Today I went through the giant rusted doors and nearly got crushed. I then proceed to walk up the spiral staircase to the upstairs. As I walked in I noticed like all Sunday there was almost no one there. I went into the children's play are and noticed that there was in fact kids there. I got my Chutes and Ladders and set it up. Soon I was playing the game with a little girl wearing a black shirt with sparkly writing on it that was so bright I couldn't read it. Chutes and Ladders is a game of chance. Well, apparently my chances of winning were as good as getting struck by lightning. Out of five games I won one. We must have done this for 45 minutes for I looked at the clock and saw I was past 1 hour. After one last game I left feeling like a little kid again.

Assesment paragraph 7

Today I went to the New London Public Library for the last time. As I stepped through the iron doors that had once made me uncomfortable, I felt at home in the library that I had been visiting for so long. As I climbed up the stairs I looked at the people leaning casually against the walls. I went to the same table I had always been sitting at and set up my toys. As I waited for the kids to come through the door I took pictures so I could present this experience so that people could see it the way I did. When kids came through most of which were very young I greeted there parents. Some of them just said no thank you when I asked if there son or daughter wanted to play. I used to think they were being rude but now I know they were just protecting their loved ones. I only got one kid to come over and investigate but his mother then had to shuffle him out the door to leave. I have had a wonderful experience.

Bell word: Discovering

TS: After careful research I found out a lot on the world around me.

            SD: I learned how to properly discipline children.

                        CM: Most parents go heavy on the punishments

                        CM: Only should go with light punishment but follow it through.

            SD: History of the library

                        CM: The library was first built in 1889

                        CM: Was added as a national historic building

            SD: How helpful board games are to learning

                        CM: A survey showed improved skills in math and reading

                        CM:  Fun while playing

CS: Discovered a lot about my surroundings

Bell word: Change

TS: How this experience has changed me

            SD: This experience has made me friendly to people I don’t know well

                        CM: My first visit I let people come up to me

                        CM: Near the end of this project I was looking around for kids

            SD: This let me see what it was like to work in a library

                        CM: A lot more problems than I thought

                        CM: Librarians deal with it amazingly

            SD: Let me work with something without fur or scales

                        CM: Am usually with animals

                        CM: enjoyed my time with the little kids

TS: I loved this change that this experience has brought me.

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Bell word: change

            TS: There is nothing that someone has not wanted to change.

                        SD: Being less shy

                                    CM: There were not many people some days

                                    CM: When there were parents sometimes I didn’t go up to talk

                        SD: Finding a place faster

                                    CM: I should have been pushier

                                    CM: Waited for them to respond first

                        SD: Be friendly towards kids

                                    CM: Needed to be more inviting

                                    CM: Bring them over myself to play

            TS:  I did a lot of stuff I wish I should have down.

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Bell word: relate

            TS: Relating to To kill a mockingbird

                        SD: Mrs. Dubose

                                    CM: Jem kept her company when she was alone

                                    CM: I played with children to keep them company

                        SD: Atticus

                                    CM: I had to be gentle and patient

                                    CM: Had to ask the adults if their children wanted to play

                        SD:  Quiet children

                                    CM: Cannot judge kids to soon

                                    CM: Judged Boo Radley to soon      

            CS: Sometimes things come into a circle through books.

Bell word: Help

 TS: Its is not hard to do good in the world.

SD: I helped kids not be so shy.

 CM: A lot of kids were quiet and slow.

CM: After we had played they blossomed out.

SD: Some kids came to the library so they could use the computers.

 CM: Gave them something to do other than video games.

CM: Games brought the best out of everyone.

SD: I was someone they could open up to.

CM: While we played kids talked to me about the home.

CM: One girl said no one played with her much at her house.

TS: Helping doesn’t have to come through helping the homeless sometimes just making someone happy.

Assesment Outline Paragraph 1

 Bell word: search
TS: Choosing a place
SD: The let downs.
CM: Asked four different places.
CM: Had a funny age policy.
SD:Wanted to work with animals or children.
CM:Seemed perfect fit
CM: Was going to work at a different library first
SD: Liked to play with little kids
CM: Went outside with preschoolers for recess
CM: thought it would be quite an experience
TS: Meet a lot of people

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Bell word: Problems TS: Not one place in this world is perfect.

SD: Really shy kids.

CM: Would have to bring them over to the games.

CM: Didn't now how to count.

SD: No place is perfect

CM: No show days were the library was dead still

CM: Would have to wait for an hour for some one

SD: Kids would come and be really loud

CM: Would stir up trouble.

CM: Were all ways mean spirited toward everyone

TS: Had a hard time but it made for quite an experience.   

Assement visit 5

Assessment visit five

Today was one of the fastest visits I have had yet. I got 3 kids within 10 minutes. The first kids name was Topher and he was 6 years old and we played with the newest things I had brought pattern blocks. We made all sorts of shapes from the paper activities. We made crocodiles and boats. Then another boy came and his name was Clinton and he was very energetic. He fancied making the blocks into sharks and fish. But slowly as always they began to leave. Clinton left first with his sister and mother. Then Topher’s brother came but they didn’t stay long and left with their parents. But first Topher left with a “Bye Jordan” then ran down the stairs racing his brother to the heavy black door. After that my sister insisted on playing with the checkers so we did for a while.