A Simple Joy We Never Knew to Appreciate as Kids

I took my kindergarteners outside today, after over a week long frigid stretch.  We have had this crazy polar vortex weather, forcing three days of school closing in Minnesota in one week. 

Finally another seven inches of snow arrived this morning, but brought the temp to a balmy 17 degree. That is  flip flop weather in the Land of 10,000 lakes.

My students were a little, well nuts, actually. We really needed  time to explore the snow piles on the edge of the playground.

We headed out and played until most had soggy mittens.  We returned to classroom pink cheeked and I turned on my hot pot, for hot chocolate.  We lined up the wet boots in the hallway and as the students drank their hot chocolate, I sang them some of our classroom standards with my guitar. I am quite certain that not one knew to articulate an appreciation for their teacher deferring their math lesson, to get some much needed fresh air. But, they sure knew it was fun, and so did I. Our math will still be there tomorrow.