-year-old boy who enjoys cars, road signs, emergency vehicles and drawing. He has good language skills, is curious and creative. Anirudh gets along well with his peers and educators. His parents want to improve his writing. Educators suggest focusing on reading signs, measurement, technology and community helpers through play-based experiences using tools, construction toys, pretend phones and community maps.

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Focus Child Summary 1

Anirudh is a 5-year-old boy who enjoys cars, road signs, emergency vehicles and drawing. He has good language skills, is curious and creative. Anirudh gets along well with his peers and educators. His parents want to improve his writing. Educators suggest focusing on reading signs, measurement, technology and community helpers through play-based experiences using tools, construction toys, pretend phones and community maps.

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Focus Child Summary (1)

Child: Anirudh Age: 5yrs Family information


Interests:
 Attends Monday- Friday
 Loves cars and can identify most of the car  Indian background
logos (obs23/8/18)  Mum and dad (Archana and Naveen, both
 Interested in road signs and road safety (obs are software professionals), with an older
24/8/18) sister Anamika.
 Enjoys talking about emergency situation  Family activities during the weekend: go
and emergency helpers and their out to the park or explore new places
transportations (Obs 24/8/18)  Parents’ expectations: improve writing skills
 Enjoys drawing (obs 3/9/18)

Significant Information from Analysis of Observations


Learning (development) Dispositions Relationships
Literacy ( & language/communication) - confidence Anirudh has a group of friends that he enjoys
- has effective language and - enthusiasm playing with at school; Aarav, Tharmonge and
communication skills (obs 23-24/8/18) - curiosity Tevin.
- begin to show interest in reading signs - creativity and imagination He has attended the centre for a long time since
and symbols (obs 23-24/8/18) - cooperation, commitment he was in the toddler room and has good
- have good fine-motor and pencil skills - problem solving relationship with the educators in the centre.
(early writing) (obs 3/9/18) - persistence

Mathematics
- knows the mathematic concepts; shapes,
colours, spatial awareness and
measurement (sizes, length and height)
(obs 3/9/18)

Science and technology


- shows interest in exploring gravity and
magnet attribute and capacity (obs
7/9/18)

Creative Arts
- can identify colours
- draw lines, shapes, curves
- use right hand
- creative
- able to express his creativity and
imagination through words and drawing
(obs 3/9/18)

Physical development, health and wellbeing


- has good fine-motor skills (obs 3/9/18)
- has great confident involving in social play
and interaction with peers and adult (obs
23-24/8/28)

Human society and the environment


- shows interest in community helpers and
aware of things around the community
- traffic signs and rules (active citizenship)
(obs 24/8/18)

Suggestions for learning focus Suggestions for experiences to extend Suggestions for strategies
Literacy ( & language/communication)  explore road signs and traffic rules in learning - use play-based approach
1. Reading signs and symbols project - hand-on experiences
 making road signs to cooperate in play
- create interest corner where children can
revisit their learning
Mathematics  Construction play with measuring tapes - Provide tools and variety of construction
2. Measurement, shapes, volume, matching and and rulers toys in the construction corner
counting  Shapes construction - Engage in children’s play and interaction
- Role model
Science and technology  Magnet shapes construction play - Use open-ended questions
3. Magnet, explore technology (phone and  Use pretend phones to call emergency - Create interest corner
camera) numbers (part of project) - Provide technology for children to learn
 Use camera and iPad to take photos through enquire and hand-on
experiences
Creative Arts  Have individual journal - Provide a journal which children can
4. Drawing and creating narrative bring out to add their artworks and share
with family and friends
Physical development, health and wellbeing  Use tricycle as the emergency vehicles for - Use game and play learning experiences
5. Continue develop fine-motor/gross-motor traffic signs play and learning to enhance the child’s physical and
development, social and emotional wellbeing  Obstacle course emotional development
 Provide manipulative experiences to - Use peer-partner
enhance eye-hand coordination - Be play-partner
Human society and the environment  look at community map (use iPad) - role model the use of technology
6. explore community helpers, map  emergency helpers project - use project approach
(geography) and environment  create community model - use group work

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