Waiting for the bike

3 August 2018. Written by T Liz

Asalamo Alaikom and Kia Ora Bukhari. Over the

last few weeks I have seen you becoming more
confident to tell your friends what you want.
Today you came up to me and said “Teacher, he not
letting me go on the bike”. I explained that “If you
want a turn you need to ask him if you can have a
turn after him”. You went over and stood beside
the bike and asked the child on the bike “I have a
turn after you”? The child looked at you and said
“yes”. You started to climb onto the bike, so I
explained “you needed to wait for the other child
to finish his turn”. I asked “would you like me to put
the timer on for 2 minutes and when the timer
went off, the other child’s turn would be finished
and it would be your turn”? You nodded and smiled
as you said “yes”. You saw me get my phone out and
set the timer. You watched the numbers counting
down until the other child climbed off the bike and
said “Here you are”. You grinned and climbed into
the bike and sped off.

What Learning Occurred

Bukhari’s continuing learning pathway this

term is increasing confidence to verbally
express his ideas and needs (which is one of
our centre’s learning priorities). He is
developing memory skills as he recalls
preschool phrases he has heard many times.
Bukhari’s vocabulary is expanding as he models
phrases he has heard many people speak at
preschool. His listening skills are also growing
as he heard the other child’s response to his
request. Bukhari is learning to interpret other
people’s responses to his words. Kaua ma te
waewae Tukituki (persevere with
determination) Bukhari!

How can we extend this learning?

We will continue to empower Bukhari to

express his ideas verbally by recalling past
experiences when he has talked to his friends
You replied as you shook your about his wants and needs.