Career Day is over and for all it seems that it was a success. Our rotations included a dental hygienist, a book monger, a veterinary technician, a librarian, as well as a video about farming, career bingo, and the ubiquitous activity sheets. Yes, it was a grand day. And to top it off, Spring Break started the moment I walked out the door, started the truck, and drove home.
The dental hygienist brought "Fred Head" and a set of "false' teeth with her. ""Fred Head" is a teaching tool used by hygienist students to practice their technique. It is simply a head with articulated jaws and a set of teeth. It can be attached to a mount that gives the student the sensation of working on an actual patient sans body. The "false teeth" were not actually real false teeth. Again, they were a model used to help hygienists demonstrate proper brushing and flossing techniques. It was a laugh when she passed those around. Some of the students were not sure what to think.
Next stop on the tour was the book monger from Barnes and Noble. She brought several books to read to the kiddos. She also described some of the things she did at the store; such as helping customers, ordering books, helping the younger kids with reading, etc. One book she read was Eric Carle's "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" I have read this book to my class several times in the past. (Remember, I have had some of these students for 2 years in Pre-K and Kinder.) The book monger got frustrated whenever my students started to recite the story as she read. That is the hazards of reading a story with predictable text and repeated patterns.Our next stop was with the veterinary technician. I don't really remember much about this stop. By now the kids were getting tired and one of the students was crying and whimpering. She wanted to go home. It seems that during the normal course of the day this is their usual rest-time.
After the vet. tech we moved to the video about farming. The same child is still upset. I don't remember much here either except that another child is now trying to go to sleep.
Next stop is the librarian. This was interesting. The librarian was the mother of one our teachers. She was visiting from Missouri and was filling in for someone who did not show up. Not a bad presentation for being impromptu. Our whining and crying started to subside here.
Our final two stops were much better. We were all awake and getting back true to form.
Then it was over and time to go home. Enough said!
© 2008 Barry T Horst
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