Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Music
Apart from the usual English rhymes Anvitha's been learning a few old Kannada rhymes too and i think she loves them more than her English rhymes.
Her latest favourites are 'ಆಚೆ ಮನೆ ಸುಬ್ಬಮ್ಮನಿಗೆ ' and 'ರೊಟ್ಟಿ ಅಂಗಡಿ ಕಿಟ್ಟಪ್ಪ '. The former, she can sing complete chorus and the latter, only two lines.
Other than these rhymes, she has also learnt 'ಸ ನಿ ದ ಪ ' of karnatic music from her neighbourhood class where she makes her presence every now and then. Then too, she would want a book infront of her to guide her(!!!!) and her position should be cross legged while her palms play the 'ತಾಳ'.
Her latest favourites are 'ಆಚೆ ಮನೆ ಸುಬ್ಬಮ್ಮನಿಗೆ ' and 'ರೊಟ್ಟಿ ಅಂಗಡಿ ಕಿಟ್ಟಪ್ಪ '. The former, she can sing complete chorus and the latter, only two lines.
Other than these rhymes, she has also learnt 'ಸ ನಿ ದ ಪ ' of karnatic music from her neighbourhood class where she makes her presence every now and then. Then too, she would want a book infront of her to guide her(!!!!) and her position should be cross legged while her palms play the 'ತಾಳ'.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Symbolic and Pretend Play
Symbolic Play refers to symbolic, or dramatic, play which occurs when children begin to substitute one object for another.
Which predominantly starts after 2 years.
And I can definitely see my girl doing the symbolic play.
Her car remote can become her TV, a plate and spoon can serve as her drums at one time and my turn into her 'aarti' plate at other times.
She has learned to feed, comb and even toilet train her favourite doll.
I had learnt in psychology that symbolic play is very important in a child's development.
It not only enriches their imagination but this is how they start relating to the outer world.
And even more, it also develops the child's language abilities as they do lot of 'self talking' when they actually communicating with their toys.
Which predominantly starts after 2 years.
And I can definitely see my girl doing the symbolic play.
Her car remote can become her TV, a plate and spoon can serve as her drums at one time and my turn into her 'aarti' plate at other times.
She has learned to feed, comb and even toilet train her favourite doll.
I had learnt in psychology that symbolic play is very important in a child's development.
It not only enriches their imagination but this is how they start relating to the outer world.
And even more, it also develops the child's language abilities as they do lot of 'self talking' when they actually communicating with their toys.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
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