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

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

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