Focus Child Summary

Child: Spencer Age: 4 Family information

- Local Australians
- Parents separated and share care responsibilities
Has a sister who's one year older
Significant Information from Analysis of Observations
Learning (development) Dispositions Relationships Interests Strengths
Literacy ( & Seeking for challenging Has a strong Likes boy stuff predominantly Very talkative and
language/communication) activities emotional Enjoys cuddles, tickles and play engaging in
Use complete sentences to Has trust in grown-ups attachment fights conversations
communicate and prefers to listen to with mum Engage in Superhero dramatic Follows teacher's
Confident in initiating and educators talk about a Follows his play and stories instructions
leading a conversation with range of new heroes sister and listen Pretending to have swords Trust other
peers and their stories to her when holding a stick children and will
Basically likes to talk about Tend to talk to children instruction in Playing with cars, rockets and ask them to help
everything around him when play play planes him solve
likes to make rhyming e.g. Silly and exchange ideas Good Stomping on bugs and ants problems
Billy Plays usually with a relationship Making noises in play Good in team
Begin to understand the small group of children with Billy, Jesse Influenced by the sister and work and happy
concepts of print who attend the same and Everett started to craft and with the assigned
Know beginning sounds of preschool(harris park Trust room making/cutting/gluing/drawing role
most letters and can identify preschool) with him leader and things Can hold the
same words that appear in Uses experiments to director Loves to ride scooters, kick balls attention in large
different contexts e.g he says solve problems and will Likes to read and run in the playground group time
he has a "silver" in his family ask educator's story books Uses good verbal
name just as Marvel character assistance when he fails with Delilah skills to tell
Quick Silver does a few times because they children what he
Able to listen to educators are in the same knows about a
Mathematics room at Harris character/an
can verbally count to 100 with park preschool event
some hints provided by
 educators and can associate 1 -
10 with the written forms
Use simple math concepts to
compare things in sizes and
shapes
Science and technology
Engages in exploring the
natural environment when
playing outside
Able to describe high-tech
stuff from Marvel stories and
shows interest in knowing
current technology
Creative Arts
Able to draw, paint and craft
things when asked by
educators
Cuts paper in different shapes
and identify the names
Imitates the moves of popular
characters in dramatic play
and makes a name for it
"super smash!!""fire
explosion!!"
Physical development, health and
wellbeing
Active in participating in
physical play and negotiate
play space and resources with
peers
Mindful of their own and
others safety
Understands food is nutritious
 and makes food choices
Human society and the
environment
Begins to understand what
festivals mean
Suggestions for learning focus Suggestions for experiences to extend Suggestions for strategies
Literacy ( & Superhero storytelling and profile developing - Reflect on his favourite characters (Superheroes) and use critical literacy to
identify the similarities and diversity
language/communication)
- Discuss girl heroes and develop a profile for them
1. For Spencer to develop critical
thinking
Mathematics Touching and describing daily products and materials - Provide selected products and materials for him to Investigate and identify the
2. Numbers Using tools to measure the length, size, volume and read the different functions
numbers - Introduce the use of different measurement tools: ruler, scale etc..
Science and technology
- He will use specific numbers to describe the capabilities
3. For Spencer to investigate materials
- Scaffold his learning by asking him to use imagination and hypothesis to
of daily product
describe of which material a certain product is made out
Creative Arts Superhero storytelling and dramatic play - A range of electronic and paper-based media for him to experience people and
4. For Spencer to practice drama and places outside his immediate environment
negotiate roles with peers - Encourage him to think critically about gender, race and people with disabilities
and share ideas with other kids
- Provide opportunities for children to negotiate roles in dramatic play
Physical development, health and Small group and large group activity - Children will discuss in groups about the benefits of working in groups
- Use examples of superhero leagues/teams
wellbeing
- Encourage him to engage in both small group and large group activity with
5. For Spencer to continue working
different children
collaboratively with other kids and
appreciate the value of teamwork
Human society and the Australian geography, animals and plants - Provide a range of resources for him to Investigate the diversity of animals and
plants in Australia
environment
- Scaffold his learning and promote learning disposition through conversation on
6. For Spencer to develop a how geography affects living creatures
sense of belonging through
a basic understanding of
the nations geography