Children ages 3-4-5 are the same! Some have more or less stuff. Some have more or fewer experiences. But the desire to wiggle and explore and be praised is the same.
The school here is tiny. Colorful and clean but furnished with the idea that preschoolers are just tiny school students who need desks and chairs and workbooks. The children sit 2/desk with 2/3;of the desks against The wall so having a child come up to the board is a major teeny body negotiation. They just have started school themselves so frankly standing on the desks and hopping over each other seems like a better use of time and resources. Still we soldier on with ”Head,shoulders, knees and toes.” And an attempt to teach colors. Today we worked with the 3s on red, yellow, blue and green. Tomorrow I am dropping yellow. Maybe by a Friday I’ll be down to blue.
The last few days have been warm in the morning but in the afternoon a very cool rain comes through so blankets are wonderful at night. Tomorrow and for the rest of the week it will be warmer and sunny.
Today was our lecture on Islam. It will take a while to process the similarities and differences. But always fascinating to sort out media fiction from actual teaching,
Food continues to be amazing!
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