Despite having a cold, Nicholas was in good spirits and eager to engage in academic games. He is very creative and expresses himself inventively through play, and it has also been beneficial to facilitate his focusing skills, recall abilities, and attention to detail. Fantasy play allows children to explore new experiences and helps them learn to stay with a string of tasks long and to consider consequences before acting. Constant practice during play enables them to effectively transfer these skills to real life. I prompted Nicholas with the intro, "Once upon a time," and Nicholas took it from there, creating a fantastical scenario involving tracking and attacking dinosaurs and a climax in which he was the hero. The fantasy play began in the lunchroom and as it became increasingly more elaborate, it expanded to the playground area, where more props were found and inventively re-purposed. Nicholas enjoyed acting out scenes, even involving and directing another child who agreed to engage in the fantasy play with him, valiantly offering to protect her from the enemy (me, as I interacted Nicholas's character). He thwarted me with objects found in our surrounding area, turning them into weapons with which to defend his friend and allow her several different escape route options. Nicholas greatly enjoys fantasy play and it allows him to expend physical energy and master challenges in increments, gradually building his capacity to stay with the game, follow increasingly complicated rules, handle frustration and use information to solve problems. It should also be noted that Nicholas is very kind and caring; he will say and do things, and create new scenario endings that will make the other player(s) feel good at the conclusion of the play. Nicholas did not want to end the game as dismissal time approached but responded well to prompts instructing him to take a few minutes to finish the story and put away the props. Nicholas's grandfather arrived to pick him up as he was leaving for New York for his Spring break vacation later in the evening. Nicholas's next session, upon his return, will be on Wednesday, 3/27.