INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE!
Did you know that this Saturday, September 21st, is the International Day of Peace? You can read all about this inspiring event here: http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/.
Across the world, many celebrations and events take place in honor of International Peace Day, but as you can imagine, they are all themed around global unification, harmony and humanity!
We began our learning process today by asking: what is peace? See the video below where I briefly show an example of a posture of peace to the kids. I also talked with children about an attitude of peace, and we looked at the written word and a few symbols, which included the traditional circle, the peace sign with your hands, and the International Peace Day symbol, which is a dove with a branch! After looking at the pictures, we sang a few fun "peace" tunes, including "Peace Like A River" and "I've got peace in my fingers" (see the video below!).
One of the highlights of Peace Day is that at 12 noon across the world (in respective time zones) a moment of peace will be observed. People may do this with silence and then follow through with a kind action, a vigil, lighting a candle, or even saying a prayer. I thought this would be a neat opportunity to practice counting, rhythm and silence, so using our Remo fruit and veggie shakers, we practiced counting to twelve and being very silent after!
Hear the toddler Peace Count here: Toddler Peace Count mp3
Ask your child some important questions today:
1. What do you think peace is?
2. How can you be peaceful with your body?
3. Do you remember how to sing the peace songs from music today? (See below!)
4. Let's practice counting to 12, and being very silent afterward!
FROM THE FIVE'S ROOM: "How can you create peace?"
Acadia: "Whisper."
Riley: "Be quiet."
David: "Give someone you love a kiss."
Alex: "Feed the animals."
