Shake It Off

On Tuesday, I went to help manage afterschool Club M at the elementary school. I was sent to the room with the best bunch, the TK kindergartners. The goal was to keep them as calm and quiet as possible. 

The lead teacher put on an apparent favorite, "Sing" (2016). The kids remained remarkably calm and more-or-less focused on the film, until near the finale, when Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off" started playing. The kids love the tune, and Taylor knows her fans! In celebration, two of the girls did a rendition of B-boy style break dancing. 

Afterwards, as parents arrived and the number of kids dwindled, we collected ourselves and joined the older kids. One girl did magic tricks with McDonald's Happy Meal stamps. Another girl invited me to join her group and play the card game Uno. I guess I never learned it. It wasn't invented until 1971, with popularity coming much later. 

Learn something new every day!