Nursery World - A month in the life of Jasmine Maya (30)

Jasmine continues to be interested in colour and likes to question those around her, asking, 'Balloon colour?', 'Flower colour?' and so on, even when she clearly knows what the colour is. She loves to draw and spends lots of time outside in her play house, where she has chalks and a chalking board. Jasmine continues to imitate what she sees. Examples include daddy putting together some flatpack furniture. Once she had seen him place a long screw through a hole she did the others for him competently and without prompting. She also likes to 'scan' peoples tummies (with whatever she is holding) as she has seen done to her pregnant mummy at the hospital.

Jasmine continues to imitate what she sees. Examples include daddy putting together some flatpack furniture. Once she had seen him place a long screw through a hole she did the others for him competently and without prompting. She also likes to 'scan' peoples tummies (with whatever she is holding) as she has seen done to her pregnant mummy at the hospital.

Jasmine's limited understanding was noted on a particularly windy day in the garden when she was heard to call out 'Oh no, dropped it hair', clearly thinking that her hair was blowing away, as it blew around her face uncontrollably. She also now says 'dropped it' whenever she falls over. If mummy asks 'have you dropped yourself?', she says 'yes'.

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