2-18-08
I arrived at Skyline Tower in St. Paul, MN to begin my first day volunteering in the Pre-K program. I was not sure where this was located in the building since last semester I volunteered as a Homework Center tutor. I found Yvonne, a coordinator with Common Bond, and she politely directed me to the Pre-K room. There I met the director of the Pre-K program and she gave a quick overview of what they do everyday. From 2:00pm-2:45pm children ages 3-5 come to participate in learning activities. When the children arrived they quickly grabbed the “blocks�, wooden blocks with letters and colors on them, and spilled them across the floor. There were 5 kids today and they played with the blocks for about 5 minutes and then we moved onto reading the board and teaching the alphabet and numbers. I read the kids some cards with words on them too. Later, we read several books and colored some alphabet letters with crayons. The day went fast and the children seemed very interested in the program and I went home with a good impression of the program.