If at First You Don't Succeed...

W sat down at the table and began working with his playdoh. He worked in silence as he rolled the soft dough with his hands against the table. W made a long snake like shape. It caught L's eye as he passed by the table.

"He made a snake! I want to make a snake too."

L sat down and began mashing the dough into the table. At first, he poked at it, squeezed it between his fingers, and then finally laid it across the table.

"I want to make a snake, but I can't."

Can't do it? That is not a phrase we take lightly in the Pine room. How can we figure out how to do it?

L watched W roll the playdoh into the snake like shape. He laid his playdoh out like W and started pushing it under his hands.

"It's not working, I can't do it."

L began getting a little upset because his dough was not turning into a snake.
"Can you do it, I can't."

With some encouragement and W modeling how to roll the dough, L was successful after a few minutes.

"Look, I doing it! It's turning into a snake!"

A big smile came across his face as the large piece of playdoh was beginning to form into the snake he desired.

If at first you don't succeed, try and try again! The Pine kids continue to practice different skills over and over throughout their day in order to become a little better than before.

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