"Hi kids!"
"Teacher Nyx!" the kids greeted.
"Today, I'd like to start our class with a special song for each and every one of you..." Niko said as he held his guitar.
"All of us? There's like...one...two..three...twelve of us here!" Diego counted the boxes on his screen.
"Yup! All 12 of you. I'm sure that after the second name I call out and sing, you guys will be helping me out. Are you ready?"
"Ready!" the kids responded.
Niko started strumming his guitar. "Where are your instruments?" Niko asked. The kids scrambled to find their own toy instruments from a previous activity they did. When they were complete, Niko began playing. "There was a boy in Niko's class and Diego was his name-o..."
"Niko?" Diego blurted out.
"That's me!" Niko pointed to himself but continued without missing a beat. "There was a boy in Niko's class and Diego was his name-o, D-I-E-G-O, D-I-E-G-O, D-I-E-G-O, and Diego was his name-o!"
The kids immediately recognized the tune and started singing along. After calling out three kids' names, the kids started volunteering their friends' names.
To add fun to the song, Niko put down his guitar and encouraged the kids to form the letters they spelled with their bodies. They all ended in fits of giggles and laughter at the end of the activity. Niko then called for a short break so that everyone could get a drink.
"We won't have any art work today. The dancing we did was already your activity." Niko said when the break was over.
The kids nodded because they too, felt tired after all the dancing, singing, and laughing they did. In fact, the kids had a red rosy cheeks and some even had sweat-matted hair.
Niko ended the session by reading one of his favorite books. "Who wants to read the title?" He asked the kids.
Lexi raised her hand. Niko asked her to read the title. "Tiki Tiki Tembo"
"That's right! Tiki Tiki Tembo by Arlene Mosel; illustrated by Blair Lent" Niko said.
"The book looks old" Lexi quipped.
"Hmm...it is a little old. I first read this book when I was a little boy like you..." Niko said and pointed to the camera.
"Like me?" Shinogu said in disbelief. "You small like me?"
"Yes" Niko giggled.
"But you're big na now" Olivia said.
"Yes, I am..." Niko smiled.
"Are you married?" Diego asked.
