Day 274 - Joy

Had a great time with our PreK buddies. My students were helping their little buddies make sunflowers using paper, markers and REAL sunflower seeds. One young PreK was itching to start the activity. I was grateful to be able to capture her expression. Unfortunately, it was a dark rainy day so the room wasn't very bright. I played with the exposure during processing and decided to change it to sepia to make the processing less obvious.

Day 257 - Helping Hands

Today we met with our learning buddies for the first time. I'm not too sure who was more excited, my Grade 5/6 kids or the PreK kids we're paired up with. We get together once every 6 day cycle. It allows the PreK teachers to plan activities that require more assistance than they can give all by themselves. It also gives the little guys role models they can look up to. But the little guys aren't the only ones who benefit. My kids get the satisfaction of helping and taking care of younger kids. They love the responsibility and it's a good feeling for them to have someone look up to them.