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DateLocationHoursWhat I DidTotal for ComponentTotal Hours
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MENTORSHIP HOURS
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8/16/2012Castaneda Family Child Care (CFCC)2:30pm - 4:30pm (2 hours)My first task was to create a document on StartWrite (an application used to create handwriting worksheets) for a couple of pre-school children. These worksheets are used to help them learn to write the alphabet or numbers. The second task I did was looking over three children. I read them a few stories and played some games with them. 2 hours2 hours
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8/17/2012CFCC3:00pm - 5:00pm (2 hours)I was asked to help fill out some forms that Day Care Center owners are required to do. These forms are just needed to state how much the provider charges per child, how many children the provider takes care of, and the names of the children under the provider's care. Again, this day I looked after two children and did the same with them as I did the first day (reading and playing).4 hours4 hours
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8/20/2012CFCC12:00pm - 4:30pm (4 hours, 30 minutes)This time, since I arrived at the center earlier, I helped prepare lunch for them, laid them out to take naps, and when they woke up, played a few games with them. It doesn't sound like much, but it's a tough job to keep up with the energy of several children. This day they were also told to fill out worksheets that are handed out weekly by the center owner. These worksheets are used to help them learn their colors, numbers, and alphabet.8 hours, 30 minutes8 hours, 30 minutes
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8/21/2012CFCC3:00pm - 5:40pm (2 hours, 40 minutes)There were less children at the center this time, so I played with a few of them before they were all picked up by their parents. Towards the end, I helped a 6-year-old with his homework. 11 hours, 10 minutes11 hours, 10 minutes
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10/23/2012Footprints Child Care Center, Inc. (FCCC)2:30pm - 6:00pm (3 hours, 30 minutes)This was my first time at this child care center, so I spent some time learning their names while helping them with homework. Then I watched over them as they played in their playground, joining in at times to play along with them. The rest of the time was spent indoor, in the playroom, where I also watched over them and played with them a bit. The children ranged from 3 - 12 years old.14 hours, 40 minutes14 hours, 40 minutes
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10/24/2012CFCC2:30pm - 5:00pm (2 hours, 30 minutes)I was just asked to look after the children as they played on the playground. There were children who were a lot younger this time.17 hours, 10 minutes17 hours, 10 minutes
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10/25/2012FCCC2:20pm - 5:30pm (3 hours, 10 minutes)I arrived in time to help them with their afternoon snack, and cleaned them all up afterwards. I helped a few children with their homework, then they all went outside to play on the playground, where I made sure no one got hurt and were being nice to each other.20 hours, 20 minutes20 hours, 20 minutes
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10/30/2012FCCC2:30pm - 5:00pm (2 hours, 30 minutes)Had some behavior problems with the older kids. It was really hard to get them to do their homework and stop hurting and fighting each other. Most of them had to be on time out for a bit because they were so easily distracted.22 hours, 50 minutes22 hours, 50 minutes
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11/1/2012FCCC2:20pm - 5:30pm (3 hours, 10 minutes)Everyone was a lot more calm today, most of the day was spent outside. Helped a few kids with their homework.26 hours26 hours
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11/6/2012FCCC2:30pm - 5:30pm (3 hours)None of the older kids came today, so it was an easy going day since most of the little kids just went outside to play. Then they came inside to play with some legos.29 hours29 hours
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11/13/2012FCCC2:30pm - 5:30pm (3 hours)It was a fairly simple day. They started by doing homework for about an hour, had their snacks, then went outside to play for another hour. It got dark pretty soon, so the rest of the day was spent inside.32 hours32 hours
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11/15/2012FCCC2:00pm - 5:30pm (3 hours, 30 minutes)There were no older kids today, but a lot more younger kids. It was hard to get them all to settle down and eat their afternoon snack, but the day ended well.35 hours, 30 minutes35 hours, 30 minutes
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11/20/2012FCCC2:20pm - 5:20pm (3 hours)One of the smaller kids threw up today, so it was a challenge to get the vomit cleaned up and make people avoid the mess on the ground. But other than that, there were no major incidents.38 hours, 30 minutes38 hours, 30 minutes
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11/21/2012FCCC2:00pm - 6:00pm (4 hours)There were a lot less older kids since most of them were on break, so they probably stayed at home with their parents. But the same amount of little ones came. There was an especially problematic child today, and it was hard to get him under control.42 hours, 30 minutes42 hours, 30 minutes
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11/27/2012FCCC2:00pm - 5:30pm (3 hours, 30 minutes)There were only two older kids today, but they left really soon. There is a group of children, two boys and two girls, who are all siblings, who were being really loud and did not want to pay attention to any of the teachers at all. It was hard to get them to all settle down, and since they're all really close in age, they all wanted the things the others wanted.46 hours46 hours
