Nothing funny going on, mind you. Little boy nods. But the doctor says, put the baby in cool water, like we did to my little sister when she had a bad fever. Little boy holds out his arms to take the baby doll. You can hold her later.
Little boys nods.
Now, before you teachers get up in arms, let me say that there were plenty of times when the boys talked, but this was a typical scenario. The boys often liked to be the beneficiaries of girls fluent language skills. There is a lively chapter on language differences and reproducibles and activities for teachers to use to encourage both boys and girls to develop strong language skills. The flowers look Give boys and girls time to do oral reports in front of groups. This is important, because research suggests that boys begin interrupting girls at an early age, and girls let them.