Good Morning!
Not too much on my mind this week. I've been reading a book on and off called "The Connected Child". Some of it lines up with the Love and Logic method we use at Lincoln.
One of the sections I was reading about yesterday was talking about handling BIG emotions and how to help littles deal with them. It seems a little silly but as adults, a lot of what we do to model for our scholars is thinking out loud. We "pull back the curtain" so to speak on our thought processes.
The section was titled "Get a Handle on Feelings". It prompts you to give the child permission to identify and ask for what they are needing and gives them permission to process their feelings. Saying things like "It's okay to feel angry. Sometimes I feel angry, too. What are good ways we can deal with anger?"
And then, you help them make a list: taking deep breaths, taking a walk, talking to someone, using their words, punching a pillow, squeezing a stress ball, etc.
Now, I do not claim to be perfect at any of this and I defer to the experts. It's easier said than done. Honestly, at this point all of my knowledge is theoretical having not been around any children in WEEKS (aside from facetimeing my 4 yr old niece who btw has BIG emotions). haha But maybe it's a reminder to do something you already knew. Again. And again. And again. Aaannnd we might need some new pillows next week. 😊
Week 5 (April 20-24)
Activity 1
This week features the woodwind family. Woodwind instruments are made of wood and metal. To create sound they use “wind” (air), keys, and reeds. This week you have a choice of which piece you want to listen to. Here are your choices:
1. "Aviary" from Carnival of the Animals by Mr Saint-Saëns. An aviary is a place where you can see lots of birds! You might have learned in Latin class that "avis" means "bird" and been able to guess what it meant. You will hear the flute. Many people think the flute sounds just like a bird!
2. "Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks" from Pictures at An Exhibition by Mr Mussorgsky. The original was written for piano but another composer (Mr Ravel) arranged it for the orchestra. That is the version we are listening to. You will hear the flute, clarinet, oboe and bassoon. I think you will have fun dancing around like a chick hatching from an egg.
1st Time Listening: Choose a position (sitting, standing, laying) and listen with your thinking voice while moving.
2nd Time Listening: Move to the music. Change your movements with the music.
Activity 2
3rd Time Listening: Move to the music.
