Today I was reminded about the happiness you can gain by helping in the kids classroom. I volunteer once a week at my children's school. Today's lesson I was working with first graders as they learned how to count by 2's, 3's, & 5's. A task that most of we fellow parents take for granted. I'm very fortunate that my Super A is one who is able to grasp this concept quickly, however there are many of her fellow classmates who were struggling. While working with this one child he reminded me that parents who help in the classrooms do make a difference. I was helping him learn tricks as to how to remember his 3's. We were using the 100 number chart & he just wasn't able to grasp being able to count the numbers out.
Just when he was ready to give up I remembered that I always learned well by music. So thanks to my handy dandy smart phone I came across this counting by 3 song.
Skip Counting by 3 Song. After listening & giggling to the penguin a few times all of a sudden he just started singing it. This boy was smiling ear to ear by the end of our session & even shared the song with the teacher. I was shocked when he came up to me later in the day to give me a hug and tell me that I'm his favorite teacher helper. Its moments like this that reminds me about how important volunteering can be & how big of an impact we parents have in other kids lives.
