As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, we explore history but also the concept of being thankful. Children have some very interesting ideas about being thankful. Children are very capable of understanding what it means to appreciate people, things that they have and things that they are able to do. During the month of November, each afternoon after story time, I ask the children to tell me one thing they are thankful for. Many have expected answers; one child is thankful for mom and dad, one for a sibling, another for toys. Then some answers may surprise you, a child answers “I am thankful you read us books” and another says “I am thankful for playing with my friends” and “I am thankful I can go to school”. Just last week a little boy spontaneously told our Special Reader that he was thankful that she came to visit us and that she loves kids! Our little lambs truly understand what it is to be thankful.
- Miss Jenn
- Miss Jenn