Nolan's Observation Of Children Before Dying

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A second observation was conducted during recess. Nolan walked in a line with his classmates out of the building to the playground. He did the following independently: walked up the steps, climbed the monkey bars, played hide-and-seek/tag with his classmates, navigated the sliding board stairs (went up and down), walked up the sliding board with his hands positioned on each side, climbed on the footstep climbing panel (located on the side of the sliding board), twirled around, flipped himself over the swing bar, and ran around/navigated the playground. He extended his hands to help two girls, who fell down, get up. He fell three times, and his classmates helped him get up. Nolan was a happy, carefree, and energetic little boy who enjoys

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