My final learning and take away is to have projects ready in advance before you present them to the kiddies, otherwise you would be scrambling around trying to get things ready while the kiddies are waiting and getting anxious and restless. I noticed this may take some of your off time, but what I also noticed is the Daycare goes by routine, the crafts are done every year, they will change it up when something arises. Yes, important to be organized and prepared when implementing activities. This is a good goal for the next practicum!

What I learned from the kiddies, one child in particular is bringing out the hand drumming back to me. I honestly never thought I would pick up a drum again and sing. So, one of my goals is to relearn hand drumming song and their names. It also wanted me to learn more about my traditions. I want to learn and I want to teach and pass on to our future generations. So glad to hear about your experience and to become excited about sharing songs and drumming with the children.

I also need to work on my multitasking, while I was at the daycare, I noticed that when I was with One kiddies, another kiddie wanted my attention, but I felt like I couldn’t give it to them because I wanted to give my full attention to the child I’m with right now because the before the other kiddie wanted my attention, the child I’m with was getting rambunctious and I was trying to keep them focused by giving them something to do without distractions., That was a challenge for sure. We will discuss the challenges of guiding groups and individual children in the next term. It is always a challenge to know exactly what to do and when to stay engaged and when to move away. However, from what you have shared you did the right move by staying with child who was distressed and trying to ignore the other children at that moment. Sometimes I would say to the other children quietly, “Right now I am helping So and So and when he calms down then I will come and help you. “