We all began our day with sun salutations in a shady corner of the yard. The children were happy to get back to our yoga practice. When I rang the Tibetan chimes, they clapped and Sophia said, "it's yoga time!" Corbin and Ava requested star pose and pizza pose in addition to our regular flow. At snack, Jalie felt sad and cried a bit because she missed her mommy. The children all understood this feeling and were very empathic towards her. I asked the group how we could help a friend feel better when they are sad. Anika suggested that we could ask the sad friend to play. C0rbin said, "we could feed her dinner", he also said that we should hold friends when they are sad. Ava said that playing in the play house would always make a sad friend feel happy again. Ms. Andrea read a book with Jalie while the rest of the children finished their snack and sang the morning song.
Then, my group joined Jalie in the classroom for play and light table exploration. Jalie was feeling much better, and she and Zaidan explored the dramatic play area together while Sophia and Corbin experimented with new materials at the light table. In the Atelier, Zaidan made sure that each friend had the art materials that they wanted to work with before sitting down to glue and color--he really takes care of his friends! Corbin and Jalie focused on gluing various sizes of buttons onto paper. Jalie said, " Hey look, I glued some little eyes". Sophia broke into a spontaneous song about little monkeys on the bed, and soon, the whole group was singing with her. I love the collaborative feel of the group. Lunchtime was lively, and there was much talk about healthy food---Ava pointed out that she had turkey because it was "good protein for her healthy body".
After lunch, the children played outside until it was time to transition to home or nap. Before nap, I led a short session of gentle stretching and breathing exercises, and read a meditation about waterfalls before slipping out. It was another delightful day!
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Thanks, Krista, Andrea and KellyAnn for making sure Jalie felt safe and cared for when she was sad. I swear, I could FEEL her crying after I left. I'm glad to know she has such empathetic teachers and friends.
what sweetness. It's moments like this are fabulous examples of what a safe, loving and empathetic environment our children are eveloped in at Terra Luz.
I just scrolled down and saw the beautiful shot of Jalie napping...sweetness. Pure sweetness.
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