The Arda kindergarten AU meme

[durinsdaughter]

~ Arda nursery, kindergarten and pre-school ~


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1. You are a kid! Maybe you are a toddler in nursery or already in pre-school, or anywhere in between, but you are a kid who comes here more or less regularly, interacts with other kids and the teachers and the nurse and is dropped off in the morning and picked up sometime later during the day.
2. You are an adult! Maybe you are a teacher, or doing an internship, or you are a parent or older sibling picking up their kid, or the nurse or whatever an adult would do in such a place...
...of course you can change which one your muse is depending on whom they thread with.

And as for scenarios - you can of course do whatever you want, but a few ideas:
I. The first day in kindregarten. Being left behind by mommy or daddy, encountering new friends, so many things to discover...
II. Nap time! Maybe you just need to tell your friend this story before falling asleep. Or your teddy has gotten lost. And as for adults, oftentimes the parents will be present for the first few days of nursery to ease their child into things. Don't glare too many daggers at that other parents who is easing their child into the situation at the same time, you might make a child cry... Cuddling with their child is a much nicer option, yes?
III. Playground! Maybe you build a sandcastle together, or maybe you kick each others sandcastle down, who knows? Or maybe you are in the crafts room, or in the dolls corner, or you are having a class...
IV. Uh oh. Something isn't going too smoothly, and you have to mend things with another child or explain yourself to a teacher or maybe discuss a case with another staff member, or even call in the parents...
V. Field trip! Or maybe it is some holiday, or a birthday/conception day is happening in your group, or or or...

Comments

[goldenplaits]

[He thinks for a moment and then puts down a K. He can write his own name, and knows that the A is somewhere towards the end, so...]

[bythewaves]

Not quite~ [ Makalaure shakes his head and tips it encouragingly ]

Think now, Finda. What sound do you want? [ he'll help if Findekano can't work it out, but the point is for them to learn ]

[goldenplaits]

A. And it's somewhere close.

[Trying a mirrored N?]

[bythewaves]

Somewhere close? Are you working off your name, Finda?

[ a small shake of his head and he reaches out to correct him ]

You have the right letter, but it is written this way, see?

[goldenplaits]

Yes! ...But I have no.... [he doesn't know what the letters are called yet, so he tries to express the sound only, a sharp puff of air against his tongue.] t.

[bythewaves]

Ahhh, I see the problem. Wait a moment.

[ Rising he moves back to his desk and returns with a small card with all the letters on them ]

These are all of our letters, you see? Can you find your name?

[goldenplaits]

But I want to write Maitimo's name, not my own.

[You're not going to distract him this easily!]

[bythewaves]

Patience! [ He laughs ] Your name first, and then Maitimo's, I promise.

Besides, you will want to sign your name, no?

[goldenplaits]

[...that is true.

He pulls over a blank piece of paper and writes his name on it. It's... half right? Some of the letters turned around and the N and D are switched, but it's easy enough to see what it is supposed to say.]

[bythewaves]

Well done. [ Maglor nods in approval, and then pulls the chart over towards them ]

Now see, this one should be this way, see? You've confused this one - can you see any other mistakes?

[goldenplaits]

[There is a lengthy, very intense search, and then Findekáno points out one of the letters that has gotten turned around.]

But it looks better the way I wrote it. [He peers up at Makalaurë and after a moment adds:] When I'm big I will make my own letters too, like your atya.

[bythewaves]

[ Makalaure nods and smothers a smile ]

Well, I look forwards to seeing what you will come up with Finda! Now, having done your name, shall we look at Maitimo's again? Where did you miss, can you see?

[goldenplaits]

Uh...

[He reaches out and pokes his finger at a few of them, and after a quick look at the adult takes a crayon to correct what he can find between the two names.]

[bythewaves]

[ Makalaure nods approvingly, pointing out parts he could improve quietly as he goes. ]

Well done! [ He claps approvingly ] There now, that was masterfully done, Finda. So! We have the beginning - Maitimo's name - and the ending - yours. Let us go back to the middle. We have H-A... what's next?

[goldenplaits]

[he stares at the letters intently, and then grins up at his teacher.] P! And then... I!

[bythewaves]

That's right! [ Maglor beams back then leans in close ] But! Did you know a secret? P is a funny letter - especially in big long words like this. It gets shy, and so there are always two of them.