SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATIONS

Motor differences in higher & lower skilled students

School Site: _____Cleveland___________
Activity Observed: ___Throwing and Catching_______

Date: ___10-20-14______
Grade/Age Level: _3___

DIRECTIONS: You will observe many children performing many different kinds of skills. Select 8 (or as many as you
can) different tasks and describe how the high skilled students and the low skilled students are performing.

Task
1 Dynamic Warm Up
2 Bean Bag Toss

3 Throw and Catch with

Partner
4
5
6
7
8

Higher Skilled

Lower Skilled

Nicholas: Behaved well and did all

the warm ups proficiently and
followed instructions really well
Madeline: Normally really skillful
but was not really interested in the
lesson and began to do cartwheels

Julius: Performed warm up very

well and usually is the one who
does not want t participate
Kimberly: Was very adamant
about trying to throw underhand
and did very well when I was
paying attention to her form and
the COTS she recited.
Jimena: Displayed COTS
sometimes but stopped stepping
with her opposite foot when doing
the underhand throw.

Angie: Performed underhand

throwing really well with her
partner. Knew the correct for both
throwing and catching.