Last week, when I was home on my snow days from school (2), Claire was sitting on my lap while I ate lunch. I gave her a something or other to play with...can't remember now, but I remember I would not have given it to her had I not been right there (i.e. not a baby toy). She was studying it and it dropped out of her hand onto the floor. I picked it up for her (do you see where this is going?) and gave it back a couple times. Well, then I noticed that she started 'dropping' it more frequently. Being the good mom and teacher that I am, I kept picking it up for her.
Lesson: Cause and Effect.
Objective: My daughter will understand that when she drops an object, mommy will give it back to her.
Plan:
1. Claire drops toy.
2. Mommy picks it up and gives it back.
3. Repeat step 1.
4. Repeat step 2.
5. Repeat step 1.
6. Repeat step 2.
7. etc.
Assessment:
Observation...it's coming next...
So Claire was helping me check my email today. She was sitting in my lap and I gave her a blue dolphin to play with. She immediately dropped it and I picked it up. Well, she kept dropping it time and time again, without breaks to actually play with it (and I know she's a baby, but her hand-eye coordination isn't THAT bad), and I kept picking it up for her. I even noticed her sneaking a couple of glances down at the floor when she dropped it.
I think she passed her first lesson in cause and effect! Now, if she only knew that I am still behind my hands when we're playing peek-a-boo! :)
Turns out a couple hours after I posted this blog, Matt shared an email with me that he'd received recently from automatic updates...
ReplyDeleteYou've got to hand it to your baby — his hand control is definitely improving. You may see him rake objects toward himself and try to pick them up. Most 5-month-olds grasp an object for just a short while and then drop it. Yours will spend a long time doing this over and over if you play along by picking up the objects and handing them back. Your indulging him in this game is also teaching a basic lesson in cause-and-effect — one he'll learn well, to uproarious giggles, before long