in may on work experience i have to make up an activity for the children @ the pre-school?

Question

wot could i do with them???????????

i will be a pre-school assistant there for 2 weeks as part of my college course.
i aim to improve comunication skills-i am very shy

the activity is just for one day and the children in the pre-school are 2yrs 9months-4years

theres about 18 children in the group but i intend to wor with a group of about 5people

Answer 1

You didn't mention in what capacity you work with the children. Are you a preschool teacher? Are you an assistant? Also you didn't mention what skills you wish to develop with the children Anyway, there are many websites to help with ideas for activities. Check these out.

http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/

http://www.first-school.ws/

http://www.redshift.com/~bonajo/preschool_activities.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/categories/preschool.shtml

http://www.funattic.com/game_preschool.htm

http://www.first-school.ws/theme/alphabet.htm

http://www.kinderart.com/littles/litles.html

Answer 2

You need one activity to stretch for two weeks or just an activity for one of the days? You can't go two weeks on one activity with preschoolers unless it is growing a plant and then there really isn't much for them to do. If you have to go all two weeks (5/week) I would go for an exploration of the five body senses. Spend two days on each of the five senses and put sight on the Friday and Monday that will be split down the middle, then you can tell them to find pictures or little stuff to bring in (two per kid) and describe what they see (the color, whether it is shiny, dull etc).
At a preschool age kids don't have words to describe as much as they will someday, giving them these words is really fun.
Smell-- talk about different smells (put stuff in paper bags, onions, garlic, a candle, a flower, some perfume on a cloth, a stinky sock etc) and give them the adjectives. Set it up so they can move around the room.
Taste--obvious, bring food. Spices are another fun way to talk about taste but focus on what they can taste, sweet, salty, bitter and sour. Try to keep the taste as separated from smell as possible but don't go overboard.
Sight--talk about colors (they will learn colors at some other time just talk about colors as part of what we see), shiny, dull, clear, opaque, on the last day, talk about the clues that sight gives to touch.
Touch--bring in stuff to touch, lots of different textures, and mention what they look like and how we can guess what they will feel like.
Sound--this one is a lot of fun, find/download sounds (not songs) and have the kid guess, give stickers or candies for right guesss but make sure everyone gets some. Talk about listening and thinking about what we are hearing. On the second day, let the kids make music and then dance to recorded music. Play "Freeze" where they have to freeze when the music stops. Talk about loud and soft, and what sounds we like.
Keep is simple and with a lot of movement and you should be okay. If you want some more specifics, email me.

Answer 3

because you're uncertain about turning out to be a pre-college instructor why do not you concentrate on travelling a pre-college to work out the way you want it. remember this you'd be surrounded by technique of countless young children some days they'll behave different days they could not & on maximum activities you may have 1/2 to pay interest & 1/2 that couldn't. yet i comprehend that it really is a job you may have till you retire a useless ringer for the different instructor. yet purely you are able to opt for even if that's the right pastime for you or not.

Answer 4

I would think of a couple of activities - perhaps one messy and one not messy.
Story time could be an activity, which is very easy to do.
I enjoy making jelly in a tray and letting the children get their hands in! But with things like that you have to watch what you use, as some children cant have gellotine or allergies etc, and small children do tend to taste it.
Cornflour mixed with water (and food colouring to make it brigher) is fun, the texture is so weird, it seems hard-ish, but when its in your hands it turns to guey liquid, great stuff!
You could do painting, with hand prints, or even feet (for a challenge)
Sticking is a nice easy activity... just print off some pictures (the nursery will have a stash likely already photocopied) and get different materials for them to stick on, like, uncooked pasta, fabrics, lentils, paper shapes - the list is endless - and you can talk with the children about how each thing feels and looks as they stick them down.
As I said, think of 2 activities you might like to do - write out what you propose to do with the children and when you go onto your placement you could ask the nursery staff to look over your proposed activity and offer you some feedback or pointers on bits you maybe able to do better, or other suggestions they may have.
Dont forget the nursery staff will be there to support you too, and dont be shy to ask them for help or advise! It will look better if you ask about things you are unsure of, rather than sitting there struggling or being unsure.
I was very very shy when I trained as a nursery nurse, and I was always unsure of what I should be doing in the room, and I was too shy to ask and on reports it said things like my inititive could be better (I was scared of doing something wrong, so I waited to be asked to do things!)- after a couple of placements as my confidence gained I began to just do what I thought I should, or asked 'would you like me to do this' if I wasnt sure - my reports for those placements were excellent.
You will certainly gain confidence with this experience, I certainly did, I;ve gone from being a shy quiet person to a craaaazy outgoing nanny with pink hair lol (I am sure children think I am a clown now hehe)
Good luck, and enjoy your activity! Talking with the children about what they are doing, and asking them questions is also an important part - so think about what kind of things you can ask them before you do the activity.
Working with children is all common sense, and usually just comes naturally - you will be fine, and I am sure you and the children will have a wonderful time :)
:( I miss nursery :( Its sooo much fun being surrounded by curious 3 yr olds!!

