Asha and Travers have established a “conversation.” There is a trust here, and they have communicated their plans to each other. Caroline doesn’t know the plan when she enters, and so this is the only time that an adult needs to briefly facilitate.

The connection Travers and Asha have made expands as they join Caroline in tiger play. They travel to the baby/book area… across the floor… to the stage, where they collect food in large blocks. They share an understanding that each child has her/his own block to be filled with food, just as we establish “spots” for each child (see previous post, ME!). Caroline slides her block over to the edge of the stage and the “food” inside spills out. She decides to paint while Asha and Travers continue filling their blocks and then pretend to eat. They soon join Caroline at the painting table. When all three are done painting, they resume crawling across the floor (though not necessarily as tigers).