Naptime Stretching for the Young and Gimpy

After being at this school for 2 months, I have come to this conclusion: My work schedule seems pretty easy, and for the most part, it is (for me). I love working with little kids. I have a sort of goofy and weird personality that sometimes only pre-k to early elementary kids seem to understand and appreciate. The most difficult part of my day for me seems to be nap time. Sitting quietly in a room with 22 sleeping kids can be torture. I don't mind putting them to sleep. Do any of you have 3 year old kids? Or if your kids are older, do you remember when they were about 3 years old and how difficult it was to get them to sleep? They have too much energy to go down gently. They squiggle, squirm, and fight the sleepies. They even try to hold upen their eye lids with their tiny fingers. It's funny to watch them and a challenge to finally get them to sleep. I don't mind that. What I DO mind is the quiet time while they're all sleeping. If I could, I would use the time to continue preparing my art lessons. But I can't do that because they're all very light sleepers and any tiny little noise wakes them up. So, what have I chosen to do with the quiet time? Stretching. My body has not been as flexible as it used to be since my motor bike accident in Taiwan and I've decided to use this time to work on my flexibility. So far, so good. I still can't bend my right knee properly and I think my rib cage was thrown out of whack when I slammed into that taxi cab (it now does a weird cracking/snapping sound when I stretch), but hopefully this will help. Here's hoping!