The Snow Globe Phenomenon

Here is another excerpt from my preschooler's "how to" manual,  How to be an Emerging 4 year old.  (see March 2 post)

To maximize your entertainment at preschool, try this.  First of all, never get quiet or listen to your teachers.  Use your outside voice in the classroom and climb on the furniture Then as a group chose a random object and fixate on it when it is presented. For example chose a Christmas snow globe.  For even more effect, chose it in March.  When you see it, beg your teacher to play it.  As the snow swirls and the Christmas carols trill out of it, freeze and go absolutely quiet.  Beside the joy of watching the snow whirl inside the globe, you will get to watch the dumb founded look come across your teacher's face.  She too will freeze in amazement. When the music and whirling stop, go back to the business of being crazy. Throw in a few pleas for the snow globe to be played again.  She will do it because she like the quite and she is hopeful.  When she plays it you again, freeze and utter not a peep.  Her amazement will soon turn to power.  She will start using that snow globe to get you to do things.  She will say things like, "If you all quickly make a circle at the carpet, I will play the snow globe."  She might even say, "The table with the children who are quiet will get to have the snow globe turned on and sat on that table."  She will feel triumphant and think she has found the magic key to ordering chaos. That's when you stop.  Let her play that snow globe and you start arguing about how you can't see it because of someone's head or you try to touch the snow globe hollering "my turn! my turn!"  That is when you get to watch your teacher scramble for a new object to "control" you with.  If you are lucky she might just pull out the Singing Easter Bunny!