Hey Everyone!
So this week I am wrapping up my internship at Head Start and let me say that it was such an AWESOME experience! The teachers were so willing to answer questions that I had and even let me run some activities throughout the day like circle and story time! Since this was a kindergarten readiness class for the summer, the kids were taught zoo phonics and important information about their bodies. I even learned things like how to say the body parts in Hawaiian and what each part does. For example, "head" in Hawaiian is "Po'o", and "fingers" is "manamanalima". We also had the kids do a body outline where we get a really long piece of paper and trace their bodies and then they take it home and work with their parents in decorating and dressing them up! I loved the fact that the teachers really invest in each student and cares about their successes in school. I don't know if a lot of you know about Head Start, but it is a preschool that provides for the lower income families. A lot of the children that are taught in these specific classrooms are kids that maybe only eat one or two meals a day and that is what they receive at school. I was so truly blessed to be able to work with these kids, because they are so smart, always have a positive attitude, wants to learn and I know that one day they will make a huge difference in the world. Well, I will tell you guys more about my experience next week! Have a great week everyone!
Chelsea
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