Observation in setting
Daisy has been choosing to spend a lot of time in the book corner, sometimes with friends and sometimes alone. This morning she entered the area as soon as she left Mum and selected The Three Billy Goats Gruff from the wall rack. She sat on the beanbags, made herself comfortable and then opened the book. Daisy looked at the cover and, realising that the book was upside down, she turned it the right way up. Turning the pages carefully, she looked at each picture and, in a 'storytelling' voice talked about what was happening. 'It was sunny and the big one was eating grass... and there was a bridge on the river... and it went over'.
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