Freya 09.11.11

Freya arrived and settled quickly into our morning walk – it has become a Wednesday routine
to pick a bunch of flower for our table. Today we found pink, purple and golden
flowers to dress our table.

The old roses Freya used for outdoor baking, 'I'm making rose petal jam' Freya said. The process took much of the morning and continued into our other outdoor play times throughout the day. My main tool
(both educational and disciplinary) when working with the children is the power
of imitation. Freya has settled into this environment, listened to stories and
been involved with practical and purposeful activities, she has had the
opportunity to absorb and digest concepts and skill which are later reproduced
and practised in her play – making rose petal jam is a direct link, but I also
see Freya imitate and practice skills witnessed in all aspects of her life.

The day flowed really well. Ahliah is understanding more which means she can engage
better with Freya. Freya communicates really positively with Ahliah the
majority of the time – in the afternoon Freya invited Ahliah to her house and
offered her a ride on her rocking horse. This shows their close friendship and
Freya's love for Ahliah. As children build positive relationships with those
around them they also establish a healthy self esteem, a wonderful spring board
into life.

11.11.11

 Freya arrived with a smile and started playing immediately with Ahliah in the cardboard box.
They were having so much fun that Freya didn't want to go out for our usual morning walk.

We made up for it later in the day with Denzil – who found some great climbing trees and inspired Freya to persevere with all her strength to pull herself up to join him in the branches.

 Freya loves to laugh and giggle with Denzil and had fun playing with words – it started
with Ahliah-moo (a nickname I sometimes use), then Denzil said 'Ahliah-cow' and
Freya chimed in 'Ahliah-leaf' and so the game went to and fro, with lots of
laughs in between. It is wonderful to see Ferya's use of words. Denzil often
likes to find rhyming words, Freya is soaking it all up.

There was lots of 'flower baking' in the back garden. The children carefully mixed all
kinds of things together. Once Denzil went home I was invited into the cubby,
Freya sang Happy Birthday to Ahliah, instructed her to blow out the candles and
served a beautiful flower cake to all. We then went to sleep and waited for
Father Rooster to wake us in the morning. Freya called out in her loudest voice
'Cock-a-doodle-doo Good morning to you!' It's wonderful to see how comfortable
Freya is with Ahliah and myself. Later I was even asked for a cuddle – which
made me feel extra special. So I can positively say, Freya and all had a
wonderful day together.