Friday, February 26, 2010
My First Full Day
Today was my first full day with my pre-schoolers. I arrived at 8:30 am. The kids only go an half a day which is from 9 to 11:20. The structure of the class is very chaotic. When the kids arrive they are aspected to sit at different tables and do activites. They can do puzzles, color, or look at a globe. Most of the students do not pay attention to this rule they just talk about the different things that went on the night before or what are there plans for the weekend. this reminds me of being in high school all over again. Then a song is played and the kids go over to the carpet. At the carpet they will talk about their letter of the day and say the pledge. After that the kids go back to their activities around the room for about an hour. Next is time for play time. We take the students in the basemnt for play time. After play time it is back upstairs for carpet time the kids get a book out for 5 minutes and then time for the weather. They say the date and time. Last but not least is snack time. All the students get one snack and then the day is over. I feel that the students are not doing anything with substance. I want them to learn and have fun at the same time. I love the kids though they are genuin and good hearted.
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It sounds like you've got quite a busy day. At first I assumed the kids wouldn't do much since they are only there for a little over two hours but I was wrong about that. You will definitely be busy the whole time whcih is good but hopefully it doesn't become overwhelming. Do you have to do a lot during these activities or just observe what is going on? I also think It's interesting how the kids talked about the same things we did as high schoolers such as what they did last night and what's going on this weekend. It sounds like you will have a good experience though. Good luck with the rest of your days there.
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