Just left Northwoods Academy where we read to some very adorable 4 and 5 year olds from Mrs. Stephens' class. The students learned about Wangari Mathaai with the story of the day, Wangari's Trees of Hope. They enjoyed it.
We listened as she cried for all the trees that had disappeared in her homeland of Kenya.We counted to nine... for the nine seedlings that Wangari planted in her backyard. And one student shouted, " the birds are back!" Because Wangari and the women of Kenya planted trees all over the land. As the trees returned, so did the birds.
And At the end of story time, I asked what they learned. Responses included,
"She planted trees;"
"The bad men put her in jail;"
and my all time favorite
"She was protecting the trees."
These were some very bright kids!!!
Storytime ended with hugs!
Ninapenda Watoto. Tonja loves the kids!
We listened as she cried for all the trees that had disappeared in her homeland of Kenya.We counted to nine... for the nine seedlings that Wangari planted in her backyard. And one student shouted, " the birds are back!" Because Wangari and the women of Kenya planted trees all over the land. As the trees returned, so did the birds.
And At the end of story time, I asked what they learned. Responses included,
"She planted trees;"
"The bad men put her in jail;"
and my all time favorite
"She was protecting the trees."
These were some very bright kids!!!
Storytime ended with hugs!
Ninapenda Watoto. Tonja loves the kids!
I loved when that one little girl yelled "I love sweet potatoes!" after seeing that Wangari planted maze and sweet potatoes as well as trees in the story. They were awesome children!
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