Today was a very fun day at Trevor’s Place. When we walked in the kids were excited to see us. When I went in I spoke to the kids and then I sat down and started talking with one of the little girls. She looked upset so I asked her what was wrong and she said that she didn’t want to come to the program anymore. I felt bad because I knew there was nothing I could do about the situation so I just told her that it’ll be okay and I’ll try to make it fun for her. I read books to her and then we played tic-tac-toe. I think I cheered her spirits up and she had a smile on her face and that means the world to me that I could make someone happy. For the most part the kids were very good since they wanted to get their stickers for their good behavior. When they put the stickers on at the end they were very excited except a few who didn’t get a sticker because of their behavior. When we left I had a smile on my face and I’m excited to go next time and create bonds with the other kids.

The thing that most surprised me about the kids at Trevor’s Place is how dedicated they are to learning. When I first came there I thought that the kids would only want to play games or go on the computer, but that’s not the case. When we ask them if they want us to read a book to them they get very excited and come in a group. When I read stories the kids actually listen which is surprising because young kids often get distracted. Something that also surprised me about the children is how well they listen to us students. I would’ve thought that the kids would only listen to the adults there, but they actually pay attenton to what we say.

When we went to Trevor’s Place we were there for only a short amount off time. When we arrived there everybody was on the computer on pbs.org. The kids enjoyed the website with all the fun games. I sat and watched the kids play games and tried to help them if they didn’t understand them. Before we got there we wrote down the rules, consequences and rewards for the kids, but to are surprise they already put it up. We stayed there for about thirty minutes because they were leaving early. My favorite kid wasn’t there, but in a sense that was good because I got to spend time with the other kids which was really fun. All the kids there are so fun and all of them are precious. I enjoy myself every time I go there and I feel like I made a connection with most of them. I’m excited for Tuesday because we came up with an idea that we will have a chart with all the kids names on it and if they do well they can put a sticker on it and at the end if they have a lot of stickers we may throw a party.

When we arrived at Trevor’s Place we didn’t have that much time to spend with the few kids that were there. The reason for this is because at school we collected books and put different stickers on them according to what type of reading level it is such as easy or hard. When we went to Trevor’s Place we set up a little library with a bookshelf and put all the books on it. The kids seemed very excited about us coming and bringing books. When I was there I read a few books to this little boy and even though he was distracted by Fernado and Marquis building the bookshelves he still paid attention for the most part. I had a good time because the kids weren’t very hyper today and when we got there basically there wasn’t anybody doing their homework. I had a great time and I really am looking forward to Thursday because I want to see what the kids that weren’t there reaction to all the books that we brought for them to read or for us to read to them.