Monday Transitions
Mondays are almost always the same.
The children are excited to see each other and play and explore
They are also tired and needing extra rest from the weekend. Especially when the weekend is a holiday weekend. We usually take Mondays very slow and relaxed . That’s intentional.
Do you ever just feel “done?” Like “ I have people’d enough! Kids are like that too. They don’t recognize that problem or articulate it well so it comes in the form of extra spills , being hurt easily ( physical and emotional ) and over all weariness to get through the day. That’s why Mondays we sit. We read. We don’t get in a rush to do much of anything. We are present.
It’s also a tell tell sign when it’s nap time and they pass out quickly.
I’m glad our setting allows me to follow the children’s cues.