After using the visual communication board to show Santino the sequence of activities planned for the day, I had him sit alongside me at the table. I proceeded to show him and various coins verbally identify them. I also explained how they were different sizes, values, and how the copper penny was the only color that was brown, or copper. Santino required prompts and refocusing techniques to keep him engaged, so I proceeded to sort them into pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters and place them in separate compartments. I stood behind him to accomplish this as hand-over-hand instruction helped him focus on the task at hand. We then moved onto some water play, placing different objects in a pan of water, which Santino enjoys and stays engaged. We noted how the plastic eggs stayed afloat in the water, but the heavier blocks sunk to the bottom. Santino then took a plastic dinosaur, balanced the egg on its tail and watched as it bobbed in the water. We reviewed the concepts of open and close, up and down, light and heavy during this activity.