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11/29/2012FCCC2:10pm - 5:20pm (3 hours, 10 minutes)A third grader and an eighth grader were being really hard to control and kept talking back to me and the other teachers, so it was very tiring to get them under control, but once they went home, the other children were easy to calm down.49 hours, 10 minutes49 hours, 10 minutes
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12/4/2012FCCC2:20pm - 5:30pm (3 hours, 10 minutes)I'm pretty sure all the kids went to the day care today, so we had about 20 or so kids running around, including the older kids. There were lots of teachers there to help out though, and we even got a new volunteer today from a nearby high school. The older ones were being extremely rough today, so we had to make them go outside at separate times from the smaller children, but it was a good day.52 hours, 20 minutes52 hours, 20 minutes
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12/6/2012FCCC2:20pm - 5:30pm (3 hours, 10 minutes)The volunteers took over today and took care of the children at the day care. I got the younger kids, and it was a bit hard to get them all under control once one of the kids started yelling or being really loud. But it worked out in the end, and there were no difficult problems encountered!55 hours, 30 minutes55 hours, 30 minutes
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12/11/2012FCCC2:20pm - 5:30pm (3 hours, 10 minutes)Looked after the litte ones again. They were a bit calmer this time, but they were still a bit rough with each other, and yelled a lot. So I had to quiet them down quite a few times.58 hours, 40 minutes58 hours, 40 minutes
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12/13/2012FCCC3:20pm - 5:30pm (2 hours, 10 minutes)I looked after the younger children again, it's a lot easier than looking after the older kids, since they tend to be more rough and never really listen to anyone. I few kids were rude today, so there was lots of time-outs, but it was an overall okay day.60 hours60 hours, 50 minutes
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INDEPENDENT COMPONENT 1 HOURS
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12/18/2012FCCC2:00pm - 5:40pm (3 hours, 40 minutes)Since I got there earlier, I was able to help the little kids pack up their blankets and mats from after taking their naps, and then washing their hands so they could prepare to eat their afternoon snack. We spent some time outside, but had to go back in early since it started getting really cold and windy for the children. Inside time was spent watching tv and playing with some legos.5 hours, 20 minutes64 hours, 30 minutes
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12/21/2012FCCC2:20pm - 5:40pm (3 hours, 20 minutes)We had a little Christmas celebration and everyone recieved some really nice gifts. It was a Secret Santa between the kids and the teachers and volunteers. Afterwards, everyone went outside and had some fun before going home for the day.8 hours, 40 minutes67 hours, 50 minutes
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12/27/2012FCCC2:00pm - 3:00pm (1 hour)I went around the same time I usually go, but since it was winter break, it seems a lot of the parents were also on vacation since only about 5 kids were there and most of them left within the first 30 minutes I was there. By 3 o' clock, they'd all left, so I went home. 9 hours, 40 minutes68 hours, 50 minutes
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1/8/2013FCCC2:10pm - 5:30pm (3 hours, 20 minutes)There weren't many kids today, so it was very easy going, and many of them left early. I gave them their snacks as usual, and then we went outside for an hour or so.13 hours72 hours, 10 minutes
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1/9/2013FCCC2:10pm - 5:20pm (3 hours, 10 minutes)Today was also very easy going, but a few of the older kids were playing a bit rough, so it was hard to get them under control, and they would not stop bothering each other. They eventually stopped, and the little kids drew some snowmen today to put up on the walls.16 hours, 10 minutes75 hours, 20 minutes
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1/15/2013FCCC2:10pm - 5:30pm (3 hours, 20 minutes)Very easy going day, most of the children were getting over the flu, so they were very calm. One of the teachers wasn't there today, so I had to take a charge a little bit more to account for her absence.19 hours, 30 minutes78 hours, 40 minutes
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1/16/2013FCCC2:15pm - 5:25pm (3 hours, 10 minutes)Still very easy going, although some of the older children were getting a bit rowdy in the playground. They got put on time out for a little bit, and they calmed down a bit afterwards.22 hours, 40 minutes81 hours, 50 minutes
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1/22/2013FCCC2:00pm - 5:30pm (3 hours, 30 minutes)Pretty easy today, they ate their snacks and went out to the playground afterwards. When they came back in after it got too cold, they played with a bouncy ball inside.26 hours, 10 minutes85 hours, 20 minutes
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1/24/2013FCCC2:00pm - 5:40pm (3 hours, 40 minutes)It was a bit rough today since two older kids got in a fight, and they actually starting punching each other. We had to break it up, and they were each separated and reprimanded. The younger kids stayed inside since the playground was wet, and they drew a few pictures until they went home.29 hours, 50 minutes89 hours
