The observation project component consisted of ten hours, two hours per age group. I selected four different settings and enjoyed my time in each location. Every place and environment is different, as are teaching styles. When I looked at a children's room at King's College Early Learning Centre, I was amazed by the skill of the childcare workers and how the classroom is set up. The most important thing is that I enjoyed the time spent with the children. While I was in the room there were 6 children, most of the children were not mobile but were very active in play and trying to move. While I was in this room, I focused my observation on two babies: one was a four-month-old boy and the other an eight-month-old girl. The four-month-old babbled, smiled and put objects in his mouth. He was also able to support his head while on his stomach and grasp toys with his hand and shake them. The eight-month-old showed all the skills of the four-month-old, although she also showed other skills. She would bang objects, sit on her own, and stand upright using a shelf or another adult in the room. The next age group I observed were the older children at Little Meadows Learning Center. While I was in this room there were 14 two year olds. I was in this room for club, free play, centers, free time and lunch. During all this time the children were very active and I decided to observe two small children. The first baby was a boy who turned two about a month ago. From my observations he is loving, strong-hearted, friendly and very active. He does not have a large vocabulary and speaks quickly. As he ran he sometimes seemed like his feet couldn't keep up with how... middle of paper... and he paid attention throughout the lesson. As I looked at the settings I took note of some of the techniques that I had never seen before or didn't like. Some I took note of were while at Wilkes-Barre Academy the teacher was teaching social studies. At the beginning of the year he assigned each child a state as a first name and a capital city as a last name. Most of the children from my observations knew all the states and capitals. Another technique I observed was in the school age classroom. The teacher attracted the students' attention by clapping his hands or playing a rhythm on the piano. The students then responded with applause, and this continued until the room became quiet and the teacher began speaking. My overall experience of my observations was satisfactory, I enjoyed visiting various centers, meeting new people and observing the techniques used in class.