Hopefully some of the parents won't have to work, so they won't give their kids to us.

But all in all, we're expecting to have to open all three rooms.

The other thing is that I got roped into being the new preschool teacher.

Starting tomorrow.

And while it shouldn't be TOO rough, I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing.

Early Childhood Education is my major, but I'm still doing mostly general education requirements.

Like, I barely started school.

I wasn't even ever intending on actually teaching, either. XD

Just seemed like a good degree and would be helpful for daycare work.

So I'm not a natural teacher and I have no idea how to plan lessons. XD

The previous teacher left her general lesson plan outline, and where the class was at, but my boss actually wants to change things up a little bit.

Not too drastically, so as not to upset the kids

But one day I hear, "Hey, how would you like to be the preschool teacher? I'll let you know more details when I have them."

And the next day it's "Okay, you start on Monday, have fun."

I was supposed to sit down and figure this whole thing out with my boss, but she hasn't made herself accessible.

Thank goodness for the internet, so I can cobble something together.

Preferably, I'd stick with the lesson plan we have from the old teacher.

But I believe it was written with my boss in mind, because even after poking around in the preschool area for an hour, I still have no idea what some of the things are.

*some of the things on the list

Like, there were lots and lots of songs mentioned that I've never heard of before.

And I didn't see a CD that looked like it fit the bill, and I am pretty sure I didn't see any posters with the words and a tune on them.

Or any music books.

Although it might be a good idea to ask the kids if they know the songs, and they can show me.

They might like that.

/comforts mmeesh... good thing is, preschoolers are easy to amuse, and no matter how little you think you know, they know a lot less.

 

As long as you have a plan to go by, and some resources to back you up, you should do great. And if not, hey, they've got a lot of years ahead of them, by the time they hit junior high they probably won't remember whether you were good at it or not.

 

OK, that may not be as comforting as it initially appeared to be.