A boy sat alone sniffling. Jaime could tell he was
upset with the day. Maybe he missed his mommy.
Jaime still missed his mommy. He decided the boy
needed a hug and went to him. The boy looked at
him, but Jaime couldnt understand anything the boy
was thinking; just that he was very sad and upset.
Jaime put an arm around the boys shoulders and
gave him a hug while he led him to the group in
front of Miss Judy. They sat together and Jaime could
tell the boy felt a little better.
The next thing Miss Judy taught them was how to
spell their names. She started by putting a hand on
her chest, then tapping her index fingers together like
a flat x. She repeated the signs saying, My name is.
Then she spelled Miss Judy again. She finished that
with the gesture she created for her name. Jaime
could read her thoughts clearly now that everyone
was in a different part of the room paying attention
to the book one helper was reading and to the
blocks the other helper was building with. He raised
his hand.