In today’s class, we picked apples and focused on sounds. I was surprised by how many apples we ended up having just by picking 3 apples per person. I am really excited and looking forward to making apple cider, and I hope it turns out yummy! We also took some time in today’s sit spots to focus on the sounds around us in the garden. When drawing the sounds, I used two colours to differentiate the human-made sounds and the natural sounds. I chose to use two colours for myself, because I am both a human and a part of nature. And I chose to draw both the object making the sounds and the pattern the sounds make me feel. We also came up with performances of the sounds we heard. I was surprised by how many sounds we could mimic with our voice and body, and I had a lot of fun watching what everyone came up with. I noticed during sit spots that it seemed to be a lot noisier today than last week when we were drawing. I think it could be that today is a loud day or that by changing our focus, we are also changing our perceptions. Applying to classrooms, during incidents, giving students strategies to shift their focus away from the incident itself might help students calm down and think of what happened more objectively and less emotionally.
I had fun in today’s class and I am looking forward to what we will be doing in our next class! :)
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