The purpose of this paper is two folded. One is to generate knowledge about characteristics of teaching in relation to play and how content within teaching emerge between participants. The second purpose is related to methodology and analysis whereby using interaction analysis (IA) give same attention to expressions from the body as from the spoken word to understand response in diverse ways in relation to participants different ways of communicating response. Diverse ways in this study involve both verbal and/or bodily expression. Due to the emergent need of research that explore teaching in relation to multi-lingualism in an Early Childhood Education (ECE) this study aims to contribute to that field (Norling & Lillqvist, 2016; Kultti, 2021). A central aspect in this study when analyzing teaching in relation to play is the aspect of interaction between participants. This study aims to contribute with knowledge about how teaching in relation to play can be understood by asking: 1. What can be characterized as teaching in relation to play? - What emerge as content in teaching in relation to play? - How is response expressed between participants?