Tom gets 'play'

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Tom’s train

Student	Tom	Date	12 June 2008
		Observer	Sue (teacher aide)

Learning goal

Tom will participate in a play activity with a group of children.

A group of new entrant to year 5 children were playing in the playground at lunchtime. They had made a train by linking themselves together with hoops. They approached Tom with a hoop. They held the hoop out to Tom and one of the older children asked Tom, “Do you wanna play?” Tom took the hoop in his hands. The older children flipped the hoop over Tom’s head, encircling his body and leaving his hands on the front of the hoop. The children said, “Tom, you can be the driver”. Tom stood at the front of the train and the next child linked onto Tom’s hoop.

All the children ran and walked, following Tom’s lead, making noises as they played in the playground. Tom looked around at the children behind him, laughing. I suggested to one of the children that Tom might like the “Down at the Station” song. The children sang as they moved around. Tom was laughing and holding onto his hoop. He was very animated. The children played for three minutes. Tom stopped, put his hoop down on the ground and stepped out of the hoop. He walked away. One of the children picked up the hoop, walked over to Tom and asked, “Tom, do you want to play?” Tom flapped his arms and walked away.

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