stickers on a precious piano
TRANSCRIPT
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
openingupnewwaysofbeingbyfollowingplayfullytheinitiationsofthechildren
"Beingresponsivemeans,beingreceptive,open,approachable,alert,andquicktorespond."
byBreanneMcCrea