Initiating Play

Kailyn came over to a teacher, saying, "Katie's not hearing me."
"Okay, I'll go with you."
They approached Katie.
"Katie," Kailyn said softly. Katie didn't hear her.
"Katie?" she repeated, a little louder.
"Yes?" Katie said.
"I play with you?"
"We're playing sharks," Katie declared.
"I play with you?" she asked again.
Katie just looked at her.
"I play with you?" she repeated.
"You want to play sharks?" Katie figured out what she wanted.
"Yes!" Kailyn declared.
"Sure!" Katie said.
Katie and Kailyn are figuring out how to initate play. Katie's initial statement of "We're playing sharks" was actually an invitation of sorts, but they needed to talk about it a little more before they both understood that they could play together.