Monday, September 23, 2013

Our infants are always growing!

So happy playing dress up! She is always full of smiles.
Domain: Social and Emotional Development  
Strand: Self  
Topic: Awareness and Expression of Emotion  
Express a variety of emotions (contentment, distress, happiness, sadness, surprise, dislike, anger and fear) through facial expressions, gestures, movement and sounds.


She played so hard and watched her friends play so much that she fell right to sleep without a peep. She does great with sucking her fingers to soothe herself to sleep.
Domain: Social and Emotional Development
Strand: Self
Topic: Self-Comforting
Comfort self in simple ways and communicate needs for help through vocalizations and gestures.

She does such a great job holding her head up to watch her friends play.
Domain: Physical Well-Being and Motor Development
Strand: Motor Development
Topic: Large Muscle, Balance and Coordination
Demonstrate strength and control of head, arms, legs and trunk using purposeful movements.

She knows when she sees the camera that it is time to smile! 


Great friends!  She just loves that baby!

She always wants to play with the smaller baby.
Domain: Social and Emotional Development
Strand: Relationships
Topic: Peer Interactions and Relationships
Show interest in other children.

He loves to play with his friends in the classroom as well as the teachers.  He often dances to music with his teachers.
Domain: Social and Emotional Development
Strand: Relationships
Topic: Interactions with Adults
Participate in routines and experiences that involve back and forth interaction with familiar adults. 

She's always on the move! Loves crawling around to find new things to play with.
Domain: Physical Well- Being and Motor Development 
Strand: Motor Development
Topic: Large Muscle, Balance and Coordination
Move with increasing coordination and balance, with or without adult support and/or assisting device.