Hello, salam, merhaba, ohayo gozaimasu, dia dhuit, bonjour, hola!
/Today during snack we decided to think about all the various languages in which we know how to say “hello.” Friends remembered “salam” in Farsi. Then we thought of “merhaba” in Turkish, we talked about “ohayo” as an informal way to say “hi and good morning” in Japanese. A friend volunteered she knows how to say “hello” in French from a book she reads. She explained a greeting in French is “bonjour.” We mentioned “hola” as a greeting in Spanish and another friend (understanding the word) perked up and exclaimed, “hola!” with a big smile.
We also gathered on our star blanket and read our new book, “Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race” by Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, and Isabel Roxas. When we got to the activism page about standing up for unfairness and racism some friends were excited to tell us about their experiences with protesting for Black Lives Matter. One friend mentioned that his mom went to protest at night but he stayed home with his dad because is was bedtime. Another friend mentioned she protested for Black Lives Matter last year and remembered she and her mom had conversations about the idea that both her mom and I were likely protesting for Black Lives Matter in the same place at the same time (even though we didn’t see each other).
Mary put together a fun loose parts nature project today! Friends made all sorts for creations from bay, aspen, and lemon balm leaves, lavender, moss, rocks, sticks, tape, glue and markers. We’ll continue this project all week.
We also played a “monster” chase game, had fun imagining stories around our new sea creature figures, and we created with play dough.
