{"id":378,"date":"2021-05-14T10:02:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T17:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ecec\/?p=378"},"modified":"2022-11-29T17:07:24","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T01:07:24","slug":"meal-time-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ecec\/2021\/05\/14\/meal-time-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Meal Time Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By RoseMary Antony<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed wp-block-embed-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meal Time Journey by RoseMary Antony\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/viu.video.yuja.com\/V\/Video?v=653213&#038;node=3170469&#038;a=1508017962\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff373\"><strong>Setting the mood<\/strong><br>Little feet tap with excitement,<br>Little eyes wait with longing,<br>Few little minds forget its coming,<br>&#8216;Its time for snack&#8217; as the teacher remarks.<br>The gates open to meal prepped tables,<br>number of little feet scramble to spot their seats,<br>oh , the joy to see the familiar(their snack boxes),<br>&#8216;Its time for snack&#8217; as the teacher hums.<br>The mood is calm, the mood is focus,<br>munching into their snack with a sense of purpose,<br>a spill or two is cleaned with care,<br>&#8216;Its time for snack&#8217; as the teacher smiles \ud83d\ude42<br><br><strong>The choices<\/strong><br>From cottage cheese to applesauce,<br>to crackers and sandwiches.<br>The choices are one too many,<br>For little minds to fathom hastily.<br>A spoon, a bib, &#8221;I&#8217;ll open it&#8221; an excited friend speaks,<br>the cold strawberry yogurt is savored with every spoon.<br>Across the table a little friend perplexed,<br>pushes away all the choices with a sudden reflex.<br>A patient educator with a calm and softness in her tone,<br>offers time to process the choices that lay forth<br>a momentary pause later a decision is made,<br>&#8216;I want this&#8217; the little finger points to the quinoa salad that awaits.<br><br><strong>The closing<\/strong><br>&#8221; I want something else&#8221;,<br>&#8220;I&#8217;m done&#8221;,<br>Few little fingers play with an empty container in sight,<br>Snack time is coming to an end<br>Let&#8217;s get you cleaned up,<br>Here&#8217;s a wet cloth and a wipe,<br>Little hands wipe and clean themselves<br>I want water, I want milk,<br>Little faces and tummies flooded with joy,<br>&#8220;I want to go play again&#8221;<br>As tables and chairs creak across the floor,<br>Little friends are excited to return to play,<br>A teacher stays back, humming a rhyme,<br>as she wipes and cleans every little crumb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By RoseMary Antony Setting the moodLittle feet tap with excitement,Little eyes wait with longing,Few little minds forget its coming,&#8216;Its time for snack&#8217; as the teacher remarks.The gates open to meal prepped tables,number of little feet scramble to spot their seats,oh &hellip; 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