On the 17th Sushmita came to James Mosher and worked with a 1st grade class. It was amazing to see how excited the kids were to make books and to have someone new in the classroom. The kids asked, " are you a real Indian?" Sush showed the students a prayer wheel and talked about how it sent the hopes dream and wishes out. Then she talked about different kinds of books and how they can be personal.
The kids then made amulet books with Sush, but due to limited time were unable to decorate them and write their hopes and dreams. Last week the class talked about what they could put in them and they added promises to the list of sentiment to put in their amulet books. Above are examples of what they wrote... on the left "I wish my grandfather was alive." "I wish I was a princess" and "I wish I was a firefighter" the picture on the bottom says, " I wish money would fall from the sky." On the right they say "I wish I get the girl." "I wish I had a million dollars." and "I wish I had powers." On the last one says, "I wish grownups was gone. " The last one is my favorite. I remember being a kid and wishing the same thing.
How awesome! Reminds me of something a student at Harlem Park whispered to me just before she left the classroom. "I wish Hanna Montana was my sister!" she said.
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