Nursery World - A month in the life of Jasmine Maya (13)

Jasmine continues to be interested in dressing and undressing herself. She practices this during the night and some mornings can be found with her pyjamas on back to front, or only wearing one sleeve. She can put on her socks with increasing accuracy, repeating this throughout the day. Imitation and evidence of observation is now seen regularly in Jasmine's play. She sits with her arms folded alongside Daddy, unloads the washing machine on her own initiative and has been observed holding her jacket up high in imitation of an ironed shirt being hung on a door-frame.

Imitation and evidence of observation is now seen regularly in Jasmine's play. She sits with her arms folded alongside Daddy, unloads the washing machine on her own initiative and has been observed holding her jacket up high in imitation of an ironed shirt being hung on a door-frame.

When called away from her play she automatically places whatever she is playing with in the toy box, even if the floor is strewn with other items.

Jasmine likes to help the adults in her life and loves being in the garden.

She helps pick up leaves and twigs to put in Grandad's sack and enjoys using the garden broom.

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