Of all other professions why choose teaching? And why in kindergarten level? The answer is job passion: If you love your work, it seems you work no more because you find joy in everything you do. You don’t even notice the time passing by because you are preoccupied on how you can make learning fun and meaningful.
If you want your pupils enjoy the storytelling session, you yourself as the storytellers should be enthusiastic to tell the story. If you enjoy switching the tone or pitch of your voice, certainty, you would enjoy seeing the pupils all eyes on you while staring at you with their candid reactions. Seeing them focused and attentive give you joy with what you are doing.
During playtime, how could you forget their twinkling eyes and pretty faces as proofs of quality time you have given them. Sometimes they giggle because they simply feel the joy of the moment. Their laughs are like music that touches my heart.
The songs they learn to sing are my favorite songs. They are reflections of my hard work. Their soft and cute voices melt my heart. Alphabet songs, number songs and even nursery rhymes give melodies in my heart.
Here are some tips to discover the joy of being a kindergarten teacher:
- Know your pupils: Knowing their strengths and weaknesses would help you plan for appropriate learning activities.
- Build and maintain rapport with your pupils and their parents.
- Give time for jokes to make the pupils smile.
- See to it that the teaching-learning process is, lively and enjoyable.
- Smile, smile and smile so that pupils will not feel afraid.
At the end of the day after your work, pupil’s smiles when they say goodbye would replace fatigue with the joy of being a kindergarten teacher.
By: Shiela Rizza R. Inocencio | T-I | Casupanan Elementary School
