hi bfc,
Once you are able to find out the child's interests you can use those to introduce into other activities or areas of learning. If I have a child who loves dinosaurs but may not like crafts say, i would suggest activities such as painting dinosaurs or maybe a dinosaur land. When you introduce interests into activities, children engage more. Role play is great for building confidence, if a child likes pirates but is shy, you could build on this interest by playing pirate ships. In my experience this usually helps them develop further skills and abilities.
I hope this is somewhat useful and good luck!!!
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