Day of Learning Amazement

So. Today was different than all of the other days that I've been in to the preschool. First off, it's Wensday (A.K.A Annie's day of getting much appreciated sleep). I did not go Tuesday, so I decided to go in on a day that I normally don't go in to help out with the kids. Today, was not a play day. It was a learning day where the kids were to learn things and stuffs that would help them someday to be mature, responsible, intelligent adults (or something along the lines of that). When I got in, the teachers told me about what I was going to be doing with the kids and how I could help out at all the different centers.

Now I'm sure that you're asking yourself, "Self. What is Annie talking about with all this talk about "centers" and "learning" and "mature young adults" (maybe that's just for the teachers and kids of TGS)." Well allow me to explain. You see, there are 5 learning centers. At each one, the kids are to do something different. They revolve around either the thing that they learned how to do that day or around a letter (for their little folder things). The letter of the day was "S" so the kids brought things that starts with the letter "S" and they do little activities in their folder things that involve the letter "S" and all that other "S" related things (it's very fancy. I tell ya).

Anyways

So. After attempting to absorb all that information, the kids start to file in. They remember me. They pounced me. Apparently, they missed me (I found this out while attempting to stand upright because they all attacked me). Anyways. So after they all got there and, they talked for a little bit and then it was rumpus room time (this class has first dibs on the rumpus room). After returning, they went to circle time and they talked about the day and month and pattern and all that other good stuff. they talked about the author of the daily book. The author was Dick Bruna. All of Dick Bruna's books are small and square and the same size and whatever. The books are called "Miffy" who is a bunny or a kitty (I can't remember which one. I think it's a bunny). The Miffy book they read today was about Miffy counting.

After they were done talking about their month and stuff, they talk about the centers that they're going to do. At center 1 and 2, they were to make little abacuses using 5 beads of 5 different colors to make a total of 25 beads. They talked about what abacuses are and what people use them for and when they were used to most and all that informational stuff. Then they talked about centers 3, 4 and 5. Center 3 was where the kids did their "S" things. Center 4 was the computer and center 5 was where they used abacuses to add things together.

While sitting with the teacher and helping her sort beads out, one of the little boys came over and wanted to talk to her because he was very upset. Apparently, he wasn't able to make a perfect "S" and that made him all unhappy and he had spent a lot of time working on doing just that. The teacher told him that, at his age and what grade he's in, he shouldn't be able to make a perfect "S". Even teachers can't make perfect "S"s. He seemed okay with that and he went along with what was going on. I had to leave then because of classes and whatnot.

Pictures: none. It was a learning day silly.
Note: When pictures are done being scanned, put them on the site or something

Until next time
Annie
~Wensday March 5, 2008~