Daycare reports

We received these updates from Alice's playgroup this week. They came in a daily report including lots of stories of finger painting etc, where Alice did not appear. You, the loyal fans, will only be interested in our little starlet, so please find abbreviated version of the daily report below.

Pop Turtles

We have continued on with the Pop Turtle resources for a couple weeks now, as the children showed a great deal of interest in them, independently engaging in play episodes around the turtles and their press pop function. As we press each shape one by one we are extending upon our co-ordination and strength in our hands and fingers. With each shape pressed we get closer to the POP of the Turtles head. Alice banged each shape button with an open palm, laughing out loud when the Turtles head finally went POP! This is a great extension upon our cognitive problem solving skills, as we establish an understanding of process and sequencing.

Group Story Time - ‘Up, Down and Around’

We read about all the different ways things grow this morning, for our lunch time group story. As we talked about how some plants grow up, up high, Alice responded by pointing her hands up into the air saying ‘up high’. With the visual prompting of the pictures, we are developing our language skills and abilities. This is also a lovely social time as we are encouraged to interact as a whole group, which follows on into our meal time.

Back to my voice now...note that group story time takes place in highchairs now, so that the other babies don't have to peer around Alice's head to see the pictures!