Ella's interviews
Just before we moved, Ella's primary teacher interviewed her for a class. We just a copy of it and wanted to share it.
1.) Question: What do you do on a normal day?
Answer: Watch the sky, go somewhere.
2.) Question: What is your favorite thing to do?
Answer: Paint and stamp.
3.) Question: What is your least favorite thing to do?
Answer: Clean my room.
4.) Question: Describe your best friend. What do you like about them?
Answer: Halley! She lives in Pocatello. She has a little kitchen in the living room. I like playing with her and doing her hair.
5.) Question: What have you done that you are most proud of?
Answer: Helping my mom cook.
6.) Question: What are you not proud of that you’ve done?
Answer: Sometimes when people fight with me.
7.) Question: What are you excited for in the next year?
Answer: Kindergarten!
8.) Question: What are you excited for when you are much older, like an adult?
Answer: Having a baby. (Her parents began to laugh) That’s funny one.
And then, about a week later, Ella's aunt interviewed her (again for class).
"We are reading about Piaget's theory of conservation, which you probably know means that the amount of a substance remains the same when its appearance changes. Piaget said that 5 year olds do not yet get that principle. SO I am supposed to see what a 5 year old would do (and who's the cutest one I know??). My professor said their parents could do it if we don't live close... :-D So if you're up for it, you can do a couple of the experiments below: Ella's repsonses are in italics
Volume: Pour liquid into two identical glasses. Make sure Ella agrees that they are the same amount. Then pour one into a taller, narrower glass. Then ask which cup has more liquid.
Using 2 1 cup measurements, I poured one into a 9 x13 pan. The one in the measuring cup was more to Ella, because it looked taller. I then poured the other cup of water into a taller glass. She said this one was more because it was closer to the top of the cup.
Length: Put two sticks of equal length side by side (for example, pretzel sticks, exactly aligned so you can see they are the same length). Then move one stick so they are not aligned anymore. Ask, which stick is longer?
Using 2 straws, The taller is stick is longer. "You made it grow" Even though she knew they are the same before and after I pushed one up, the higher stick was still bigger to her.
Number: Make an equal line of checkers (ex: have 6 checkers in one row lined up one-to-one with 6 checkers right below it). Then increase the spacing of the checkers in one line. Ask which line has more checkers.
Matter: Make two equal balls of clay. Then squeeze one ball into a long, thin shape. Ask which piece has more clay.
When we made bread yesterday, the "snake" was bigger than the ball of dough, because "you rolled it and it got bigger."
No matter what the answers are, ask why.
Then ask a couple of the following questions:
Q. Why does the sun shine?
A. God made it that way so things can grow
Q. Why is there snow?
A. 'cause God made it
Q. Why does it rain?
A. God made it. Heaven chooses.
Q. If snow and rain both come from the sky, why do we get one?
A. Because that's what the heavens chooses. Sometimes, we get snow and rain!
Tell her: "Close your eyes. Can I still see you?"
Ella says: "Yes. No? Yes, you can. You have your eyes open."
How many brothers and sisters do you have?
"One brother, no sisters, but I have Aunts :)"
How many children do your parents have?
(quickest response) 2
Results?
Ella's answers are so cute. She is not the typical 5 year old! Her answers to the measurement test are what a psychologist would expect from someone of that age, but the interview portion says she is more advanced than a normal 5 year old.
Way to go, Ella!
1.) Question: What do you do on a normal day?
Answer: Watch the sky, go somewhere.
2.) Question: What is your favorite thing to do?
Answer: Paint and stamp.
3.) Question: What is your least favorite thing to do?
Answer: Clean my room.
4.) Question: Describe your best friend. What do you like about them?
Answer: Halley! She lives in Pocatello. She has a little kitchen in the living room. I like playing with her and doing her hair.
5.) Question: What have you done that you are most proud of?
Answer: Helping my mom cook.
6.) Question: What are you not proud of that you’ve done?
Answer: Sometimes when people fight with me.
7.) Question: What are you excited for in the next year?
Answer: Kindergarten!
8.) Question: What are you excited for when you are much older, like an adult?
Answer: Having a baby. (Her parents began to laugh) That’s funny one.
And then, about a week later, Ella's aunt interviewed her (again for class).
"We are reading about Piaget's theory of conservation, which you probably know means that the amount of a substance remains the same when its appearance changes. Piaget said that 5 year olds do not yet get that principle. SO I am supposed to see what a 5 year old would do (and who's the cutest one I know??). My professor said their parents could do it if we don't live close... :-D So if you're up for it, you can do a couple of the experiments below: Ella's repsonses are in italics
Volume: Pour liquid into two identical glasses. Make sure Ella agrees that they are the same amount. Then pour one into a taller, narrower glass. Then ask which cup has more liquid.
Using 2 1 cup measurements, I poured one into a 9 x13 pan. The one in the measuring cup was more to Ella, because it looked taller. I then poured the other cup of water into a taller glass. She said this one was more because it was closer to the top of the cup.
Length: Put two sticks of equal length side by side (for example, pretzel sticks, exactly aligned so you can see they are the same length). Then move one stick so they are not aligned anymore. Ask, which stick is longer?
Using 2 straws, The taller is stick is longer. "You made it grow" Even though she knew they are the same before and after I pushed one up, the higher stick was still bigger to her.
Number: Make an equal line of checkers (ex: have 6 checkers in one row lined up one-to-one with 6 checkers right below it). Then increase the spacing of the checkers in one line. Ask which line has more checkers.
Matter: Make two equal balls of clay. Then squeeze one ball into a long, thin shape. Ask which piece has more clay.
When we made bread yesterday, the "snake" was bigger than the ball of dough, because "you rolled it and it got bigger."
No matter what the answers are, ask why.
Then ask a couple of the following questions:
Q. Why does the sun shine?
A. God made it that way so things can grow
Q. Why is there snow?
A. 'cause God made it
Q. Why does it rain?
A. God made it. Heaven chooses.
Q. If snow and rain both come from the sky, why do we get one?
A. Because that's what the heavens chooses. Sometimes, we get snow and rain!
Tell her: "Close your eyes. Can I still see you?"
Ella says: "Yes. No? Yes, you can. You have your eyes open."
How many brothers and sisters do you have?
"One brother, no sisters, but I have Aunts :)"
How many children do your parents have?
(quickest response) 2
Results?
Ella's answers are so cute. She is not the typical 5 year old! Her answers to the measurement test are what a psychologist would expect from someone of that age, but the interview portion says she is more advanced than a normal 5 year old.
Way to go, Ella!
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