Fifth Age and their Quiet Place

Fifth Age Friends after Pretending to be Giraffes!

"Sometimes a person needs a quiet place" is the opening sentence of the book, A Quiet Place, by Douglas Wood.  Even Fifth Age students need to find one- a place where they can relax, be still, and settle to regroup from the busy days. In the book, a young boy considers a cavern, a beach, the woods, and a library but at the end realizes he can create a quiet place in his mind..."the one that's always there, no matter where you go or where you stay."  It is so important for young children to know they can find stillness wherever they are, and they can relax when needed; they can relax their minds and their bodies.  We talked about day dreaming and imagining something they like to feel happy.  At the end, we played a relaxing game for shoulders, backs, and necks by pretending we were giraffes and stretching our necks to make them long like a giraffe, pulling our shoulders down, then breathing in and out.  This was a nice way to end the school year with my Fifth Age friends!

Graham, Eliza, and Westley are Relaxed!

One Can Imagine Being in the Woods