Joyful Math!

Every child must learn how to make a paper chain.
It is simply a rite of passage into true childhood from the preschool years.
My dear ones made that leap today,
some for the very first time.
Practicing their fine motor skills
and perfecting their ABA pattern skills,
my students had a wonderful afternoon.
Some struggled to get the required "ten" in their chain,
while others gleefully made chains that they declared to be,
"taller than" our tallest student.
I urged on the one tempted to give up
and assured him that it was an important
but admittedly sometimes tricky skill.

Everyone succeeded
and my students were extremely happy with their end products...
the feeling was mutual.
I love Kindergarten.