My Jumpstart team, team connection,
just finished session plan two this Tuesday, and we are starting session plan
three this Friday. My experience so far has been phenomenal. The students from
my session are smart, funny, and adorable. I have been at puzzles and art for
center time and there are always children interested in singing the alphabet
song once we finish making the puzzle, or counting the sides of the shapes in
art, when making collages. During one of the sessions, after the children and I
had constructed the puzzle several times, we all sang the alphabet song
together. I made sure to use one of the vocabulary words, unison, multiple
times in order to ingrain the new vocabulary from Oonga Boonga into the
children. Ms. Johnson, the children’s teacher, was ecstatic this past session
with the materials team connection brought to session. I had cut out shapes from
tissue paper and it turns out that Ms. J absolutely loves tissue paper. The
environment in the classroom is welcoming and comforting, which helps everyone
remain on task and productive.
Team connection is short one member
which means we have to combine two of the centers into one. So far this has not
been problematic. Having a small group made it easier for us to get to know
each other. We have not had many sessions, but I am starting to notice what
everyone is good at, and who can handle the more demanding centers such as
dramatic play. I enjoy that we commute to and from session together because we
can reflect on session and share our individual experiences. For example, the
member at dramatic play typically has children all over him or her and they do
not notice what goes on at art or writing. When we are commuting back it is
helpful to let the other members know what went well and what did not, since
they cannot notice other centers during session. This helps prepare them to
make the next session flow more smoothly.
~Belen Flores
Corps member
Team Connection
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