Early Childhood Education
Time Sample
Item(s): Aggressive Behavior
Child’s initials: BF
Observer: DV
Age group: 3-5 Years
Period of Observation: XXXX-XXXX
Course: EARL 109
Center/Room: Head Start / Preschool Room
Context/Setting: Free Choice Time
Frequency count: Number of times child deliberately hurt another child, including: hitting, biting,
pushing, shoving, kicking, slapping.
Purpose: Document your ability to observe the frequency of children’s behavior and to plan
responses to promote development (Standard 3)
Date
2/2/XX
Time
9:00-10:00
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Frequency
Day Total
4
2/3/XX
9:00-10:00
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2
2/4/XX
9:00-10:00
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5
2/5/XX
9:00-10:00
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3
2/6/XX
9:00-10:00
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4
Weekly Total
18
Assessment: What did you learn about the frequency/importance of the child’s behavior?
BF tends to use physical aggression during play. BF is 50 months of age, and is expected to
begin internalizing classroom rules (social-emotional stage of Initiative vs. Guilt).
Extension: How would you respond to help the child change his / her behavior?
DV can integrate activities to promote self-regulation in her weekly planning, to help BF learn the
rules of the classroom and use verbal language to communicate rather than aggression.
Instructor feedback on your next learning goals:
__ Frequency count linked to Item to be tallied
__ Tally procedure followed accurately
__ Observation linked to child development and learning
__ Assessment linked to planning responses to child
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Key: 4 = Proficient; 3 = Developing; 2 = Emerging; 0 = Not Present
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0