VINASOL
10-09-2010, 04:44 PM
I've had my new mindee a week now, and I haven't really done too many structured activities as I just wanted to watch her play, observe etc.
So, mindee will be 4 in December. She doesn't know all of her colours (knows black, pink and red), doesn't recognise any numbers yet and can count up to 6.
Her attention span is very short; get's bored of something after just a few minutes. Really doens't like games where you have to say colours or matching or memory games (get's very frustrated and upset). Doesn't like playing games like I spy or anything at all to do with questions.
She likes to play with dollies and makes up scenarious (usually when dolly is being naughty), and likes to be outdoors. She likes music and singing and dancing but nothing that is structured (i.e. jump on the red spot etc).
She likes being read to, and watching action programmes (such as show me, show me) and likes to run around and being outdoors.
So I'm not sure where to go from here. My DD loves to do all the things mindee doesn't so I'm hoping that through DDs excitement mindee will follow, but this week all she has wanted to play with is dolls.
We had great fun going to a duck pond this morning and tried to get her involved in making ducks to colour in so that she could take home but it was a definite no no.
I haven't done painting or anything yet as mum doesn't like her to get dirty and I only just found some suitable aprons for her to use, but I just don't know how to plan my week.
I will have her from 8.45 until half past 6 next week and I'm already worried lol
So, mindee will be 4 in December. She doesn't know all of her colours (knows black, pink and red), doesn't recognise any numbers yet and can count up to 6.
Her attention span is very short; get's bored of something after just a few minutes. Really doens't like games where you have to say colours or matching or memory games (get's very frustrated and upset). Doesn't like playing games like I spy or anything at all to do with questions.
She likes to play with dollies and makes up scenarious (usually when dolly is being naughty), and likes to be outdoors. She likes music and singing and dancing but nothing that is structured (i.e. jump on the red spot etc).
She likes being read to, and watching action programmes (such as show me, show me) and likes to run around and being outdoors.
So I'm not sure where to go from here. My DD loves to do all the things mindee doesn't so I'm hoping that through DDs excitement mindee will follow, but this week all she has wanted to play with is dolls.
We had great fun going to a duck pond this morning and tried to get her involved in making ducks to colour in so that she could take home but it was a definite no no.
I haven't done painting or anything yet as mum doesn't like her to get dirty and I only just found some suitable aprons for her to use, but I just don't know how to plan my week.
I will have her from 8.45 until half past 6 next week and I'm already worried lol