Caitlin holds a conversation

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All by myself!

Student	Caitlin, Hannah, Kasie	Date	21 July 2008
Topic	Classroom routines	Observer	Amy (teacher)

Intended learning

Caitlin will initiate conversation with classmates in a variety of situations.

The first day back at school after the holidays is always a noisy, exciting time as children share holiday stories.

Today, a lot of Caitlin’s classmates are milling around before school, talking.

After Caitlin arrives at school, she walks up to her group of friends and says to Hannah,

“Did you have a good holiday, Hannah?” Hannah starts telling her about what she has done. Caitlin listens and then tells her friends about her little sister starting school.

Fantastic! You are having great conversations with your classmates. And congratulations Hannah – you have helped create an environment where Caitlin can practise and use her new conversation skills.

After break, the class line up outside their room to go to physical education.

Caitlin walks over to her classmate Kasie and says, “Will you be my partner?” I was about to intervene as I could see Kasie hesitate and expected her to say she could not be Caitlin’s partner.

However she replied, “Mmmm… yes.”

Caitlin, I really like the way you are asking people to be your partner rather than waiting in line for someone to ask you.

What a champ!

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