observe the skill they are practicing and look for a way to redirect it toward an activity that is more appropriate. If they are taking the books off the bookshelf, we can put them back so they can practice it again and again. Or, if we don’t feel like playing that game, we can think of other things they can empty, like a collection of scarves in a basket. When we find them exploring our wallet and taking out all our cards and cash, we can prepare some other containers in a basket for them to open and close and find things inside. In our classroom we even have an old wallet with some of my old
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