Childcare Observation. Today I witnessed Blessing read to the children during circle time.

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Today I witnessed Blessing read to the children during circle time. She read the story 'five minutes of peace' from the large family series. She spoke in very clear, firm but soft voice as she read to the children thus she held their attention they sat listening. I noticed that she maintained good body language which is very good for adult-child relationship as it shows appropriate behaviour towards the children. The children were sitted on the carpet on the floor on their bottoms Blessing joins them and sat on the floor facing the children making good eye contact. She holds the book towards the children, pointing out pictures and words as she reads. The children ask her questions and she listens and replies nicely, one child asks 'can I be a butterfly' she replies 'no, you're a pretty girl, but I could help you make a butterfly later', Okay says the child and Blessing continues reading. At the end of the story she asked the children whose turn it was to choose a book to be read again, they all chorused 'me me me'. I noticed she was giving the children an opportunity to make a choice,