9-9-11

Over the past week, I have been able to see some of the children's sensory interests. I have noticed that each child reacts to very specific things. For instance, Gavin loves to be at the sand table. He loves to feel sand between his fingers. I have also noticed that he plays with the shape sorter machine, and all of the gears on the side of it often. Handing him a shape seems to catch his attention. I also see him feeling the textured blocks in the playroom. He also enjoys the bubbles, as do several of the other children. I have seen Wyatt enjoy some of the textures used during art, especially our "mixers" in the paint like coffee, glitter and powdered sugar. I have also seen Wyatt feeling the textured blocks in the playroom. During art time, Joey definitely enjoys the feeling of the playdoh. Joey also enjoys feeling the spinning gears during free play. I often see Michael playing with and feeling the cars and monster trucks during free play. Drew's tactile interests also fall in the sand box. I see him spending a lot of time playing with the sand, and feeling it.