Fishing Observation Paper

Currently at my practicum, there is a designated room for dramatic play, which is referred to as the “House Corner.” Within the room there is a vast amount of food and housekeeping materials that are accessible to the children at all times. For examples, pots, pans, cutlery, stove, sink, food, tea set and so forth. Along side the housing materials there is aprons, ball caps, purses, dress shoes for the children to wear. All these materials and dress up items must be kept and used in the room. On rare occasions the children are given a doctor play kit to play with in the area, which includes all the doctor’s tools.

The children’s dramatic play interests I have observed tend to be anything related to baking, cooking, family role-playing, or

A child at my center was sharing his weekend at his cabin on the lake, and I proceed to ask questions, but one question that sparked a lot of interest was “Did you go fishing?” The child shared in great detail his fishing experience, which attracted other children to share their stories. The conversation brought out great memories and similar interactions the children faced, which sparked a discussion of camping and summer holidays. The joy the little boy shared when describing his fishing experience made it very easy for me to decide on what create my dramatic play kit on. I also thought it would be a fun stepping stone for the children to have a different materials and theme within the area. It as well would be a great idea for the children who haven’t gone fishing before to be able to experience it and for the children who have to share their knowledge. Going fishing is something different that all children can get to pretend to play other than what they are use to at

This dramatic play kit is something different that will enter the center and that is mainly my objective for the children to have something new to play with. Stated in the Early Learning Framework my main objective is to provide a fun and engaging experience to the children while helping the “understand how their own actions may affect nature and the plant (36). This will be done by discussion of what animals live in the water and how everything has a home, and the water is home to many animals. Though fishing is a fun activity, it isn’t our job to take all the fish from their homes forever, practicing catch and release. We can also ask the children how we can keep the water clean for the animals and what is our role in the environment to keep the animals in the