Rainy Day, Ice Cream, and Upsets

Today the children came in and it was raining, most of them talked to their teacher about the rain and was a big discussion during circle time. They played and talked to one another while activities were being prepared. During learning time I was taking care of my now two children one of them the one i was being recently assingned to. I was being a teacher to them but mostly to the little boy. My child was being independent but at times would ask me to help and i was gladly to do so. The little boy dosen’t talk much but he comrehends to what i would teach him or ask him. I would say he might be four years old and tries to write but can’t yet. I would show him an example on how to wwrite the letters in his name and he was progressing but slowly. He would look at me to see if he did it right, even though he can print yet i would give him positive motivation in practicing how to do his name. On a sheet i showed him how to write the letter ‘G’ in his name and we would take turns in writing each letter in his first name and he successful wrote out his name, Giovanni. He is shy and dosen’t talk much but i would say he likes to be independent and go at his own pace. Snack time was early due to the snack being ice cream and fruit on a waffle cone , they had to eat it right away. My child Genesis brought in a juice and strawberries and Giovanni had a sandwhich and juice. Most of the children were eating their food they brough for lunch right away until the ice cream came in, they stopped eating their lunch to eat  the dessert first. They had to decide on choosing either strawberry or vanilla ice cream we had. It was half and half that the children chose strawberry or vanilla ice cream especially the teachers. After lunch most of the children were playing with their friends or start playing games hey had played with the teachers. Most of them were screaming, yelling, or what seemed to be fighting playfully but mostly it was a little group of boys that were acting that way. The teachers were all over the place to calm them down but then they calmed down on their own and resume playing quietly. While playing with the blocks my child giovanni was a making a tower with some little boys until they knocked it down and another teacher noticed that he got upset that they keep knocking down his tower down. It was then story time that’s when the got too close on the book a teacher was reading them today. Everyone was listenign to the story except for a little boy named Kevin who was distant from the group. I went to him and try to encourage him into joining with the group, but he just couldn’t. He was reading a story on the zoo or was trying to. Instead i took him aside from the group and started reading to him quietly. he enjoyed the book and decided to get another one on a story of a whale, when all of a sudden some little girls including my other child Genesis came in to listen to the story i was reading to Kevin. All of the littl girls took up the space and Kevin was left out of the story time he had with me, he got upset because he wanted no one else to join in the story time and left me with the little girls. I try to get him to join into the big group  but he was angry and did a pouty- pout face and wanted to be alone 😦

Birthday Party

Today it was Lezly’s birthday she is about 4 or 5 years old now, but one of the shyest at times. She wore a crown that said “Happy Birthday” on it and had a button that said princess. She was excited that today was her birthday and every child was wondering what was she wearing and every teacher had said that it was her birthday today. When it was snack time for the children they went to go wash their hands and teachers get their lunches out that they brought for the children to eat. If they didn’t have a lunch a snack was made and today was a fruit cup with just two sliced oranges and apples.That is when Lezly’s mom came into the classroom and brought the cake, candy bags and juices for all the children to eat to celebrate her birthday and of course she picked out her piece of the cake and shared with all the rest o the children to eat as well as the candy bags and juices. Everyone was having a great time and all of the teachers sang happy birthday to Lezly and she was very happy. She went on with playing on the carpet with her friends as well as all of the other children did after they finished their lunch. The boys went on building their towers and the girls went to play princess and then some would play with the toy animals and growl or roar very loudly until they were told to lower their voices.

Easter Party and Opposite Day

Today was really quiet. There was more little girls present today than little boys, even though there wasn’t perfect attendance today everything ran smoothly. Everyone was preparing for the party and plan to make the Easter eggs and decorate them, there were Easter baskets already set and prepared for the coming of the Easter bunny. My child was very happy that there was going to an Easter party, another child commented about her dress being a certain color and might wear it to the party. It makes me happy seeing children interacting with one another enjoying their time of life. Many seem to anticipate and are eagerly awaiting for the day. Other children were playing by the carpet after lunch making towers and knocking them down while others were either playing on the computer or randomly changing from one game to another. A little boy and girl were constructing what seem to be towers or houses and then the little boy knocked it down before the little girl went to put another block to the tower. She was upset but then started to reconstruct it again making it fun to keep going. The little girls were in the pretend play area were they found princess shoes to put on and pretend that they are princesses. After a little while they were deciding to put on their shoes and do something else they ran to the other side of the room, then my child came to me and saw everyone was getting ready to leave and gave me a hug goodbye.

Even though we had a few minutes left, she wanted to do something else and asked me if she can use the stamp kit.That is when I saw her with her boots put on opposite feet. She smiled and giggled at the silly idea she did and then put on her shoes on the right feet. It must have been opposite day because all the other little girls put on their shoes on opposite feet. Everyone thought it was silly so they decided to put on their shoes the right way with some help of course. Then decided to use the stamp kit and use various stamps to show their creativity. Before I left they asked me to roll up their sleeves so they wouldn’t get ink on their shirts, I gave my child a hug goodbye and left her with her friends using the stamp kit.

Shy and Scared

Today I attended with the children today like any other school day for them being their teacher, but today I was multitasking  from child to child as best as I can. Even though I don’t mind attending them all, there was one that stood out from the group. A little boy about four years old that a classmate took care of including with another child of their own. After awhile he wold be the lonely one out of the entire class while other children played with one another. Like any other teacher would do, I went to the child and talked to him suggesting he should play with the other children in some of the games they were playing with. He opened up and seem to take my suggestion and played with the other little boys around his age. It made me glad that he decided to open up, all he needs is motivation to socialize with children his age. He reminds me of myself when I was his age, I didn’t want to socialize with anyone. Everyone seems to have a friend to play with except me, but some children invited me to their play group and I decided to open up and socialize with other children. Now looking back from what I went through, I was afraid of being around new people at the time and so was the child as well. He needs motivation and positive enforcement to make his confidence boost up opening up to other children and play with them.

Preschool

Hello my name is Maria.

My major is child care and what I do is study on the young child, getting ready to prepare them for kindergarten. what I do is become a teacher to a young preschooler and show them how to write their name, learn their numbers, colors, etc.  From experience working with young children is a very rewarding experience. The young children look up to the teachers by interacting with them in activities and having confidence to try to learn new things. Some children could be doubtful and shy at first but with a little help they can do anything  and accomplish their goals. For my child she can do anything and is really an outgoing and fun child. She keeps progressing as the time goes and as her teacher I am very proud of her.

When I first met my child,  she was very frightened that she was coming into preschool. Her father stood by her side and tried to console her meanwhile he handled the paperwork. I went to greet her but she was very scared but as I introduced to many activities, she began to draw on a big piece a paper with other little girls about her age. She got along pretty well with the little girls and got use to me being her teacher. As the year progressed she got better and began to socialize more with other children and showed her creativity within the projects we work with them. Many other children we have in our preschool but my child’s personality stood out the most, she answers every question we ask and eagerly participates in the classroom activities.

Introduction

Hello my name is Maria.

My topic is preschool. I  have studied on the young child and love to work with young children. Working with young children is an excellent experience. Studying on the young child takes time and understanding, almost picture yourself as being a child at that time in your life. When studying on the young children, one needs to prepare on having the proper conduct of a teacher to set and take the right choices in certain situations as a regular teacher would.  It takes hard work to work with the young preschooler,  from experience in all my life I watched how my teachers made decisions when situations arose in the classroom.  I take from my teacher’s guidance on how to make and take decisions for my child .