Maggie's mom Emily asked if she could visit with our children in our classroom to further our exploration of self awarenss and awareness of others. She noticed the work in our classroom such as our self portraits which have led to wonderful discussions about how we are all similar in some ways and ho we are all different. Emily wanted to share with the children how her body is special and different. She had overheard the children earlier in the week talking about how she moved her body and sensed that the children may have questions that needed to be addressed. She showed a picture of Maggie and herself on a very special power operated scooter that she uses to help her move that helps her because her body does not move or bend like most peoples bodies.
Emily asked the children to think of any questions they may want to ask her and together we had an extrodinary, sensitive conversation. The children were empathetic and compassionate and were curious about
"how she drives her car, if her body hurts, why she has little fingers and why her arms "move" like that" .
Emily commented, " This is how I was made and it makes me special and it makes me differerent." We learned that Emily's role in our community is a priest. We had an amazing discussion about what her work entails. Emily is a community helper that helps people in her church community. She
loves helping people and feels so lucky to have a job in our community taking care of people.
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