Physical Development Observation

I had the chance to observe a wonderful fourth grade classroom and I was taking note of the differences in the boys and girls physical development. What I saw was small girls compared to the boys. On the playground the boys engaged in rough and tumble play where the girls wanted to play on the swings or sit around and talk. Research shows however that girls tend to be bigger than boys in weight and height but not in my classroom. I found it entertaining how the boys wanted to chase each other and jump on and off of things and the girls would sit around watching the boys ans sometimes they would join in but they would stay far behind to where they wouldn't get hurt. Its amazing what you see when you take the time to sit back and watch.