It's that time of year again...the end. Cut, that's a wrap! Although the end of the school year means summer vacation, for many Cookie Monster kiddos it also means the BIG SCARY UNKNOWN. These kiddos depend on regular meals and TLC from teachers and school staff. Summertime means they often don't know what will happen, where they will go, or even what and when they will eat. Which also means, as the end draws near, the behaviors presented are not so kind.
To help these tiny, terrified students, we read Oh, the Places You'll Go! and started thinking about just what, and where, we would be going this summer. I also shared some big news with my favorite little Cookie Monsters...I'm going back to school, grad school! Unfortunately, this also means I will be leaving an amazing school and moving to a new city. It was a tough day, at least for me, to say goodbye. But, it was a great growing experience to share my worries and fears and help the kiddos process their own about upcoming events.
To liven up the activity, we utilized this download (thanks Pinterest) to share in words and pictures where we hoped to go over the summer and beyond. Some places were pretty local- Glacier National Park, the lake. And others were more exciting- Disneyland, Legoland, and Seattle. The kids were able to share about plans they already knew about for the summer, and think about what plans they wanted to make for the summer.
The book helped us think of places we might get "stuck" and times when we have overcome obstacles. And the activity helped us plan ahead, a scary task.
Good luck to those of you finishing up school this week, see you next year...in a new town, and a new school!
Kristina
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