How Does a Tadpole Grow? Day 4

Hours Worked: (8:30-12:30)

Today at the Proctor Daycare was a very tiring day. It seemed that every child was either on the verge of tears or was crying. On the flip side we got some good frog time in. The day started of normal with playing with the kids in the morning as they colored a frog picture, that we then glued into their science journals. After eating snack they were given center options. The frog center featured coloring four pictures showing the stages in which a frog grows. Seven out of the fifteen actually completed the center. Their cutting and gluing skills were pretty good, obviously some better than offers but all of them still needed a bit of assistance from Hannah and I. Then we took them on a surprise trip to the pond where Hannah caught a huge bullfrog. They were all amazed and got to touch the frog! It was pretty cool. After we let the frog go, we walked over to the baseball field and let them run around the bases, roll down the hill and run down the hill. Unfortunately, that was cut short by Fenn having to go to the bathroom so we stopped at the health center on our way back to take a break. When we returned to the school, Kathy read them a couple stories and then they went out of the playground to run around before lunch. Meanwhile Hannah and I worked on our parent newsletter that is being sent to all the parents tomorrow. The newsletter is filled with pictures and information about Hannah and I as well as what we are planning to do the next three weeks. We had to stop early as the kids came in for lunch. We helped them all settle down, open their food and find them a spot to eat. They were all pretty tired and very ready for nap time. It was a good but stressful day!