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Peer Tutor Journal Pd 5 - Witman Child Care:

__**August to October**__ Peer Tutoring in child care has been very busy and a lot of fun. I have learned that there is a lot of work into making sure that the preschool is ready for the kids. All the materials that are needed for the next day in preschool must be laid out to be used right away. Some of the tasks I must do is make sure that the play room and preschool roomed is clean and neat. Another thing is to make sure that the literary bags have a toy, book, and activity for the kids. As well as making sure that all the information that need to be given to the parents are in the cabbies. Also to type up newsletters that will be given to preschool parents. I also have seen that the preschoolers are like mini high school kids. When I took child care 1 and 2 I learned how children learn and act. Peer tutoring now has allowed me to relearn it. I also help out the child care two students with their lesson plans. I also help the other child care students to find materials that they will need or helping them make the materials. I also learned that kids like to be praised for what they do. That has been my peer tutoring experience so far.

__**Week of October 31 to November 4**__ This week while peer tutoring was very interesting. I learned in child care that children are aware of their surroundings and what people have on. I witnessed that it’s true. When the preschoolers started school I had a cast and boot on. So now that I don't have them on anymore they asked me where they are. That really made me see that kids remember what people are wearing and are aware of their surroundings. Also this week I had a lot of scrap booking to do. That is a lot of fun but it also is a bit hard to make sure that a nice amount of pictures fit on one page; so you have to plan out where everything goes before you glue anything on. I also got to really help one Child care two student with her lesson plan. I was able to give her an idea that she could use on Thursday. That has been my experience this week.

During this time period I found out that children go through many phases. One of the preschoolers that would always walk in through the door with a smile; came in one day crying because he didn't want his mom to leave. I have seen that happen with other preschooler's but that was from the start. He though was fine from the first day until the begin of the second semester. I was shocked to see him cry and was concerned about that. So, I asked my teacher and she told me; that this kind of behavior happens to every child once and a while. That was new for me to see I always thought that if a child was fine from the start that they would be fine the rest of the year. I had a learning experience when that happened. I also got to spend more time with the child and learned that he was really missing his mom when she dropped him off at preschool. I also was able to help out a lot more in the Child Care II class with their lesson plans. I was able to help them find books to read for story time. I also was able to help them plan an art activity. I have also been working on the scrap book for preschool. Every time I look back at the work I have done I remember how fat times fly's because of how far we are in the school year. This is my experience so far
 * __November 4 to December 2__**

In the first semester of this class I have not encountered any problems that could not be handled. But starting the holiday seasons I started to notice that the Preschoolers were starting to get fussier. They would burst out and scream for a straight five minutes and would not settle down. But gladly I was able to understand how to deal with things like that since I've taken all the child care. In the everyday classes I help with the child care II students and their lesson plans, or help Mrs. Witman with classroom chores; like: newsletters, clean-ups, preschool lessons, scrap booking, etc. Mrs. Witman has been the biggest help in peer tutoring this class. She helps me better understand what it takes to be able to teach and understand preschoolers. She a lot of the same outlooks on issues that I have as well. So far, I love truly love all the things I do while I peer tutor. Also working with the Preschoolers gives me great joy!
 * __December 5 to January 31__**

__**February 1 to February 29**__ This week I was able to teach the child care 2 students about our preschoolers. I had to Show them pictures of every preschooler and describe the personality of every preschooler. Also I was able to get a feel of teaching. In my perspective it can be a better hard to stand in front of people and talk. I am shy so I truly enjoyed being able to practice teaching. Also, because of the fact that this is a new semester; we have a new child care 2 class. That means the preschoolers haven’t been around because we are getting the new students ready to be teachers for them. So far we have been getting ready for the preschoolers return. We have cleaned and sanitized both the classroom and toy room, we made new showcases, and worked on lesson plans. I have been able to help out with cutting out paper for activates and helping with lesson plans and giving out ideas. I am sure that this semester will be great and can't wait until the preschoolers come back!

The preschoolers are finally back and things seem back to normal now. They came back ready to learn and play with their friends. They also have had a new set of teachers. With that in mind; the kids were really quiet and reserved the first few days while they got used to the new teachers. Now that there is a new class working with the preschoolers it allows seeing how the preschoolers react to change. I learned in my child care 1, 2, and 3 that some kids get used to change really fast and others don’t. I was able to see that this semester. I saw that some of the more outgoing preschoolers were able to get used to the new teachers in a day and the shy ones it took a week or two for them to be fully comfortable with the teachers. Also we got a new student this semester. The new student is very young but very smart and acts older than he is. Also he is so polite and adorable. Also I have been working on newsletters as well as cleaning the preschool room and the playroom. I have also been able to work on the preschooler’s scrapbook that will be given to them on their graduation. I feel that is will be a great second half of the year but it will be bittersweet because the preschool graduation will come fast. When that day comes it will be upsetting to see the kids go.
 * __March 1 to March 30__**