Swim fish Swim!

Assalamualaikum.

Alright, straight to the point, today was quite rough.
Errr....I am like this, where i will easily be brought down by one misfortune even i have had more good things happen on that day. Haishhh. Really got to fix that trait, though.
BUT.
Alhamdulillah.
When i sit back and reevaluate my day today, i think i deserve to be happy and accomplished than being down.

Kindy had Maulidur Rasul celebration this morning. Just a simple one, parade around the mosque with selawat, followed by performances by the kids; group speech by the 6 year-olds, nasyid by the little ones (4 and 5 and the toddlers too).
Then off we went back to our classes for break and then i had to deal with a cranky new girl.
She was okay since morning but well, she decided to test her teacher after that. No worries, girl, i still love you. We'll fix your dramas next week after the CNY break, okay? (Trust me, i was and am still a drama queen too, so let teacher teach you how to play it wisely. HE HE HE. Just kidding!)
Because i had to deal with a case then, i let the others explore their imaginations with play dough.
There was this one boy really i can't tell whether or not he already catch his lessons or not.
But today, he caught my attention with his spider play-dough. It was beautifully crafted i did not believe he did it at first.

Okay laaa okay laaaa. Maybe ada la bebudak yg pernah buat lagi power dari ni. 

Its just me who haven't met them yet. So, this is my first time.

Which hits me, 

he has something big hidden in him.

Heck, scratch that.

EVERY child has something special hidden in him/her. It is us, moms & dads (or/and teachers) to try surface their talent. 

I don't really "see" yet how or where this could lead him to, but I'm pretty sure he might not go on the mainstream but he'll sure shine anyways. 

*okay, teacher Paghah is getting mushy haishhhh. Tak sampai sebulan lagi dengan these new semester, i get attached too easily with my class i think.*

Then, later that day, we cleaned up and it was almost time to go home. Well, it wasn't too soon to release them from class, but it was to short of a time too give them workbooks or read a story.

Hmmm. I couldn't really rely on my lesson plan then.

Suddenly, i just randomly asked them to sit and just randomly do things BUT with their mouth shut (teacher dah penin hey dengar korang riuh benor battery tak pernah habis hish). 

Asked them to clap hands. They did.

Asked them to blink eyes. They did. 

Asked them to raise right and left hand. They did.

Surprisingly. They waited eagerly for the next instructions.

Masya Allah. Thank You for the ilham.

I went a little bit further since they seem to enjoy it.

"Pretend you are a little tree, and u get hit by the wind. Whoooooooooooh"

We swayed our hands left and right slowly.

Then the wind blows harder. AND harder and harrrrder.

You can just imagine how excited they were when i had them play with the speed.

"Now, let's be a fish. 

Swim little fishes.

Swim.

Swim.

Swim."

*Pause. Silence*

"Oh DEAR! 

It's a SHARK! Run away!!! Swim faster. Run run RUN!"

Please, don't lempang me. How can a fish RUN?! But how laaa to describe macam mana ikan nak escape lelaju wey!

"Hide behind the rock!

Shhhhhh!

Take a peek.

Has the shark go away?

Phew!!

Now let's continue swimming, little fishes"

"Teacher! I want to be a whale!"

Okay. Makin enjoy. 

I like it too anyways. So layan je lah. 

We swam as whales and we ate fishes, we ate the octopus, we ate the starfishes too.

They did it and in sync. For the first time i felt like i finally have a program.

In sha Allah. Maybe i can use more of this role play for them to explore their imaginations and perhaps i could think of a way...err...or maybe research more on similar method to incorporate this kind of "drama" to make them catch their lessons faster? 

There.

See, Paghah.

One misfortune should not ruin your day.

Because, "Everyday might not be good, but there is always something good in everyday!"

Till then, love.

Yang Bersyukur,

Farah Diana.