The children used pictures and words to represent what kind is. Austin and Reid shared their work with their peers following our community workshop. Why is it important to be kind? We talked about sharing feelings of love and how these feelings can spread from our classroom to our school to our world.
Kind is . . .
Giving space - Zosia
Sitting in the green zone wearing a rainbow dress - Austin
Saying hello - Oliver
We introduced Fundations and practiced tracing the straight lines of our first letter; t
Engaging with our morning message;
The morning message provides an opportunity for children to circle noticings and fill in missing parts. We can make connections through our morning message. We can ask and answer questions. It is an important teaching and learning tool.
Continuing our work with lines this week, the children at school on Thursday and Friday read the book Henri's Scissors and talked about the many different kinds of lines and shapes we could draw with our scissors- like Matisse. Beckett was our teacher, modeling the expectations for using our two new tools; scissors and glue.
I am amazed by the children's courage. During our morning meeting on Friday I offered that if a student from Tuesday wanted to be our teacher in the afternoon, they could let me know privately during snack. Beckett eagerly approached during snack and said that he would like to be the teacher for our Henri Matisse work. His peers observed, listened, and followed his clear directions.
These powerful moments continue to come from sudden or unexpected changes. We welcomed children from the rec program this week, slowly building our number of students in school. These children had opportunities to be the teacher, using their learning and work from earlier in the week to model expectations, take initiative, and extend their skills and knowledge. They shares a sense of empowerment.
Like in the woods, perhaps it is in these unexpected- and beautiful- moments that we are cultivating togetherness and community.
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