Isaac's Report Card
Isaac's teacher Nicole compiled a "report card" of sorts for each of her students to let us parents know how/what our kid is doing at school. Here's what she had to say about Isaac, categorized by "Areas of Development":
Physical
* Has good head control
* Increased strength in all limbs
* Can move self around; really working (and with great determination) on crawling
Neurological
* Awake more of the time
* Accurate in reaching and grabbing
* Gazes intensely
* Explores with mouth
* Around this time, his eyes should be functioning in all ways the same as an adult
Cognitive
* Able to coordinate several systems at once (sees-reaches-opens hand when near object-grasps-brings object up to eyes and may inspect with mouth, as well)
* Reach is intentional
* Can transfer objects hand-to-hand (crossing the midline of his body)
* Interested in small things
* Continually reaching -- exploring his world -- very curious
Emotional
* Happy most of the time (with other, toys, or by himself)
* More emotions felt and demonstrated; can range from delight to sheer frustration (over not being able to crawl yet, maybe?); may also see abrupt mood changes
Social
* Likes to make noises and hear himself
* Makes an effort to establish relationships with caring adults around him (and probably other children!)
* May see more crying, as he realizes that crying will get him help or whatever else he may need
* Moving into the 7-8 mos. range, he may become more wary of strangers and/or strange places. But for now, he is generally in a good mood and friendly
Linguistic
* Lots of babbling and it's getting louder
* Responsive to adult's speech
* Responds to his name
* He is enjoying more control over vocal production
In Conclusion...
Isaac seems to really enjoy his time at school and loves to watch what the other children are doing. He has been going through a bit of a tough patch with working on crawling, but now that he can "scoot" around, he is much happier in general. He even seems happier in his quest to crawl knowing there is another solution to his dilemma.
Isaac enjoys being by himself, with the other children, or playing with an adult. He is a pretty mellow guy! And we love having him spend his mornings with us!
Physical
* Has good head control
* Increased strength in all limbs
* Can move self around; really working (and with great determination) on crawling
Neurological
* Awake more of the time
* Accurate in reaching and grabbing
* Gazes intensely
* Explores with mouth
* Around this time, his eyes should be functioning in all ways the same as an adult
Cognitive
* Able to coordinate several systems at once (sees-reaches-opens hand when near object-grasps-brings object up to eyes and may inspect with mouth, as well)
* Reach is intentional
* Can transfer objects hand-to-hand (crossing the midline of his body)
* Interested in small things
* Continually reaching -- exploring his world -- very curious
Emotional
* Happy most of the time (with other, toys, or by himself)
* More emotions felt and demonstrated; can range from delight to sheer frustration (over not being able to crawl yet, maybe?); may also see abrupt mood changes
Social
* Likes to make noises and hear himself
* Makes an effort to establish relationships with caring adults around him (and probably other children!)
* May see more crying, as he realizes that crying will get him help or whatever else he may need
* Moving into the 7-8 mos. range, he may become more wary of strangers and/or strange places. But for now, he is generally in a good mood and friendly
Linguistic
* Lots of babbling and it's getting louder
* Responsive to adult's speech
* Responds to his name
* He is enjoying more control over vocal production
In Conclusion...
Isaac seems to really enjoy his time at school and loves to watch what the other children are doing. He has been going through a bit of a tough patch with working on crawling, but now that he can "scoot" around, he is much happier in general. He even seems happier in his quest to crawl knowing there is another solution to his dilemma.
Isaac enjoys being by himself, with the other children, or playing with an adult. He is a pretty mellow guy! And we love having him spend his mornings with us!
posted by Claire at 5:30 PM
1 Comments:
You're welcome. It makes me feel like this whole day-care thing is pretty cool after all, since Isaac seems to like it so much. It is very obvious now that he enjoys being around other kids, and I'm sure a little of that is that he's around them all morning long.
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