ECE 1160: DEVELOPING ACTIVITY PLANS

Question

Child: Jonathan - 5 years 1 month 

Jonathan started daycare a year ago when his mom went back to work. He is getting ready to go to kindergarten and talks a lot about how much he is looking forward to this. Jonathan has always enjoyed sitting at the table and working with pens, pencils, and note books. When one of the educators added clip boards with paper already attached, and a container of real pens he was very happy with this. He will occasionally play with the children but does not seem too interested in active play and usually will return to working at the tables. The educators direct and guide Jonathan to group activities, but note that he often leaves these quickly. Jonathan seems to prefer playing on his own. He gets quite frustrated in circle when the children do not sit still and focus on the story. Jonathan becomes disruptive himself in his efforts to correct the other children's behaviours. 

 

1. Identify which of Howard Gardner's intelligences they felt the child is strong in? 

2. Identify reasons why they felt that these are the child's strong intelligences? 

3. Correctly identify curriculum areas the child does not appear to be eagerly involved in? 

4. Identify reasons why they felt the child has not wanted to be involved in those areas? 

5. Use the characteristics of the child's strong intelligences and plan three activities in curriculum areas the child is not typically involved in that would encourage the child to develop new skills and expand their learning. 

6.Write your three activities

7. Include a summary of all required information? 

Answer 1

1/2: Based on the minimal information given there aren't any concrete answers without actually interacting with "Jonathan". If we knew what he was doing with the pens pencils and notebooks it would be much more helpful. From what limited information given we can seemingly rule out naturalist intelligence and musical intelligence... though once again, little is given to go on.

Verbal-linguistic intelligence could be a skill of Jonathan since it was stated that he made clear he wanted to participate in school.

Logical-mathematical intelligence is an option if he was using his pen and paper to do math, but no further information was given.

Johnathan could also be showing Existential intelligence due to his interactions or lack there-of with others.

The same goes for Spatial-visual intelligence as we don't know if he was drawing pictures or doing math with this pen and paper.

It does appear that Jonathan has Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence given his well use of the pen and paper/clipboard at an early age.

Interpersonal intelligence is a possibility as Jonathan might feel forced into group activities yet feel he is not wanted there, hence him retreated from them and reading the mood of the group.

Jonathan does appear to be Intrapersonal, as he is touch with his own feelings and honors them in leaving a group he feels he does not want to be a part of.

3: It is obvious that Jonathan does not seem to enjoy group activities though it does not seem that he interacts them negatively, but rather withdraws from them.

4: Jonathan may avoid interaction either because he is on the autistic spectrum or because he has been traumatized in the past which leads him to be untrusting unto others.

5: I would recommend finding children who enjoy similar activities such as drawing/writing and introducing them to Jonathan slowly and in a safe environment so that he can share what he enjoys with them and create a bond.

Answer 2

Hello Ria G,

Jonathan has intrapersonal intelligence, he rather do solitary activities. He also has verbal-linguistic intelligence as can be seen in him writing in notebooks and listening in story time. He may need help with developing his interpersonal skills through group activities.

Hope this information is a good starting point.

I also included a chart which explains the 9 intelligences and the associated skills.

https://web.cortland.edu/andersmd/learning/mi%20table.htm