Lola and Vincent want to work in the Front Yard but there is no space available. They decide to make a list of people who want to work in the Front Yard.
Vincent: "Paola, can you help me?"
Paola: "Sure, how can I help?"
Vincent: "I need help with the numbers."
Paola: "Which part do you want help with? What number do
I start with?"
Lola: "You start with one. I'm almost done with mine.
What comes after nine?"
Vincent: "Ten."
Lola: "What does it look like?"
Vincent: "A one then a zero. How do you make a two?"
Lola: "It's curvy at the top like a hook. Then you go
(Vincent follows instructions). Good, now make a
straight line. What does eleven look like?"
Vincent: "A one then an another one."
This continues until their pages are full. The experience is a beautiful example of scaffolding. Vincent needed help with how to write numbers. That was Lola's expertise. Vincent's strength was in the sequence of numbers and what numbers make a double digit number.
The two then toured the classroom, looking for others to sign up on the Front Yard waitlist.