I live in spain and had a job interview for an english speaking nursery today,It went very well but they want to see me interacting with the children before they give me the job.I am a very shy person and havent had any experience working with children everyone has to start somewhere right? They have asked me to prepare something to do with the children for two hours and i have no idea what i can do with spanish speaking 2 and 3 year olds.I really dont want to look stupid in front of the other teachers as im not a teacher they need a nursury helper thats what they want from me. please help and if you have any ideas what i can prepare to make a good impression...... thankyou for any ideas you put forward....
2006-07-09 21:32:32 · 8 answers · asked by sandy1 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Preschool
Plan at least four activities, since children aren't going to have an attention span past 20 minutes or so.
Consider picking several of your favorite of the listed recommendations, and explain why they are good activities, including a book to read to them (literacy skills), playdough or drawing supplies (fine motor skills), and perhaps a ball to take outside and toss around (gross motor skills).
2006-07-10 06:36:25 · answer #1 · answered by Mom26g 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh my goodness- for 2 hours. These children have attention spans of 5-10 minutes if you are lucky. I would read a great picture book that I love with beautiful pictures. The book should be predictable so that the children could say the lines with you. I would sing some funny songs that kind of correlated to the book with hand and body movements singing them several times. I would let them play some rhythm instruments or lots of hand clapping. We might do a lot of pretending and pretend like we were characters from the story doing different activities. Going outside to look for a certain piece of nature is great especially if it ties into your story. Art projects at this age consist of teacher assisted gluing. Children love puppets and stuffed animals that tell stories.
2 hours is a long time. The students should already have a daily schedule. They need lots of breaks and times to move and go to the restroom. The following web site is one of my favorites. See what you can find. Good Luck. Those Terrific Two Year Olds are Fun!
2006-07-13 13:22:32 · answer #2 · answered by queenbee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would call and have them clarify exactly what they want...ask them if free play time counts since young children learn best when they play with what they want. Do activities centered (or themed) around home living or blocks because those are 2's and 3's favorite toys.
Make sure you are on the child's level...sit or kneel on the floor when you interact with them...young children love 'peekaboo' games...and this is a great way to break the ice and build rapport (and learn their names!)
We have the children put a scarf over the faces and sing the following to the tune of 'Where is Thumbkin?'
Where is Susy (child's name)
Where is Susy
There she is
There she is
How are you today Susy
How are you today Susy
Hi, hi, hi
Hi, hi, hi
The kids LOVE pulling the scarf off their faces.
Feel free to Instant message me through yahoo (it's the same user name) if you wanna chat or have other questions
2006-07-13 18:24:02 · answer #3 · answered by redfernkitty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read them a story from a big, colorful picture book. Have them all build towers of plastic blocks to see who can build the highest tower and then have fun knocking them all down. Have a craft project. Something like gluing macaroni noodles on construction paper that's already cut in the shape of something like a heart or star. Just a few off the top of my head. Oh and get on the floor with them...don't just stand and direct from above.
2006-07-09 21:38:59 · answer #4 · answered by cricket 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i tought in a pre school.. and i was really nervous teaching those kids to ( they 2-3 years old) .. necause they really listen and ask alota questions. they might have short attention spans .. but grasp very fast..
you could start with rhyme time.. with a nice +prayer.. for kids.. and a few stnadrad rhymes, you could move on to calling each kid to you at a time asking them what they would like to sing.. and make the whole class sing along.
then you could take a picture talk along with you.. a picture of a zoo or something.. and discuss each animal .. in detail what they eat the color of th estripes on thier body .. where do they stay
the sounds they make.. like the lion roars..
you could take some plain cookies and choclate sauce with you.. have a cooking time where all they have to do is spread the chocolate sauce +on the cookies and eat em.
dough play is alota fun for kids too.. just make sure it doenst get to messy.
story time is the safest bet. but do not confuse picture talk with story time.. stories are actual stories..
take some CD's .. that have songs including actions and dance along.. like put ur right hand in.. put ur right hand out.. etc.
i guess u should be having snack time and nap time too for a while. outdoor play will also be gr8.. make em race.. out in the open.
the key is to keep them busy ..
you could play this game with them, whre they pass on this oject around class and when the music stops, the kid who is holdig the object gets to sing a rhyme or do nething they like..
2006-07-09 21:42:04 · answer #5 · answered by kadambari 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What about a coloring challenge that teaches them words in English and Spanish...a photo of an apple or a motor vehicle or a house, with both the English and Spanish be conscious printed under the photo? because you stated it became an English-speaking nursery with Spanish-speaking toddlers, it may well be an effective ingredient to assist them learn both languages.
2016-11-30 23:38:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bring some homemade playdoh with you, and teach them how to mold it into animals and other things, Of course, at that age, they will just make blobs and snakes, but the fact that you are getting them to use fine motor skills will be good, then sit them down with a book, and read them a story with lots of pictures, so they can see what the book is saying, and get them to help you pronounce the words correctly, laughing at your mistakes with them. By then, it should be juice time or nap time.
2006-07-09 22:10:00 · answer #7 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read! and do it on the floor at their level .. singing and hand clapping to music once again at their level ... you'll do fine!
2006-07-10 12:56:34 · answer #8 · answered by Clyde 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