TGIF! I totally expected a snow day today…but it was a no go. Those days are the worst. You go to bad expecting snow and ice and so you’re up and down constantly checking your phone for the news that you have a day off. And it doesn’t come. All of the other counties around are closed. Maybe…maybe…nope. Off to work we go! And we survived!!
Today I want to share a couple of random (really?! Surprise, Mr. Greg being random and all over the place! SPARKLY! ADD!) happenings from Monsters Inc! It’s a kindergarten smorgasboard of art and writing! Hang on to your thematic teacher sweaters!
This week we have been talking about Martin Luther King (yeah yeah I know! We’re late…but since I had the FLEP last week, I wanted to do it this week…and by the way the FLEP now has a new addition. I know, I’m so lucky. Now, it’s the FLERP because I have a cold sore so the Mister added the R. A walking virus am I!) Anyways…enough about my viruses, let’s focus people!
It is always powerful to hear the innocence of children when discussing issues of race and inequality. The shock that they show when they hear that people were treated differently because they were different is astounding. It really does disturb them. I love to hear them express that everyone is the same and we all love each other. If only the world were more like kids! We did a simple art project to go with our writing. Our writing prompt was “I have a dream…” and we spend a great deal of time talking about the difference between a nighttime dream and a dream to help the world be better. I was very pleased with my monsters thoughtful and authentic dreams! The writing paper was something I created for my monsters. They drew themselves in the circle so that it was their dream coming from their brain! I love how kids see themselves!
