Day 10! My last day :(

 Today was my last day of work experience.
Today I went into the toddler room.There I helped with art;I had to paint the children's hands green to make hand prints to be used to make Christmas trees.After art I got the play-doh off the shelve and divided it up.I was really sticky so we had to put flour on the table.After play-doh since there was loads of flour on the floor I had to go get a brush and I swept the classroom.Then i brought back the brush and helped get ready for Santa.I had to move things out  of the baby room;because that's were Santa was going to be getting photos taken.Then I had to bring the baby's to the other bay room while Santa was there.Then when Santa was ready I brought the baby's down to him in groups of three;they didn't really know what was going on so there was no tears.Then when all the baby's were done I had to bring down the toddlers;and there was a lot of tears with them;some of them didn't even want to go into the room,others screamed when he start saying hohoho.I was a horrible experience.I was stuck in the hallway with 2 crying 2 year old while the teacher brought the other one in to get their photo.After all the toddlers had seen Santa I went back to their room and handed out their lunch;then there was no milk so I had to go upstairs to the kitchen to get some.After their lunch I helped put out their little beds.They looked really cute when they first lay down until 5 minutes later when they all decided they weren't tired.So I had to sit on the floor surrounded by them and try make them all lie down while the teacher filled in their reports.Then I went home for lunch.After my lunch they were all asleep until one little girl started crying;so everyone woke up.So I had to put on everyones shoes while the teacher tided up the beds.After that we got on all their coats and went outside;but hen we got to the yard it was covered in ice so we had to go back in and takeoff all the coats.Then they had story time so I cut out their hand prints while the teacher read to them.It was a very busy day!
I think I am going to miss going to work experience in the creche and Montessori,but I am looking forward to going to the local primary school after Christmas.

Day 9!

Today I was in the Montessori 2.So I helped them with their work this morning.I had to hold up coloured card and ask them what colour it was and they have been learning about the five senses so I had to do work with them about that.I had a picture of a nose,mouth,hand,eye and ear on the table then I held up pictures of people looking trough binoculars and smelling flowers and the children had to put they on the correct sense.I did this activity 5 times with 5 different children and there was 50 cards so it took a long time.After their work they showed me their Christmas play,so i had to stack the chairs while they got ready,and I had to press play and stop on the Cd player.After their play I had to draw 18 circles on yellow card and cut them out for their art.Then I had to go into the other classroom to get matchsticks.After that I helped stick the yellow suns onto blue paper.Then we stuck on the matchsticks,and I returned the bag of matchsticks to the other room.After art I helped zip up some coats because a few of the children were going home.After lunch I sat at the table were the children were drawing so i peared some pencils.The I did bingo with them while the teacher helped the afterschoolers get changed out of their uniform.Then I handed out the safety scissors because they are learning how to cut paper.After cleaning up after cutting I had to get 8 4 year old into coats,hats,gloves and scarfs which was the hardest job in the world.Then we went outside for the rest of the day.
I can't believe next week is our last work experience!But I'm looking forward to it because next Wednesday Santa is coming to the creche and I get to be his helper!!

Day 8!

This morning I helped the children with their Montessori work;I had to jumble up numbers and letters and asked them to point to a letter so they had to find it.Then I handed out cups for snack time;after snack time I watched them do their nativity play and sing their Christmas songs.After their play I arranged the chairs in a circle for circle time;where we discussed the sun and what clothes you wear in the sun.After circle time I helped them trace a swirly line on a snails shell and handed out crayones.After tracing we did jigsaws and did some reading;then I went home for lunch.After lunch I played with the farm animals and after one table did colouring and the other did lego;so I stayed on the lego table and I helped make a house!When we were doing lego a man came in to fix the blind and the radiator cover,so we had to move to the other end of the room so we wouldn't be in his way.After lego we went outside and the other class was out so we played with them.
I can't believe we only have two more weeks left;but I am looking forward to going to my next placement after Christmas!

Day 7!

Today I was in the Montessori rooms.This morning I helped teach the students how to tie their laces.Which was not fun;because they kept making knots that I had to untangle.Then I untangled a huge box of wool for the teacher.After I joined in circle time;and the kids sang the days of the week,the months of the year and he seasons.After circle time I helped them learn about the weather.Then they went outside and I swept the floor and then mopped it.When I was done I went outside where I played a shape game(I had to call out shapes that were painted on the ground and the children had to run to them.)Then we went back inside and they sang Christmas songs and showed me their dance for their Christmas play.After lunch I spent the afternoon playing with Bratz Dolls and dress-up.One girl had 6 hairbands on and another made me do a dolls hair 4 times in a row!After dress up and dolls we went outside again for a little while!

