Diary of a Kindergarten Intern

 

The story that you are about to read is based on true events that occurred while I worked as an intern in a kindergarten classroom in Northbrook, Illinois, in the fall of 2006. While homeschooled, I was invited to join the child development program at my local high school. After completing an introductory child development class, I then qualified to join my high school’s child development internship program, where I worked as a volunteer in a kindergarten classroom at my former elementary school, with my former kindergarten teacher.

 

Although this is a true story, it has been fictionalized for privacy reasons. All of the names and locations have been changed to protect the identities of every person and place involved in the story. This includes the name of every student, parent, and teacher, as well as myself. In addition, the names of such schools, daycares, and churches are fictitious and any similarity to any real-life school, daycare, or church is coincidental.

 

James Williams

March 2011

 


CONTENTS

 

Introduction

 

PART 1: First Quarter

Day 1 – Thursday, September 14

Day 2 – Monday, September 18

Day 3 – Wednesday, September 20

Day 4 – Friday, September 22

Day 5 – Wednesday, October 4

Day 6 – Thursday, October 19

Day 7 – Wednesday, October 25

Day 8 – Tuesday, October 31

Day 9 – Thursday, November 2

Day 10 – Monday, November 6

 

PART 2: Child Development Writing Assignments

Assignment 1 – Classroom Schedule

Assignment 2 – Management / Transition Techniques

Assignment 3 – Student Profiles

Assignment 4 – Observations in Mr. Foster’s Class

Assignment 5 – Discipline Interview with Mrs. Shapiro

 

PART 3: Second Quarter

Days 11-13 – Wednesday, November 8; Friday, November 10; Tuesday, November 14

Day 14 – Thursday, November 16

Day 15 – Monday, November 20

Day 16 – Monday, November 27

Day 17 – Wednesday, November 29

Day 18 – Friday, December 1

Day 19 – Tuesday, December 5

Day 20 – Monday, December 11

Day 21 – Wednesday, December 13

Day 22 – Friday, December 15

Day 23 – Tuesday, December 18

 

 

 

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