"No More Monkeys Jumping On the Bed!"

When my children were little they loved to jump on the bed. I remembered the silly song they would sing as they flew up and down, their hair flying around. "Ten Little Monkeys jumping on the bed. One fell off and broke his head. Momma called the doctor and the doctor said, "No more Monkeys jumping on the bed."" There are times when this memory comes back and I can see Jonathan, Cherie, and Kent jumping on the bed. This happened last week when I taught Kindergarten.

We had an extra half hour at the end of the day and so I started reading stories to the children and doing finger play games. This was one of the finger plays that we sang. I let the children choose some of their favorites and then I chose some. I found that I thoroughly enjoyed teaching Kindergarten. Maybe I choose the wrong grade to teach. The children at that age are so little and cute. They have this little innocent look about them and they are so eager to learn. I even had a little boy draw me a picture. I find that the younger ages require a lot more energy than the high school students. At the end of the day I can say that I am satisfied that I have worked and have done a good job.