Yesterday's class had more school-aged children in it than usual. My lesson plan going in was a little more catered to toddler age, but I was able to adjust the content as I went along. It turns out the children LOVED the song, Sticky Sticky Bubblegum, and also had a great time with the song Bath Time. With the older children I encouraged them to do the hand signs to teach the younger children, and I asked them more questions, such as, "What do you bring in the bath with you?" One child went and got her bath toys and then we pretended to put her bath toys in the imaginary bathtub while singing along.

Another highlight was when I brought out the tingsha bells. We used this instrument in a sound meditation exercise where I had all the children and grown-ups close their eyes and put their arms up for as long as they heard the sound vibrating from the bells. All of a sudden this energetic group was silent and enraptured with the exercise! In fact, it was a grown-up, who started humming along to the bell and giggling, who broke the silence, inviting the other kids to giggle as well. It was a really fun moment :)