Breathe.
Breathe.
Sep 07Day three and things are getting better… slowly. I seriously forget how challenging the first few days (weeks, months?) can be. So many of my new friends have no pre-school or daycare experience and they truly have landed on a new planet. Everyday brings improvements and weekends bring an opportunity to catch up on sleep!
Today, while preparing for a story, Mrs. D., my amazing partner, and I were attempting to prepare the group for the big book. We reminded friends how to sit and listen politely to a story. We have a disproportionate number of boys this year (our entire kindergarten class does…) and so trying to separate the boys can be… challenging. As we usually do, we were praising the children who were sitting still and quiet in hopes that this would snap the ones who weren’t to order.
After a minute or so of trying to begin, with only one friend chatting, Mrs. D., always the bastion of calm, decided to start.
“The name of our story is… Roger, could you please show me your ready?” Mrs. D. said.
Well, another child, quick as a whip retorted, “The name of the story is Roger Could You Please Show Me Your Ready?”
She was not being snarky or silly. She really thought that was the name of the book.
We both took a really deep breath and began the story. Take it from me, deep breathes do wonders.
I agree! I forgot how walking in a line is not at all something I can expect from them at this point. Both my groups are doing pretty well thus far, but these first few weeks are always so hard for me!
Good luck!
Yall have all the boys! I wondered where they were, I have only 6 out of 20 and the same next door. We have 12 boys out of 40 kiddles! Wow!
Love the reminder rock! Funny story. My little kinders were SO cute today . . . I’m reading a book called Something Else about a little blue creature that’s having trouble fitting in and one little kinder pipes up and demands to know: If it’s a bad thing, then why does my grandma always say “you’re something else” when I do something special? Talk about perspective! Gotta love those little leaders.
My friend has a son like this
In Kinder, one of the other kids kept yawning in the morning, and the teacher jokingly said, “____ are you bored or tired??”
And my friends son, interrupted, “You’re definitely boring me!”
Too funny
Isn’t it amazing how we can every, single year forget how difficult it is to get the year started for the kiddos? It still comes as a complete surprise to me!
As the grandma of a kindergarten boy this year, I am especially begging each of you who teach K to realize how important you are — in the grand scheme of things, you are the architects of their world. Literally.
Thank you all for the wonderful words of wisdom. Debbie – you are SO right (and a grandma – who knew?). Our jobs are not to be underestimated!
I forgot how hard the beginning of the year was going to be too! Thank you for reminding me that I am not alone! I am starting week 4 here down south and things are already SO much better- I have been blessed with an enthusiastic and manageable crop of kiddos this year.