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1/29/2013FCCC2:20pm - 5:20pm (3 hours)I stayed with the older kids today. We drew some hearts for valentine's day, and they dedicated them to their parents. They had their snacks, and then went outside for a bit. When we came back inside, a few of them started drawing again and the rest watched tv until their parents came by to pick them up.30 hours92 hours
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INDEPENDENT COMPONENT 2 HOURS
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2/5/2013FCCC2:10pm - 5:30pm (3 hours, 20 minutes)There were hardly any children today, so it was a very easy going day. Most of the time was spent inside playing because it was really cold outside, so we only went out there for about an hour while the sun was out.6 hours, 10 minutes95 hours, 20 minutes
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2/7/2013FCCC2:30pm - 5:30pm (3 hours)Once again, there were not many children today, and most of them had left by 5 o' clock, so it was an early day for everyone. Everything was going well until a few of the children got in a fight and started picking on each other. We were able to get it straightened out in the end, but it took quite a while.9 hours, 10 minutes98 hours, 20 minutes
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2/12/2013FCCC2:20pm - 5:20pm (3 hours)One of the teacher's wasn't there today, so I looked after the very few children who were there for about two hours until another teacher came. So nothing much happened, and it was a pretty easy going day.12 hours, 10 minutes101 hours, 20 minutes
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2/14/2013FCCC2:10pm - 5:10pm (3 hours)There were even less children at the daycare today, and I got there a bit earlier so they were all asleep. When they woke up, we gave out their snack of apples and crackers and then they went outside for a bit. We came back inside while the older kids arrived and finished their homework, then we all went back outside until it started getting a bit colder, and everyone went home very early.15 hours, 10 minutes104 hours, 20 minutes
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2/19/2013FCCC2:10pm - 5:20pm (3 hours, 10 minutes)It was raining today, so no one was able to go outside. There were only 3 small children today though, and then three older children came later in the day. The small children ate their snack then did some art until the older kids came. They ate their snack and the rest of the day was spent either watching some cartoons or playing with the legos.18 hours, 20 minutes107 hours, 30 minutes
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3/5/2013FCCC2:20pm - 5:30pm (3 hours, 10 minutes)When I arrived, there were only three small children and they were all sleeping. They all woke up at about 3, at which they had their snack along with the other 3 school-age children who had arrived from school earlier. When everyone finished eating, we spent the rest of the day outside until everyone went home.21 hours, 30 minutes110 hours, 40 minutes
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3/12/2013FCCC2:15pm - 5:15pm (3 hours)There were two new children today, brothers, aged 5 and 3, but they left almost as soon as I got there, so I didn't have much time to talk to them. We fixed up some snacks for the other kids and then had them go outside for about an hour, until the went back inside into the cold to cool off and draw some pictures. That was how the rest of the day was spent.24 hours, 30 minutes113 hours, 40 minutes
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3/14/2013FCCC2:10pm - 5:10pm (3 hours)A lot of the kids were on edge today and a lot more aggressive then a couple of weeks ago. I think it had to do a bit with the heat. Well, we had some snacks then went outside for about an hour before coming back inside and drawing a bit.27 hours, 30 minutes116 hours, 40 minutes
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3/19/2013FCCC2:05pm - 5:05pm (3 hours)There were only two children when I got to the daycare today. 4 others showed up later in the day, but for the first hour, the two children were taking their nap, so I didn't have much to do during that time until the school-age children came and then the two kids woke up. So we had a snack and then headed outside to play for about an hour until everyone went home.30 hours119 hours, 40 minutes
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3/21/2013FCCC2:00pm - 5:00pm (3 hours)There were three children today when I got to the daycare, then 3 others came later. We had snacks, then went outside for about an hour, in which time most of the children left. There were only two left when I left the daycare, and they were just about to go home, too.(cont. from mentorship log in beginning) 63 hours, 30 minutes122 hours, 40 minutes
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3/26/2013FCCC2:00pm - 5:10pm (3 hours, 10 minutes)More children today, but many of them left before 5. After 5, there were only two children left, but they were also going home soon. We had snack today when I got to the daycare, then we went outside for about an hour or so, then went back inside to color and draw until everyone went home.66 hours, 40 minutes125 hours, 50 minutes
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3/28/2013FCCC2:15pm - 5:25pm (3 hours, 10 minutes)Quite a few of the older kids were on spring break, so many of them didn't come. There were only about 3 kids left by 4:30, but I was kept busy by them since they all decided to be very destructive at that point. But things settled down a bit before they all went home.69 hours, 50 minutes129 hours (all hours added together)