Today’s Big Inspirations centered Lisa’s Pick-up-and-Reach Tool and Wee Hair.

We learned that the Pick-up-and-Reach Tool is also an excellent early childhood fine motor tool. We learned that Wee Friends can comb their own hair and they think it feels really good.

How did we arrive inside these inspiring moments? Lisa used this tool during her convalescence and shared with the kids how it works. Their interest created a morning long study that required two developing skills: 1) use your strong fingers to press and strong arms to lift and 2) be comfortable sharing and taking turns.

We listened to “My Hair Had a Party Last Night”. Earlier in the day, we discovered we had a whole package of combs. We put these two materials together and created a surprisingly stimulating study…of combs! And brushes. We examined their differences (thin/thick, smooth/bumpy). We talked about who uses a comb or brush. We wondered where you buy a combs and brushes. Then we played “The Rainbow Connection” and had a Combing My Hair Music Meditation. Then we jammed out again to Trout Fishing in America.

These were the Big Inspirations experienced by large groups today. There were lots of one-on-one, two-on-two and smaller group Inspirations as well. Enjoy.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Oatmeal and pears. Lunch: Cheese pizza on whole grain crust with peas and pear/banana/pineapple fruit salad. Snack: Yogurt and Cottage cheese.

Have a great weekend.