Blog 4: Interview Preparation Answer

1.)  Who do you plan to interview?  Why?

I plan to interview one of my mentors, Miss Jenny, because she manages most of the activities during the day. She is the person to come up with what the kids will do in the afternoon.

2.)  You have to ask 5 questions.  What additional questions do you plan to ask?  Ask open-ended questions.  What are open-ended questions? Click here! If that doesn't help, try this one.  Click here!

1. What led you to work with children?

2. What do you think should be the most important thing to teach children before starting school? Why?

3. How would you discipline a child if they’re constantly causing trouble?

4. How do you come up with the activities for the children? What are a few sources you use?

Blog 3: Topic Choice and Working EQ Answer

1.  List your topic here: Teaching Preschool

2.  Write a question that helps to focus your research this month.

What is the most effective way a Preschool Teacher could prepare children for school?

3. Post the working bibliography (WB) on the right hand side of the blog and share it so anybody can view it.

The link to my WB is here: Sabrina's Working Bibliography

Blog 2: Summer Mentorship Answer

1. Mentorship Log

2. What is the contact name & number of where you volunteered?

YMCA CorNor- Therese Marquez

Phone: (951)736-1415 E-mail: marquez@ycornor.org

3. What questions were raised because of the 10 hours of experience?  List them.

What’s the best way to teach preschoolers?

What’s the best way to interact with the children?

How do you discipline the children?

What do you do if the child throws a tantrum?

What’s the best way to redirect a child to doing their work?

4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?

My mentor, Miss Jenny, informed me that if a child throws a tantrum and started to throw their arms around, we have to move them away from the table or the shelves, so nothing falls on them and hurts them. This is important because you have to think about the child's safety.

5. What is your senior project topic going to be?  How did what you did help you choose a topic?  Please explain.

My senior topic is going to be Teaching Preschool. I chose this topic because I have had experience in a classroom with school age kids during Saturday church classes. I also thought teaching preschool would be interesting to be able to see how the kids all interact with each other or what way they learn best.