Analyzing Marcel's 'Unifix Cubes'

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Marcel
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Manipulatives
Marcel chooses unifix cubes to play with. He constructs a model with unifix cubes. He says, “Wei Sheng, Look at my aeroplane!” Wei Sheng looks and says, “Wow! So big. My aeroplane is small”. Marcel says, “It’s okay. We play together with one big and one small aeroplane” Marcel picks the aeroplane and pretends to take-off above Wei Sheng’s head. Wei Shen laughs. Marcel makes a sound, “zzzz…” He brings the aeroplane to the floor and says, “It is landing”. Wei Sheng follows him and asks, “Your aeroplane go where” Marcel replies, “Indonesia. Hahaha”.
Interpretation
Marcel is able to make personal choices during the free choice of play. He chose unifix cubes and played along with friends. He

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