I woke up this morning excited to be going to the kindergarten classroom at Kennedy Elementary. When I arrived all of the kids were sitting in a circle on the carpet with Mrs. Murphy. They were all sharing the coolest things that they had done that weekend. They were all very excited to share. Next, Mrs. Murphy read them their daily morning story and tried to get the kids to connect parts of their lives to the story.
It was very nice to see how excited the kids were to learn and how excited they were to share an answer with the class. Next, we did daily five, and during this time I take four of the kids out into the hallway to read and share information about the stories with each other. From the moment I arrived, the four kids that I take out into the hallway were very excited that I was there. They all couldn't wait to go with me and to use their bookmarks that I had given them last Monday. It lifted my spirits up to see how excited these kids were about the smallest of things.
This day lead me to wonder. It's sad that somehow most kids lose the excited of learning and sharing their answers with a class. I wonder what would help keep that excitement within kids as they grow?
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