New Explorations

Moving the beads on the bead maze
Ohio Learning Standard: Curiosity- explore environment though a
variety of sensory-motor activity.

Playing with kitchen toys.
Ohio Learning Standard: Memory-mirror and repeat something s
seen at an earlier time.

Looking at the objects on the play gym.
Ohio Learning Standard: Initiative and Curiosity-
Show interest in objects.

Shaking the drum to make a sound.
Ohio Learning Standard: Creativity/Innovation/Invention- use objects in new ways

Using the drum stick as a phone.
Ohio Learning Standard: Cognitive: Symbolic Thought-
Use one or two simple objects to represent another in pretend play.

Ohio Learning Standard: Creativity: Expression of
Feelings through the Arts

He is now sitting at the table eating finger foods.
Ohio Learning Standard: Oral Motor-
Take and chew small bites of finger food.

He loves mirror play.
Ohio Learning Standard: Self Awareness

Curious Cuties

 Painting with oatmeal! So much fun!

Domain: Approaches toward learning

Strand: Initiative

Topic: Initiative and curiosity: 

demonstrate a willingness to try new activities and experiences.

Playing together by the music table.

Domain: Social and Emotional Development

Strand: Self

Topic: Self-concept:

Recognize self as a unique person with thoughts, feelings and distinct characteristics.

Exploring his environment by giving it a taste.

Domain: Physical well-being and motor development

Strand: Motor Development

Topic: Oral-motor: Use mouth and tongue to explore objects

Check out my new ride!

Domain: Physical well-being and motor development

Strand: Motor development

Topic: Large muscle, balance and coordination: 

Use locomotor skills with increasing coordination and balance.

Future all star!

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 assistive device.

Just hanging out.

Domain: Social and emotional development

Strand: Self

Topic: Self comforting 

Comfort self in simple ways and communicate needs for help 

through vocalizations and gestures

Enjoying some water while watching the pinwheel spin outside on a windy day.

Domain: Physical well-being and motor development

Strand: Motor development

Topic: Large muscle, balance and coordination

Use locomotor skills with increasing coordination and balance.

Getting so strong.  I can hold my head up!

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.

We're Growing Together!

These girls love to play together on the soft city! 

Look at these little ones sitting up all on their own and learning to be more independent as well!

Domain: Social and Emotional Development    Strand: Self

Topic: Self concept, begin to understand self as a separate person from others.

This boy is doing well with controlling his head and neck while doing "tummy time"

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.

Such a happy little guy!

This boy loves to play with this stuffed bear!

Domain: Approaches toward learning

Strand: Initiative  Topic: Initiative and curiosity: Show interest in people and objects.

Look at her go!

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 assistive device. 

Playing together is fun!

He also loves to look at this colorful ladybug!

These girls enjoyed painting! 

Domain: Approaches toward learning  Strand: Initiative  Topic: Initiative and curiosity: Explore the environment through a variety of sensory-motor activity. Demonstrate a willingness to try new activities and experiences.

Getting so big! Already pulling up on objects!

He likes to explore new objects and different textures! 

Our Busy Bees

He loves to play with the toy bee and notices when the camera comes for a picture!

Look how strong she is as she sits, supporting her body on her own.  These two love to talk to one another and coo.

He loves exploring the keys and even putting them in his mouth to explore them.

Topic: Oral-motor

Use mouth and tongue to explore objects

Just too cute!

Happy Thanksgiving! She loved playing with the toy turkey around Thanksgiving.

We like to play together and strengthen our muscles in our arms and fingers.

These two couldn't stop playing with the forks and spoons while we had the play kitchen in our room!

She worked so hard to get all the way in!

Topic: Initiative and curiosity

Explore the environment through a variety of sensory-motor activity

He likes looking at himself in the mirror on the play gym and playing with the hanging toys.

Topic: Initiative and curiosity

Show interest in people and objects

Just chatting away!

Topic: Self- concept

Begin to understand self as a separate person from others.

Mrs. Penny loves her infants! So Does Mrs. Melissa!

She loves to read books! 

Outside is so much fun, even in the tunnel.

Learning to use a spoon to self feed!

This little girl loved the snow when she looked out the window and saw it!

Working out at the gym :)

Happy Holidays everyone!

Time to eat, ladies!