At the end of the observation when we went outside, I believe the younger 3’s group were out playing. There were two boys that were riding bikes around the paved path that encircled the main playground. One of the boys was riding the bicycle around the path without a problem, while the other one had a lot of difficulty steering. He kept steering off the path and not having the strength to move the bicycle back on the path. He declined the help the instructor offered, but accepted the help his peer provided. What surprised me was that the better bicycle rider kept coming back to help the boy who kept getting stuck. In a way, it seemed like the better rider expected the other boy to need help. The better rider also flaunted the different ways that he was able to ride this bicycle. The boy who kept getting stuck believed that there was something wrong with the tires of the bicycle, which meant that he understood that the tires made the bike move. I believe they were in the autonomy stage where they wanted to solve problems themselves. I was surprised to see the worse driver preserve and try to figure out how to ride this bike with the help of his peer. The better rider also moved his bike off the path in order to prevent it from moving while he was off helping the other boy. I was also surprised to see that there weren’t any accidents because the riders knew to slow down while going down the downward sloping path and the “pedestrians” knew to stay out of harms way.

Through this observation, I will try to implement a problem solving, but engaging mechanism that in invoke some sort of wonder. Hopefully, the children who test our device will be able to figure out the “problem” independently, without the help of adults. Also I noticed that the children really like different textured surfaces, which I will also try to implement somehow.