Santino arrived to school refreshed and alert today, having slept well. He responded to prompts to follow me to the classroom, and we took out the communication book to help Santino make a connection between my face, name, and to understand that he had me first on the schedule today. After this, we removed assorted objects from a bin and Santino was asked to show me, by pointing and/or picking up, the colored object requested and place it in the bin. He required physical prompts for successful achievement of each component, but he was responsive to physical prompts during the activity and during clean up. Next, we played songs and Santino was asked to repeat the movements identified in the song and demonstrated by this teacher. He seemed to enjoy this activity and galloped around the room in circles, as patterns and shapes were repeated and identified physically and verbally. Another activity involved assembling a 6-piece puzzle of a dog in which numbers were written on the individual puzzle pieces and their corresponding place on the base of the set. Santino put two pieces back on the puzzle base, achieving 33% accuracy on the task; however, he quickly lost interest in this activity so we returned to playing songs. Santino enjoyed the 'Ants go Marching In' and repeated the words, 'march', and 'hoorah' after hearing them spoken. He also enjoyed 'Old McDonald had a Farm'. We identified the animals from visual cues and then imitated the sound each made. Although Santino's progress was inconsistent, he enjoyed the song and re-played it several times while I introduced the plastic animals that were named at the appropriate times. Throughout our time together, Santino was asked to point to a snack or beverage if he wanted to eat or drink. Towards the end of the session, Santino picked the bottle off the table and I poured his bottled water in it and he drank some. We finished the day washing our hands in the sink, with prompts necessary to assist him to turn on the faucets and dry his hands; he seems to enjoy this activity and is aware and more familiar with expectations. While most activities as yet remain student-led, Santino has been in good spirits and an upbeat mood. He remains most invested in activities as learning opportunities when he is allowed to choose them and learns a great deal from his experiences with hands-on activities.