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Video Observation 2: Toddler Playing with a Tube and Ball In this clip, you are looking at an example of the kinds of educational experiences that children of this age choose for themselves. Read or review the section on problem solving in Chapter 2 in preparation for doing this observation. Toddler Playing with a Tube and Ball (4501.0K)

RUNNING RECORD OBSERVATION

Directions: The idea of a running record observation is to take quick notes on what you are seeing, including as many details as possible, and then to write up your observation in the sequence in which it unfolded. Use complete sentences and paragraphs. What you write should be objective: only what you saw. Don't take short cuts like "the child played with the ball and tube." Describe the child's actions in the most minute detail possible, and include such things as body posture and movement, facial expressions, and other details that you can actually see. You can record your observation in the space provided in the Caregiver's Companion that accompanies your textbook.