Melissa turns to Lucy, “Want to play with us?” Lucy nods
and Melissa hands her a block, “Where do you want to put
it?” Lucy looks down and shrugs.
“Lucy, try putting it here.” Tricia points to the next hole in
the path.
Lucy hesitates but takes the block. She tries putting the
block in an empty space, but it doesn’t fit. Lucy rests the
block on the side of the water table and looks down. Gently
rubbing Lucy’s back, Melissa asks, “Do you need help?”
Lucy nods. Melissa leans in and whispers, “Tricia’s been
doing this a lot; why don’t you ask her how to do it? I bet she
could show you.”