Everyday is a new and exciting adventure in the lives of one yearolds.
the day they learn new physical movements, new behaviors, and get to try new foods. They .
seem to be facinated with everyday aspects of life, which we as adults sometimes take for .
granted. .
A one year old preschool class has many different stages of physical activity. When they .
first come to class thay are in the process learning how to walk. They pull themselves up to .
their feet, then hesitantly take a slow shakey step forwards. Then again, one more step, .
concentrating like someone on a tight rope in a circus. Some of them make it aways across the .
room, others only a few inches before falling on their diaper cushioned landing pad. After trying .
for a few minutes, some resort back to the method of hands and knees for transportation. .
Others prefer a more aerial view, safe in the comfort of your arms. After a few weeks of .
trial and error in the new world of walking, they become more confident, some become a little .
too confident. Instead of taking slow and safe, they try to run as if they were an olympic sprinter .
running for the gold. Only later realizing that they have not figured out how to stop. To stop their .
speedy running, two options become available. The first is to fall flat on there round tummies, or .
the second choice is to run directly into something to stop the speed. This could be a number of .
different things, such as: a wall, table, chair, or even a fellow classmate. A few weeks of .
learning speed control helps them finally become a veteran walker. Now they are able to walk .
somewhat gracefully, and they even learn a few extra tricks to go along with their new form of .
movement. They can now display their "criminal" sides by grabbing another child's toy, and .
running swiftly away to play with it. They also learn to be professional escape artists. They are .
always running away from teachers on the playground, refusing to go inside for naptime.