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Jottings – Cognitive Development (Thinking, Exploring & Discovering)
Child’s First Name:
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Jotting 1 - Thinking that what new the educator is about to do with water and oil.
Jotting 2 – observing carefully with full concentration the whole task.
Jotting 3 – Helped the educator to add dishwashing soap in that water and discovered that how oil disappeared and water became soapy with bubbles.
Date:
Interpretation
This experiment was a extension to the water bubble activity. As children were experimenting between the effects of soup and water, we did experiment on oil and water. Children were asked to add oil into the water so do the Prachi. We stirred the water about and then watch for any changes. She noticed that there were some oil patch on the top of the water surface. Next we added some dishwasher liquid to the mixture and stirred it, the patch of oil disappeared and there were only bubbles. We has discussion and made some conclusion that oil and water does not combine and dishwashing liquid helps to clean out plates at home.
Link to the EYLF Learning Outcome:
outcome 4 and 5

Future Goal:
Will experiment more things like mixing colours painting and making new colours out of 2.
Future Experience and Resources:
Painting colours, white paper, brushes.


Just want to know if iam on right track, thanks

Hi can you tell me if iam right with this answer above or not?

A jotting is usually short details of significant events, behaviours or conversations. It can be a couple of sentences to no longer than a paragraph at most. Jottings are a quick and easy way to record significant events and behaviours.

For example:

12.7.09: Rebecca (11 months) lies in her cot after waking up. P bends over her but she does not smile. H, her regular caregiver, comes over and Rebecca immediately starts to smile.

13.7.09: Rebecca is sitting on the mat playing with nesting cups. Toni (12 m) crawls to the rug and tries to take a cup from Rebecca’s hand. She squeals, holds on tight to the cup, looking around the room at the adults.

16.7.09: Rebecca enters the nursery with her mother. She hides her head in her mother’s shoulder and holds tightly to her shoulder. H comes over to her mother smiling. The two women talk in a friendly manner for two or three minutes. H then says 'time for Mummy to go', holds out her arms for Rebecca, who leans over and reaches out for H, smiling in return.

Interpretation
Rebecca is experiencing separation anxiety and stranger anxiety which is typical for infants at this age. It shows her growing awareness of others and her ability to discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar people. She is also showing her attachment to her mother and her primary caregiver—H in these jottings.

Ref: sielearning.tafensw.edu.au

Hope this helps,

,
Lorina

So the one that I wrote is not correct?

Thanks for you help lorina.