Embedded Learning Opportunity

To set up my environment for my embedding learning opportunity to occur, I chose to set out some wooden blocks on the carpeted area. I knew at least one child would be interested in playing with the blocks during center time. I waited until a few students were over in the block area, and then I asked one child what he was building and then built upon his interest and ideas. The targeted behavior was preposition words (on, top, bottom, next to, behind, down). I used preposition words as I was helping to build the "tall tower" and placing my blocks. A girl that was helping build the tower picked up the word "on top" and placed her block on top of another block while saying "And, I'm gonna put mine on top of tower." I love how embedding is so natural for children because they don't even know that we are trying to teach them and it can seem like cooperative play. Sometimes teachers get so caught up in their own agenda for teaching certain skills, that they don't take the time to capture the teachable moments and embed learning opportunities guided by the child's interests.

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May I ask the initials of the boy who started building the tower?