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'.