Princes and Princesses of Knar Kinder

Today, my aunt and I led the kinder class on our own. We had the idea of having the kids make paper crowns out of construction paper, and then they could all wear it outside to play duck, duck, goose. In our minds the activities seem pretty straightforward and easy but the story was a bit different.

I started off by showing the kids an example of one I made and had them follow me, but it was pretty challenging. Because the class varies in age (3-5ish) some kids knew how to cut and glue and others didn't so 4 of us had to go around and help each of the kids out. Although a bit chaotic, the crowns came out very nice and the kids loved it. They wore it around for the entire day, it was adorable! I felt a sense of accomplishment to hear the kids say "I can't do it," at the beginning to saying "I can do it!" at the end of the project. I asked some of them if I told them to show their friends how to make one, could they? And a few said yes so that brought a smile to my face.

Afterwards, we played duck, duck, goose, which is similar to a Khmer game. They understood the concept, but some of the kids were so shy, they didn't want to choose a goose. It was cute.

We ended the class with some snacks and a final activity of drawing a smiling sun:) So today, they each had 2 things to take home and show their family. Speaking to the PLF, the main goal is to try and make school fun so they keep wanting to come back and I hope I'm helping do just that. I had a great time today with them. I have to say though, 2 days with Kinder students is a lot of work; props to my Kinder teachers.