A Night to Remember

After another very good day, the boys went to Tainan Cultural Center to perform for the fundraiser for the victims of Typhoon Morakot. Unfortunately I had to work and I didn't arrive until after the performance. I heard they did very well. I got there in time to see the teachers sing. It was a good night, and Apple Line was able to raise $5 million. Congratulations to you all for helping.

During the day, the boys spent some of their time practicing for the performance. It was good to see them involved in something worthwhile. The other children had an opportunity to do something extra. After they had finished their work, we let them play with toys. I remembered that I had some old balloons, so I pulled them out. At first we didn't have enough balloons so that every child could have a balloon, and this caused some problems. Nana was upset that she didn't have a balloon. Then I found some more balloons, and the children enjoyed themselves playing with the balloons and testing their body and the ways to move. However, after a while I assume they got bored, because Nana suggested they play a game. All the other girls followed her. It made me think about what I said yesterday about Gardner's Multiple intelligence and made me think that Nana showed a high level of interpersonal intelligence, and maybe more students in this class lean this way.

After lunch we finished more work and went outside. I bought new balloons because the ones that I had first given them were old. One of the balloons had a small hole and was becoming smaller, and Sophia didn't want it any more. As we had a lot of water lying around after the typhoon, I showed the children how to find the hole by putting the balloon under the water. This is an example of a teachable moment. Sometimes when the children are playing, there will be an opportunity to use their play to teach them something. Teacher Jojo was able to take photos of this moment and we will post them next week. Teacher Jojo and I agree that these moments are great in helping the children learn, and we will be encouraging and helping the students to explore their world, after we have finished our textbooks, of course.