Afterawhiletheboysbeganputtingstickersonmymom'sbrandnewpiano.

Herprideandjoy!

Thentheyproceededtopoundonthekeysandfightoverwhogottotouchwhichkeys.

Iknewmymotherwouldhaveafitatthesightofthis,butalightbulbcameoninsidemyhead.

I responded by placingsome of the stickersonto various keys, andthe boys moved all oftheirsontothekeys,too.

Soonjusttheivorykeyssportedyellow,pink,greenandorangepricingstickers(insteadofMom'sunblemishedmahogany).

Noah,recognizinghisfavoritecolor,yelled,"Yellow!"Hepressedthekey. Elijahrespondedbyshouting,"Green!"andpressingthegreenkey.

ThenIcopiedthembysaying"Orange!"andplayingthatkey.

Afterafewminutesofthis,Elijahchangedthegamesothathewouldplaytheyellowandpinkkeys,andIwouldplaythekeysthatwerewhite.

SoonNoahwantedaturnplayingtheorangeandgreen.Sotheyhappilyswitchedseats,andwecontinuedourgame.

Iwassoexcitedthattheywerebothabletogetalongsowell,respectmymother'sprizepossession,andexplorethevarioussoundsofthepiano.

ElijahevenhelpedNoahlearnthreenewcolors.

Thebestpartisallofthiswasaccomplishedwhilehavingalotoffuntogether.

"Sincethatdaytheyhavecontinuedtowanttoplaythepianotogetherwithoutasingleconflict."

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ModuleD2-PlayingResponsively

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"Beingresponsivemeans,beingreceptive,open,approachable,alert,andquicktorespond."

byBreanneMcCrea