Peer Influence

It has been interesting to watch Keeley as she becomes one of the "older" kids in the class this year.  She has always been a very big rule follower but you can tell that she is starting to test her boundaries and is definitely being influenced by some of the other older kids.  She told us after her second day full day that she and another student were rolling back and forth during rest time.  I asked what her teachers said about that and she said, with a mischief sparkle in her eye, "They didn't see us".  Today she came home and told me that during garden time the friends were digging in the sand area where there were "x" marks for jewels.  She then said, "but I took my shovel and drew extra x's where there weren't any jewels." And then cracked up.  She's a funny kiddo!