How to be Marie?
What a profound question as I get set to compose my first blog. How does one describe, ramble on, or even have thought about such questions? I am an introvert, so small talk has always been a struggle for me. If you are a three year old, I find it a joyous task to talk about me and also learn more about me, though the interaction. Well that's it! I will always approach this blog as though I am talking with the children in my class...
Hi! Welcome! Did you sleep well? Did you dream of wonder? I always ask such questions because they give me such pleasure in hearing the responses. They will usually ask me the same or we will engage in what we call... "the morning hug" Generally, you have to ask for permission to receive such a pleasure. Also, as an introvert, my personal space it prime! OK, on with the dream and such, last night I dreamt the same dream I've had for about 7 years. I dreamt of this blog and sharing my experiences with all of you. I have been afraid, as I am of most new things, but I decided after "dreaming" of such images, that it was time that I just have this unique conversation with you about me and my experiences with preschool. I love exploring new thoughts and how I can build upon the knowledge that each child brings on a any given day. Just a few weeks ago we discussed the ice cream man and how that whole operation comes about. I usually give no indication that I know of such experience and I ask the questions as though I had never in my 48 years here on the planet heard of the "ice cream man". The banter on this topic can go on for the rest of the day as we weave in and out of activities and transitions. I replay the conversations of the day as I drive home and then I jot them down in my notebook. I mull these conversations over in my head and then I come up with a realistic way to incorporate these ideas in my lesson planning. We aren't theme based we are more of an child lead environment with the classroom being the third teacher. I do my best to facilitate the learning and curiosity of the children. Anyway, as I watched some late night programing I was still having flashbacks of the earlier conversations. As I slept, as you can image, I in fact, dreamt of the ice cream man! I talked with him for a while about the idea of starting something that isn't easy and a bit frightful. The faceless man told me that just around the corner is always an adventure and you have about five minutes to capture the joy or be so afraid that the adventure remains a thought of just a dream unrealized. As most dreams do, it and he faded and I woke with the sun shining in my bedroom window. "Today is the day" I told myself. I had taken notes on starting a blog and listened to a few YouTube videos on the subject and yes, jotted them down in my notebook. I had five minutes to take my fear and insecurities and introduce myself as a new blogger. I will tell you that I am not the best writer, but I am willing to learn and to try new things. I have so much I wanna tell you about the miracles in learning that I see each day. I will always remind myself of the ice cream man experiences and how that conversation with four three year old boys, changed my life. Allowed me to grow and to take an adventure that I have literally dreamt about for 7 years. When I am unsure I will hum a tune that makes me think of the ice cream man and hold dear the information that the faceless man shared. Preschool is a happy place. Its all things good and shiny. Its a place to wonder and discover and friends that cheer you on, even if you aren't sure of what you're doing. It gives me something that at times I cant describe, but here I will try!
Until next time,
my notebook and I wish you sweet dreams!
Hi! Welcome! Did you sleep well? Did you dream of wonder? I always ask such questions because they give me such pleasure in hearing the responses. They will usually ask me the same or we will engage in what we call... "the morning hug" Generally, you have to ask for permission to receive such a pleasure. Also, as an introvert, my personal space it prime! OK, on with the dream and such, last night I dreamt the same dream I've had for about 7 years. I dreamt of this blog and sharing my experiences with all of you. I have been afraid, as I am of most new things, but I decided after "dreaming" of such images, that it was time that I just have this unique conversation with you about me and my experiences with preschool. I love exploring new thoughts and how I can build upon the knowledge that each child brings on a any given day. Just a few weeks ago we discussed the ice cream man and how that whole operation comes about. I usually give no indication that I know of such experience and I ask the questions as though I had never in my 48 years here on the planet heard of the "ice cream man". The banter on this topic can go on for the rest of the day as we weave in and out of activities and transitions. I replay the conversations of the day as I drive home and then I jot them down in my notebook. I mull these conversations over in my head and then I come up with a realistic way to incorporate these ideas in my lesson planning. We aren't theme based we are more of an child lead environment with the classroom being the third teacher. I do my best to facilitate the learning and curiosity of the children. Anyway, as I watched some late night programing I was still having flashbacks of the earlier conversations. As I slept, as you can image, I in fact, dreamt of the ice cream man! I talked with him for a while about the idea of starting something that isn't easy and a bit frightful. The faceless man told me that just around the corner is always an adventure and you have about five minutes to capture the joy or be so afraid that the adventure remains a thought of just a dream unrealized. As most dreams do, it and he faded and I woke with the sun shining in my bedroom window. "Today is the day" I told myself. I had taken notes on starting a blog and listened to a few YouTube videos on the subject and yes, jotted them down in my notebook. I had five minutes to take my fear and insecurities and introduce myself as a new blogger. I will tell you that I am not the best writer, but I am willing to learn and to try new things. I have so much I wanna tell you about the miracles in learning that I see each day. I will always remind myself of the ice cream man experiences and how that conversation with four three year old boys, changed my life. Allowed me to grow and to take an adventure that I have literally dreamt about for 7 years. When I am unsure I will hum a tune that makes me think of the ice cream man and hold dear the information that the faceless man shared. Preschool is a happy place. Its all things good and shiny. Its a place to wonder and discover and friends that cheer you on, even if you aren't sure of what you're doing. It gives me something that at times I cant describe, but here I will try!
my notebook and I wish you sweet dreams!
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