Internship Experiences
MOE Kindergarten @ West View
Feb 2022 - Sept 2022
MOE Kindergarten was the location where I did my 6 months internship where I was attached to a class of 20 K2 children. Being at a centre for an extensive period made me feel like a real teacher taking care of my own classroom. I shadowed an experienced teacher, learned many observational skills, sharpened my lesson-planning skills, and became more confident teaching in a classroom setting. This internship experience strengthened my passion for being an early childhood educator and I looked forward to going to school every day.
Uniquely Singapore
In this Discovery of The World lesson, I introduced various places of interest in Singapore to the children. I would interact with the children throughout and ask them prompting questions to facilitate the experience. I also got the children to come up and share some of their experiences at the different locations as well. After the sharing, the children worked in teams to draw out their desired place of interest. This lesson was highly enjoyable for the children as they would ask questions about the places and share more about their experiences in their groups.
Reusing Newpaper
In this Motor Skills lesson, I introduced the kicking skill to the children. I provided ongoing facilitation during their group activities and provided guidance with the kicking skill when needed. The children were highly engaged throughout the activity and anticipated their turns. The whole class was able to grasp the kicking skill after this 2-day long activity I conducted with the children and they were able to explain the steps needed to execute the skill successfully.
E-bridge PreSchool @ Woodlands Drive 16
Nov 2021 - Dec 2021
I did a 1-month attachment at E-Bridge Preschool where I was attached to a class of 20 K1 children. It was my first time teaching a full class of children without aid from other teachers. I was attached to a senior teacher that taught me many classroom management tactics and helped me refine my lesson plans. This attachment experience provided me with great insight into the early childhood industry as I worked there daily. I got to experience doing arrival checks and dismissal duties with other teachers.
"Tr" Blends
In this Language and Literacy lesson, I introduced the consonant blend, "Tr" to the children where they constructed words that started with Tr and matched them to the respective images. I provided facilitation by sounding out some of the words for the children and asking prompting questions to get the children to sound out the words they blended. This lesson was highly enjoyable for the children as they could be seen engaged in the activity with their partner trying to solve the words provided to them.
Flower Patterns
In this Numeracy lesson, I introduced the AABB Patterning to the children. The children used different coloured flowers to represent the pattern. I provided facilitation by giving assistance when needed to the children to continue the pattern. The children were able to grasp the AABB patterning skill by the end of the activity as they were able to verbally convey the next colours in the pattern without the use of concrete objects. The children can be seen enjoying the activity as they wanted to swap cards with other classmates to complete more patterns.
PCF SparkleTots @ 353 Keat Hong
Aug 2020
I did a 1-week attachment at PCF SparkleTots. It was my first time being in a preschool setting as an assistant teacher in Year 1. I was attached to a class of 20 Playgroup children and used this opportunity to learn more about routine care duties such as diapering and toileting with the children. I got to spend my week playing with the children and reading them stories before nap time. It was a fun introductory experience for me into the world of Early Childhood.