At 9:00 a.m., the overhead lights are off, the only light coming from the natural Southern California sunshine through our side and overhead windows. Calm instrumental music strums in the background. “This is from Encanto!” Reem (all names are...
Singing is a constant in my classroom. We sing about the weather, the days of the week, and how we want to be together. We sing about vowels, counting by tens, keeping hands to ourselves, and being a community. We sing about where food comes from...


