Our early morning felt busy today, as the children
were excited and involved in all of our new routines and responsibilities. The children are signing –in, working on their
journals and answering the question of the day graph before they are getting started with Open Choice. We all
welcomed a moment of shared silence as we gathered together to greet each other
on the rug for Morning Meeting. We had a wonderful conversation about the calm
feelings that settling and quiet can bring to our bodies. Shannon thought that reading the book Peace Is , by Jane Baskwill would be a perfect book to extend our
discussion. The children were
eager to share their ideas of what peace
meant to them and we supported this learning with our first language
experience chart.
Language
Experience Charts support literacy development for young children. Children practice expressive language,
vocabulary development and learn to connect ideas with words. The social
development that is inherited in this process includes respecting ideas of
others, listening as others speak and learning to take turns. Seeing the relationship between
spoken words and written words is an important beginning step to reading
readiness.
Enjoy the beginning thoughts that some of our children expressed when thinking about what peace means to them.
What is Peace...
Kendall: It's when you are with your friends and it makes you feel good.
Violet: It is when everybody is nice to you.
Evan: When you love somebody.
Lily: When you run.
Jayden: When you are at school and somebody asks if they can play with you.
Carlos: When people are sad, they want somebody to stay with them. When you are sad you don't know what to do.
Stella: Quiet
Throughout the day the children commented on activities and or experiences that felt peaceful. Join us in this very special ongoing conversation at home. Share what makes you feel peaceful and enjoy the warmth and pleasure with your children and family that we experienced today.
