My day in Kindergarten

Well, actually it was only part of the day. I volunteered to help one of the kindergarten teachers at my son's school for a while this morning. Given a choice of several activities, I wound up on art. The project wasn't difficult, it was only a matter of monitoring that the children did the project as it was meant, not as they interpreted it. They had to cut out a leaf that was traced on paper, then sponge paint it. When everyone got done, they were going to decorate the ceiling with their brightly colored leaves. One child does what I tend to do when I'm concentrating.. tip of the tongue protruding slightly while they concentrate on cutting. One girl who was quite friendly helped me talk to another who spoke little english. I'm very glad I've started taking my spanish class. The children seemed to really appreciate having another adult in the room "helping" them with their projects. I enjoyed it and will do it again next week. Well, maybe not art, but I'll be in the classroom.

I had also received a call the night before asking if I could possibly help in the media center. Since I was in the school already, I stopped by the media center to see what sort of help and when they were looking for it. I was trained on the spot to check in and check out books and put to work. I stayed and helped for about 45 minutes then ran off to catch my son for lunch.

I haven't been in a school cafeteria in a long time. What a blast from the past. I was "lucky" enough to get to go to the teacher's food bar instead of the one's the kids used. Same food, less waiting. For my $2.50 I was reasonably well fed. It was a better lunch than I usually make for myself at home. My son introduced me to his friends in line, and they were more than happy to keep me occupied during lunch.

I headed out after lunch so the kids could play on the playground without distractions. I must admit, the next hour until I picked my daughter up from her preschool class was rather boring. I think it's my love of playing with kids that draws me to sell Discovery Toys. It's fun watching them learn and do. Our toys are great for that. I have to remember, though, not to introduce new toys or start play just before dinner is ready.. they'd rather play with my toys than eat.