Observation has been one of the vital skills that develops the normal functioning of a healthy kid. Children in the kindergarten stage or to say, around the age of 5, have a very strong observation and retaining skills. It is generally seen that children of this age group remember things quite well and then use those observations in their future actions.

Children generally learn what they see around them and in this process they tend to observe things minutely. However, when it comes to the conscious development of observation skills there are certain things that one needs to keep in mind and most importantly the fact that the development stage and rate of all children are different and there is no one-size-fits-all model to boost it up.

Research has shown that the observation skills of children are generally tactile and developed in two ways- by being involved in closer unique observations and further by engaging in utilizing those observations of previous experience. It has also been seen that important factors affecting the development of observational and other scientific skills were found to be the context (activity, environment, resources) and combination of social interactions between individuals, peers, and adults. Few things that can be done to better the observation skills are:

1.  Engaging with the child by talking and discussing

Kids pay attention to detail so it can be beneficial when parents engage in communicating with their child and use words for all tiny activities being done like standing, walking, sitting etc so that the child understands by observing the actions.

2.  Including story books, rhymes and narratives

Reading out stories, enacting rhymes, and narratives can catch the attention of kids to the rhythm and intonation and actions used will also aid in improving their skills as to observe how these gestures and postures are used.

3.  Include questions based on things observed or that are observable

Engaging in random question-answer sessions during leisure time encourages the child to observe things in-depth and retain it for further such sessions. One can make questions like colors, shapes, sounds etc a part of the activity and then tell them more about it.

4.  Play games that need observation and concentration

While it is easy to involve the kid in games, adding the element of observation and giving the games that sort of touch can also boost their skills. For instance, playing games like recognition of things in the room, identifying the colors outdoors, playing with blocks of specific colors and shapes etc.

5.  Enabling logical reasoning and decision making activities

Give the child options to make decisions for tiny activities like dressing up or choosing the color while drawing or painting; make him/her reason on certain things and explain it to them so that the reasoning ability refines and in order to do better the child can learn how to think. However, in doing this one has to ensure that the pristine thought process of the child isn’t hampered because one’ thought process that hasn’t evolved naturally doesn’t facilitate inquisitively.

A good blend of all these activities in addition to a few more that are found to be feasible for the child specifically can be included in the daily lives of both the child and the parents so that improved observation skills and fine motor skills can be easily achieved.