What a lovely last day of school. The wide open space is very exciting for the children. It is only natural for them to want to run and move their bodies. Can you imagine that energy and flexibility! We can only dream. They have done a good job of using the space. You will see below that they built a big yellow bus. It was more about the journey than singing the song THE WHEELS ON THE BUS. They had to save their singing voices for tonight's performance, so that was all fine. We were lucky enough to get outside in the morning for some fresh air. We tried again later in the afternoon, but it was too misty and damp, we retreated. We told one of our favorite spring time stories, THUMBELINA. Today we had two different versions of the story. It is exciting to see what happens when a teacher brings out a special story blanket and story pieces. It does not take long before the blanket is filled with friends looking to share the story together. It is hard not to call out and reach for what interests us the most. Ohh! That impulse control challenge. To their credit, everyone is usually satisfied or patient to wait for the second round of the story to have their favorite part. We always retell the story. It is in the retelling where we stretch their cognitive processing. The props do not have to be elaborate. It is often best to leave something out and request the children to use their imagination to improvise for a story piece. Today we were missing a lily pad. I needed something that looked like a lily pad! It was not too long before a friend came up with a green triangle magna tile! Brilliant! Then we celebrate the satisfaction of having that tangible part of the story. We usually leave a table set up where friends may feel free to tell the story in their own fashion. We ended our day with show and share. We went out with a favorite! If you are reading this blog, and your child was not at EDS today, please come by the school for their end of the year Portfolio book and a small gift from the teachers. They will be here waiting for you! Heartfelt thanks and gratitude to you all for sharing your children with us and for your amazing support of our school!
Thank you Ms. Nancy for helping us with the stage set up! The children happily painted themselves! They are excited about taking them home after Graduation.
Enjoying our last snack time together as we will not be seeing each other for a while after tomorrow!
Telling Thumbelina.
We love to switch our parts.
