Santino arrived to school very tired, but once in the classroom, he perked up and we bagan working on reviewing academic skills. Santino initially sat in front of me as we sorted different objects into corresponding piles so that I could afford him hand-over-hand physical prompts and guided instruction. We identified the objects by naming each verbally as we placed them into their corresponding piles. We then moved onto a stack-and-sort activity, using a wooden educational toy, offering a variety of colors, shapes, and quantities with which to encourage and develop skill sets such as: matching, counting, stacking, fine-motor/eye-hand corrdination, manual dexterity, verbalization and problem-solving skills. Santino rose to the challenge of matching the shapes and colors, verbalizing a few following verbal prompts and encouragement. It was a productive day.