Focus Child Summary

Naysa

 Age: 5 years
 Attends the centre Monday to Friday
 Immediate family: Mother, father, and an older sister
 Languages: Speaks English, understands Hindi

INTERESTS
Interests: Drawings, , painting, natural environment esp, flowers, dancing, board games, gardening,
singing, dancing, playing musical statues, riding her scooter, play dough painting, animals, manipulative
play , social imaginative play, decoration

FAVOURITE POPULAR CULTURE

Peppa Pig, My Little Pony, Barbie, Barbie, Fairytales

STRENGTHS
Creative, imaginative, persistent, patient, responsive to teachers, independent, quick learner, , social
play, listening, creativity, very expressive, development of confident identity, culture, family
practices
DISPOSITION AND LEARNING PROCESS:
Curious, observant, good memory, observes adults and peers for learning, good listening skills, initiates
learning opportunities, attentive, learns through social play, asks questions, observes visuals to
understand and process new information, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesizing and
researching
EMERGING UNDERSTANDING IN THE FIELDS OF:
LITERACY: : can write big and small letters, can identify phonics of most alphabets, retells story lines
and rhymes expressive, clarity of speech, enjoys singing English and Aboriginal songs, makes
connections during reading and group discussion.
MATHS: shows a sense of directions in making horizontal lines, can count from 1 to 50, can identify
shapes , shows a sense of direction, pattern lines, space in drawings
CREATIVE ARTS: drawing, painting, cutting making, making crafts, shows appreciation of art, knows
Aboriginal art pattern, drawing, sketching, colouring, painting, emerging scissor skills, good hand-
eye coordination, and visual skills
SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN SOCIETY: Appreciation of nature, flowers, people,
knowledge of insects, animals and natural objects, natural environment, learning about diverse
people and Aboriginal people, use of open ended materials learns about persons, and babies.

Significant Information from Analysis of Observations

Learning (development)
Literacy ( &
language/communication)
 Can speak in full sentences
with appropriate syntax
and semantics
 Can write most big and
Dispositions
 Demonstrates curiosity in
getting involved in
activities
 Shows confidence in
learning about new
concepts
Relationships
 Responsive to teachers
 Shares a close bonding
with her teachers and
friends
 Likes to Engage in social
play
 small letters of the English
alphabet
 Can understand Hindi
 Singing songs during group
time
 Engages in dramatic play
while recalling, retelling or
narrating stories from her
mind
 Very expressive of her
thoughts and ideas
Mathematics
 Shows knowledge of
horizontal, curves and
vertical lines
 Shows an awareness of
order, shapes, pattern,
design and directions
 Shows cooperation in
social play
 Commits to completing her
arts and crafts project
 Uses her imagination in
story-telling, dramatic play
 sensory and dramatic play
with babies, animal figures
 Shows persistence and
autonomy in completing
her tasks
 Learns through peer and
adult-modelling
 Keen observer and listener
 Shows initiative in
helping teachers and
friends
 Uses verbal gestures to
communicate her feelings
and needs
 She contributes to the mind
map that educators make
 Brings resources from
home to share during news
time
 Shows an appreciation of
nature and natural
resources
 Shows interest in learning
about animal and animal
babies

Science and technology

 Shows interest in using the
iPad
 Learns about environment,
animals and insects
(butterfly).
Creative Arts
 Shows choice of colours
 Likes singing and dancing
 Engages in drawing and
painting
 Making arts and crafts
 Good scissor-handling skills
 Refined fine motor and
hand eye coordination

Physical development, health and

wellbeing
 Enjoys explorative play in
the outdoor area
 Shows curiosity in the
natural environment
 Learning about gardening,
and caretaking of plants

Human society and the

environment
 Shows an interest in
learning about Aboriginal
culture
  Shows an interest in
knowing about other
cultures, languages and
practices

Suggestions for learning focus

Literacy ( & language/communication)
 Extend her knowledge about the significance of print and environmental print and engage in
critical thinking
Mathematics
 Learn about mathematical concepts such as measurement, line, space, shapes
Science and technology
 Learn more about mass, density, gravity and the use of technology for investigation and
researching
Creative Arts
 Refine her fine motor skills in drawing realistic figures of flowers, people, animals and objects from
the environment
 Offer more open-ended materials to allow her creative expression and imagination
Physical development, health and wellbeing
 Good eating, wellbeing, exercise, develop her gross motor through outdoor play, human society and
the environment and diverse cultures