Answer 5

pick a theme for a day e.g. summer theme everything you do must relate to summer Bulletin Board: "Summer Garden"
Materials: Mural paper
Paint
Colorful Construction Paper
Pom Poms
Coffee Filters
Clothes Pins
Pipe Cleaners
A snap shot of each child's face (if possible).

Description: Hang mural paper along the wall. Paint grass and flower stems and, with a marker, draw a few ants, worms, and snakes. Cut out a flower shape (about the size of a coffee cup saucer) and let the children decorate it however they wish. Next, cut out a small picture of each child and place their face in the center of the flower and attach it to the wall on the flower stems.

Now, the children take markers and decorate coffee filters. Teachers lightly spray the the filters to make a tie dye effect. Pinch the filters in the center and slide into a clothes pin. Slip a piece of pipe cleaner for the antennae.

On green paper cut out leaf shapes (long and oval), draw the veins with a black marker and then ask the children to glue a line of colorful pom poms on them to represent a caterpillar. Now you have a caterpillar on a leaf!

Cut out circles from black and red paper (about 3" in diameter) and cut the red circles in half to make lady bugs. Use a large black circle on the bottom, glue 2 red half circles on that (on each side for wings) and a small black circle (1" diameter) for the head.
Finally, ask children to dip their fingers into black paint and make dots!! Take all of these things and attach them to your garden. It's beautiful!
Outdoor Game: "Hot Potato"preschool and kindergarten youngsters use their feet instead of their hands.

Materials: Medium size playground ball.

Description: Put a medium sized ball in the center of a circle along with a child chosen to be 'it'. The child who is 'it' pushes the ball with his or her feet, trying to get it out of the circle. The other children try to stop the ball with their feet. Once the ball is out, another leader is chosen. The ball is called the 'hot potato' and the children will enjoy trying to keep it in the 'oven'.
Game: Hula Hooping During this preschool physical education activity Materials: 6-8 hula hoops (child size) and a large outdoor space.

Description: Allow 6-8 children to use hula hoops in any way that they like, making sure that the hoops are used safely. After the children have used the hula hoops in their own way, the teacher will show them different ways to use the hula.
a) Around the waist - setting it right to your back, then spinning it around with your body.
b) Make the hula hoop go round and round on the ground.
c) Make hula spin on arm
d) Arrange hula hoops on ground and jump over them
Treasure Hunt Materials: Small plastic gold coins, inexpensive beaded necklaces, small rings, play money, and a treasure box decorated by the children. A map made by the teacher for the children to follow. Inexpensive treasures that can be found in any party store.

Description: The teacher must first hide the treasure filled box in a good hiding place in the yard. Next, the teacher will prepare a creative map for the children to follow, i.e. outside, start at the tree in the bike area. Look up and find another clue. The second clue might have a rhyme or just say now walk twenty five steps until you come to the playhouse, etc. Finally when the kids come to the place where the treasure is buried or hidden, they will open it and take turns sharing the treasure inside. It's great fun and always a success!

Answer 6

I recently completed my nvq3 and for my literacy/numeracy topic i read the children the story of the very hungry caterpillar,then using real fruit and food items showed the children counting,colours,number line to 10,position eg what number is the watermelon at? fractions by cutting apple in half,and quarter,changes from caterpillar to butterfly,days of the week and finally let the children eat the fruit!! hope this may help i passed by the way!!

Answer 7

build a sand or play-dough volcano, make a cavity in the top. Fill it up with a bit of baking soda and then get the kids to take turns adding vinegar - watch the lava flow. You can add red food colouring to make it look real. the kids can help build the volcano. If you do it inside make sure you have it in a dish with high sides to catch the mess.

Answer 8

Collage pictures. give them a variety of material , different types of paper card string ribbon whatever is handy and let them have fun. Think of a theme like the seaside or something and tell them to make a picture to do with it.
How about finger painting or printing? Or use natural materials like sand shells stones leaves twigs leaves to make a picture They'll enjoy it and its not too complicated. keep it simple so there's less to go wrong.

Answer 9

a good activity to do with preschool children is a mini gym. nothing to hard but you can jog, skip. jump. star jump and finally stretch. make sure you make it fun so the children don't feel its a punishment, play some music and involve the children in the activity.

Answer 10

go to www.starfall.com or noggin.com or dtlkprintable crafts for kids.com those sites will help you, I have a child in pre-school and the teacher gave me the links that she uses to keep the little people learning and happy!