Teacher For a Day

At our meeting this afternoon J asked if she could be the teacher. The kids looked quite surprised when I said yes! A huge smile spread across J's face and she proudly sat in front of her peers. She began meeting the way we always do, singing a welcome song to each of our friends. 

J showed the class the rhythm they needed to follow by tapping her knees. The class followed. She sang for each friend and even guided those who needed some help to find their names and match it to their pictures. 

Next, J wanted to share our afternoon schedule with the class. She held up the visual schedule and began explaining what the Pine kids were going to do today. 

"We got to play in the boxes, and then we are at meeting. We get to caper today too then we eat snacks."

She nailed it! 

To end our meeting, J read a book out to all of the kids. She followed along with the pictures and pretended to read the words that were across the page. 

By the end of the day J was happy to hand over the teacher badge and walkie talkie.
"I'm done being teacher. Maybe I can be it tomorrow in Maple."