1000 Pieces of Love

In a kindergarten class that I was teaching for the very first time, a sweet thing happened. I had a rambunctious little boy in the group who had had to visit the principal on his very first full day. Because I really wanted to bond with this child, I tried my best to give him lots of positive feedback during the lesson. When it came time to hand out puppets, I made sure that he was one of the six children who got to hold one. I always tell the kids that the last puppet picked needs to be given the most love because it was chosen last. I gave the last puppet to this little fellow and asked if he could make sure to give it extra love. He bounced up to the front of the room and eagerly took hold of his Care Cat puppet, giving it a 2 armed bear hug. As he stood there swaying, squeezing the puppet, and beaming, he said, "I'll give it extra love 'cause I have a THOUSAND pieces of love to give!" I knew I was gonna love this child!