But I'm back! And newly certified as a yoga instructor. I look forward to teaching yoga to the kiddos and staff sometime soon, but in the meantime I am incorporating yoga ethics and mindfulness with the mini-lessons I'm giving the kids in their classrooms each month.
These mini-lessons are graciously funded for us by the US Department of Agriculture through the Farm to Childcare grant.
Our most recent lesson was a food tasting of three different types of melons- Yum!
Each class learned:
- The parts of the melon: flesh, rind, and seeds
- The names of these melons: cantaloupe, watermelon, honeydew
- The colors of each melon
- How to describe the taste and texture of each melon
- Which melon was their favorite that day
Check out these beauties:
This is Michael, a one year-old Dew Drop, making his next move at the tasting table:
And here's a clip of the action from the Shining Star room (4-5 y/o). Listen closely for Larkin, off camera, asking if the honeydew melon has honey in it :)
Perhaps next time you're at the grocery store, you can toss a melon into your basket. Sliced fresh melon is great with chili powder and salt, cured meats like prosciutto, or chopped up by themselves or on top of granola and yogurt. Enlist your kiddos to come up with serving ideas- they're endlessly creative about these sorts of things.
'Til next time!
Ms. Rachel
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