video question

Three boys in this episode appear to be uninvolved with the group activities. A caregiver attempts to engage the first boy in a separate activity.

1. Was this child disengaged? Was he paying attention to an activity? How do you know?
2. Did you notice any intervention techniques (by the caregiver) in this clip? If so, what were they? Were they necessary? What might you do in this situation?
3. How are the other children reacting to this boy's activity? In what ways does his activity interfere with the other children's learning?
4. Are there safety issues here? If so, what are they?
5. If the child in this clip never or rarely engaged in any group activities, how might you structure activities or the classroom to encourage his interests?
6. At age two, would you consider this child's behavior to be within normal limits? At age four?
7. What are some developmental expectations for groups of 2-year-olds? For groups of 4-year-olds?
8. What clues did you see that support a need for frequent hand-washing for children?
9. How important is it for children to be doing the same thing during a group activity?
10. What should adults do when some children do not conform? Under what circumstances might nonconformity be acceptable? Expected? Dangerous?