First Day of Preschool

Don't worry--you haven't missed a year of Ollie's life! It was MY first day! In case you didn't know, I am now officially the teacher of a preschool that meets at our church. I teach 3 mornings a week for a couple hours each. I have 9 (yep, that's SINGLE digits) students. And I am SO excited!

Here's what the rooms looked like a month ago:

And after putting in HOURS the past few weeks, they now look like a preschool room!


(by the way, those awesome cabinets above were made by Matt Beverlin. He's AMAZING!)

Yesterday the kids arrived, ready to go. It was such a fun morning! But here are a few observations that I made--ways 4 year olds are different than 3rd graders:

1. Four year olds still have no filter. They just say what they want!

2. Four year olds don't know how to line up yet. They kept making a huddle, instead of a line. Or coming to the FRONT of the line.

3. Four year olds can be entertained by ANYTHING. For 15 minutes (during inside recess) they EACH chased a ball around. The whole time.

4. Four year olds have a slightly shorter attention span than 9 year olds (seriously, only slightly!) Several times I'd have to remind a student to come back to circle time when they had found interest in a different toy or book.

5. Four year olds sing willingly, without feeling silly!

I think I'll adjust to the differences. And already, they've given me lots of good laughs!