Wednesday, May 15, 2019

What is it? It is Beautiful!

This week we opened the Sharing Basket. At the end of the morning we set aside a time for children to share something special from home with the class. 


I have a big castle.
Did you make it?
Yes, and I made people.

If your child would like to bring something to share with the class, we have a few loose guidelines, and the most important
 is that you may only bring things that "you" made or that God made. The "you" here is the child. The children often talk about 'projects' they are working on at home and those would be a good thing to share about. Generally, toys are NOT shared at school.  



This is my Dad's foot.
It is beautiful. What's the white part?
These spots are broken bone spots.

At this age children love to collect special objects from nature: a really nice stick or feather. We like to be able to celebrate beauty when we discuss a shared object. A child could share something gathered on a trip, like shells or pine cones. 


I made this board. It was hard to cut so my mom cut it out and I put butterflies.
Where did you get the butterflies?
From my uncle and my mom.

If you are not sure if something is appropriate, please ask. For most children, every other week is a fine frequency for bringing an item to share. We will only have time to share a few items each day. This allows time for a child to share and take questions and comments from the class as the expert on their object. 


A male peacock has lots of beautiful feathers in its tail.
Is it taller than me?