Love of Books With Friends...

December 2013
Social Development
Lnaguage and Literacy

Audrey's love of books is observed each and everyday in our Cardinal classroom!  She reads after lunch on a daily basis in a comfortable chair and is often joined by her friends who enjoy listening to her 'pretend reading' aloud. She takes leadership in these experiences and the children have come to love the 'teacher Audrey'!   Throughout this year Audrey has gained confidence in herself and has established wonderful relationships with the children in the class.  When sharing a book with the children, she is very intentional and aware of details in how she 'reads'.   She carefully shows the pictures to all of the children who are listening and uses picture clues to relay the story.  Recently she has been particularly interested in reading books about birds to her friends. She carefully points out details of the birds including color and size.  

Audrey often chooses to play during Choice Time in our Dramatic play area.  Her interest and joy of role playing with her friends reflects the deeper connections she has made with her peers.   She has matured in the area of social development and works well in collaborative, cooperative

play.  Audrey loves to play with the baby dolls and it is so wonderful to see how she is able to bring her love of books and reading into her world of imaginative play with her friends!