SL Project Review 3

My last post is an overview of classroom behaviors. I don't want this to come off at all as judgmental or mean, this is just my opinion and observation. I noticed that the kids are pretty well-behaved, although I was a little surprised at the strictness of the teachers. I understand that you need to be firm with a large group of preschoolers, but I noticed that some kids were put in time out without a warning or a reason why. When the kids were asked if they knew what they did wrong, they said no, I personally feel that to remedy behavior, you need to give kids a warning about their naughty behavior to give them a chance to make it right on their own. Overall, the teachers and staff out there are wonderful, and the kids seem to have a great time when they are there. Being at the YWCA was a great experience and a wonderful opportunity to observe and interact with kids in my community.

SL Project Review 2

Today I did my "activity". It was not with the full 9 kids, however, I did have about 3 or 4 at any given time. We were painting pictures and we were given yellow, red, blue and purple paint. However, part way through painting the kids noticed that my picture had green on it and they wondered where I got green from. I then taught them how to mix primary colors to make different colors. I showed them that yellow and blue make green, they asked me a few times how to make green so I repeated it a few times then when they asked again, I asked them how they thought we made green and they told me add yellow and blue together. It was a great experience to see that I had actually taught them something they didn't know before. Before too long they were figuring out that all the colors together make black and just a little bit of each color makes brown. It was really neat to see.

SL Project Review 1

I ended up working in the preschool room. It was great! The kids are so much fun and they get so excited to see us when we come in and that makes being there more enjoyable. I was pleasantly surprised to see how well-behaved the kids were! They take instructions very well for being 4 and 5 years old. I loved spending time with them and the two hours I was there flew by!