While reading “Knot cannot” by Tiffany Stone, B engaged with the story by using playdough to recreate shapes from the book. For instance B formed their own “Knot’ and “snake”-twisting, rolling, and bending, carefully matching what he saw in the book. This shows B’s understanding of the story, strengthened his fine motor skills, and encourages symbolic thinking. By connecting the playdough to the illustrations, B demonstrated early literacy engagement- showing comprehension, creativity, and the ability to extend the book into play.
Next-time I when I retell the story, I could offer pieces of yarn, pipe cleaners, or other loose parts so the children can retell the story using their own creations
Oct. 06,2025
This moment highlights several areas of “E’s” early learning
E’s body language shows concentration and persistence as E carefully adds and adjusts pieces to their structure using the magnetic tiles. As E’s cognitive development in experimenting with balance, height, and stability, showing E’s understanding in early problem-solving. Using different shapes, exploring cause and affect- testing which pieces hold and which fall. I asked E ” what do you think will happen if I put this green tile here?” E immediately “No!” put the tile back on the table. I smiled “You are doing your best and that shows”
