9/13/11

Today was our first day with all peers. I was curious to see how the typical children would react to the feathers in the sensory table. It turns out that the typical peers really enjoyed the sensory table. Not only that, but it seemed to me that the atypical peers also seemed to become more involved with the table because the typicals seemed so interested in it. I tried to sit by the table as often as I could and engage in play with the children. Bodhi and Karson came up to me and asked what the table was. I told them feathers, and dropped some from high up, and blew them so they would float towards the children. Others came over and also tried to blow the feathers, although most children held on tight to the feathers, and they would not blow away when they tried. They also ran their hands through the feathers, and picked up handfuls and observed the feathers closely. One child made a comment about how colorful all the feathers were. After so long of observing the feathers with our senses, we inevitably got into a tickle match together, and the children giggled and kept coming back for more. I am looking forward to seeing if there are any changes when I add the pompoms on Thursday.