When a child of this age can color without moving their entire body it is quite an accomplishment. After observing this amusing activity I was able to conclude that the students I observed have developed precise fine motor skills at a very young age.
Next, observing the children's social and emotional skills was slightly easier than I had originally expected. Before entering the school I was worried as far as observing the children's social and emotional skills. Because our time at the school was limited I was worried that I would not be able to observe and understand the children; my skepticism was wrong. When we entered the media room, the first thing I had noticed was who the children were sitting with. As I expected, the boys were sitting with the boys and the girls were sitting with the girls. For this age this behavior is very common. At this stage in the children's life, boys are expected to be slightly more talented in math and logic. This theory was proven true by a game they played in their math lesson called the "bargain basement." In this game the children picked an item and would have to place fake money into a "make believe" purse. When the children exhibited this activity their were various instances when the girls in the class struggled to use the correct money pieces while the boys where consistently correct. The final social/emotional observation I made was watching the children deal with conflict. My hypothesis was that the boys would show more physical signs of displeasure, while the girls would simply become more introverted. My hypothesis concerning the boys was wrong. While in the media room a young boy was being disruptive; the teacher then simply told him to stop and go sit at a back table alone. When this happened I was excited to see the boys reaction. I expected the child to show displeasure with the situation and perhaps throw a temper tantrum, this was not the case.