Service Learning Project 3

The third part of the project to lead was the hardest part. The times that we spent there were always so sporadic and unplanned that it was hard to organize a time to teach an activity. Despite this, there were a couple of spur of the moment activities that we lead. One day, the teachers of the 3 to 5 year olds were just waiting for lunch time and didn't want the kids to get out any more toys. Because of this I decided to help lead an activity. Every kid got a piece of paper and we glued popsicle sticks and foam shapes on them to make flowers. This proved more difficult than it seemed, mostly because it involved glue. A lot of these kids aren't the best listeners and like to get their way. Many of the boys wanted their way with the glue and made quite the mess. This activity taught me to have patience with the kids because the activity was for them and not for me. Another day I helped play a game with the school aged girls. The game was a dinosaur math game and it was actually pretty complicated. This also taught me patience because the girls like to make up their own rules and play how they see best. Overall, this was a really positive experience and it really taught me a lot about dealing with difficult issues.