Day 6

Today I was in the toddler room.In the morning I helped the toddlers glue penguins onto cardboard,then I made gloop(which is cornflour and water)for the teacher and handed out bowl.After gloop I helped with pouring and spooning work;so i had to tell the toddlers which hand to use and pick up the seeds that fell off the spoon and wipe up the water that they spilt.Then before I went to have my lunch I read some books.In the afteroon after my lunch I did some colouring with the toddlers and I drew 7 houses for them to colour in;Then they helped me colour in my house.After colouring we went outside to play with the footballs,so I had to zip up everyones coats and put on their hats.We we came back inside we did a puppet show of 'Goldie Locks And The Tree Bears'.

Day 5!

I cant believe we are already half way through our first term of work experience.
I was in the Montessori today,I helped the children do their work in the morning;which meant helping them count and say the alphabet and pointing at shapes and asking them what they were.After their work I helped them paint bats black for Halloween art.After art I wiped the table cloth down.Then I did jigsaws with a little girl and they sang a Halloween song for me.After we did some reading;and I read a few books for them.
After lunch I went into a new room and watched a small group of Montessori kids while the teacher helped the after school creche kids get changed out of their uniforms.Then I went back into the room I was in this morning and we did bowling!It was really fun;there were two teams and they sat in 2 lines on either side of the room and each of them had a go at rolling the ball at the pins.Then we took out the plastic kitchens and tea sets!Then just before I left they sang some nursery rhymes before having their snack.
I wont be writting a work experience bolg next week due to mid-term but I'll be writting again on november 7th,until then check out my TY blog!

Day 4!

Today during my fourth day of work experience I did lots of fun things.This morning I got to do some art;I helped glue ghosts onto black paper plates.Then I helped the toddlers wash their toys-or as they say give their toys a bath.Then  we learnt how to draw the number three and did some show and tell during circle time.One girl brought in a bouncy ball and everyone got a chance to bouncy it.Then after circle time the teacher read a story about Peppa Pig.
After lunch I was back in the same room,with the toddlers.We played with some toys for a while and then read some books.I read 'Chicken Licken' five times!Then after reading we played with Lego and I built a really cool robot and helped a little girl make a tower.
I had lots of fun today and am looking forward to next Wednesday.

Montessorri

Today was my third day of work experience.I was upstairs in the Montessori with kids aged 4 and 5.There is a huge difference between them and the toddlers downstairs.This morning there was lots of work getting done in the Montessori;they were learning about the different seasons and trees.After doing  their work all the kids got a bowl of cheerios(because they are hosting breakfasts for child line) and got their photos taken.After their cheerios I got to help them play with play-doh,and got to draw trees for them.
After lunch we sang lots of nursery rhymes and played with toys.Then at two o'clock we went outside and I played duck duck goose and I was put in jail for no reason.
I didn't just play all day though I had to do loads of jobs for the teacher.First I had to go look for milk,then I had to go into every room to look for the camera;after that I had to get an extra chair and play-doh from the other Montessori teacher and lastly I had to get tissues in the storage room.When I was getting the tissues I had to stand on a chair because they were on a high shelf;it was funny when I had to explain to the teacher why it took me so long to get them!

Day 2!

Last Wednesday was my second day at work experience in the local creche.On Wednesday I played with Lego and gloop(which is cornflour and water),read some books,sang and coloured in leaves using autum coloures like yellow and orange.While colouring the leaves I had to hand out the boxes of crayons and cut the leaves out when they were coloured in.In the afternoon,after lunch;I got to go into a new room with four little girls aged 1 and 2;with them I made train tracks and played with trains and read some more books!I had lots of fun on Wednesday and I am looking forward to going back this Wednesday.

My First Day of Work Experience!

On Wednesday I went to a creche for my first day of work experience.I met lots of really nice people there and I am looking forward to going back next week.I spent the morning with 3 baby's,I played with them and fed them their breakfast.At quarter past 12 I got to go home for my lunch;then when I went back I was put into a different room with older children ages 3 and 4.I read stories to them and played with play-dough with them;I had to use a tiny rolling pin.Then later on I went outside to the playground with them and played chasing with them.They all asked me was I in big school and why I was there.It was good fun playing with them but a little girl kept putting me in a jail and another girl wouldn't let go of my hand.When I was leaving to go home at 3 o'clock they all waved good-bye and a few of them gave me hugs.
All in all I had a great day and I'm really looking forward to going back;next week I'm going to be upstairs in the Montessori,and I'm going to be doing art with them and helping the teachers teach.