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A month in the life of Harry Tobias

Harry is very interested in naming items and in stating what is happening around him. He demonstrates a good range of single-word language, mostly nouns. Examples of his new words are 'stone, stick and ball'. His favourite action word is 'gone'. He loves the garden and is keen to use the broom, trying hard to sweep with it. He also enjoys holding the hosepipe to water the grass.

He loves the garden and is keen to use the broom, trying hard to sweep with it. He also enjoys holding the hosepipe to water the grass.

Harry still enjoys putting things in containers and tipping them out again.

Outside, this includes stones and clothes pegs as well as toys. He also loves balls. Harry tries hard to throw them and may manage this well, but at times they go over his head, landing behind him. He looks in surprise to see where they have gone.

During this month Harry has enjoyed a particular game with his sister, Jasmine, throwing balls up the garden slide and trying to catch them as they roll down again. He laughed excitedly when Jasmine sat at the top, rolling a stream of balls to him. Harry tried hard to catch as many as he could.

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