Joy Bingham-Battle

• Supported the lead teacher in implementing a child led curriculum that fosters exploration, creativity, and a love for the outdoors among preschool-aged children.
• Assisted in designing and facilitating hands-on learning experiences that integrate natural elements and promote environmental stewardship.
• Encouraged child-led activities, allowing students to explore their interests and engage in meaningful, self-directed play within a safe and nurturing environment.
• Observed and documented children's progress, contributing to individualized learning plans and assessments that reflect each child's unique growth and development

• Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
• Collaborated with teachers for lesson preparation by preparing materials and setting up equipment.
• Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small-group assistance.
• Provided support to help students with special needs learn and grow.
• Attended training classes, parent conferences, and faculty meetings to stay up to date on student progress.

• Focus on communicating good health behaviors, such as covering coughs and sneezes with the elbow and washing hands
• Develop a way to track how children are washing their hands and find ways to reward them for frequent/timely hand washing
• Use puppets or dolls to demonstrate symptoms (sneezing, coughing, fever), what to do if children feel sick (cultivating empathy and safe caring behaviors).

• Developed and lead classroom activities
• Collected observations of children's developmental skills in order to complete developmental checklists bi-annually
• Successfully encouraged, practiced and completed toileting for entire toddler class
• Communicated with parents daily and through newsletters, bulletin board displays, developmental reports and conferences

• Feed infants on a predefined schedule and guide them to feed themselves when necessary
• Introduce activities and toys aimed at physical and cognitive development
• Manage infants’ social, emotional and physical needs
• Ensure that all toys provided are clean and safe for infants to use
• Maintain daily records and reports

• Planned age-appropriate curriculum weekly
• Collaborated and communicated daily with teachers and parents
• Profound ability to maintain a safe, clean and healthy environment for children
• Engage in hands on activities that introduce new experiences to toddlers

• Assisted head teacher in monitoring children’s development according to established goals
• Maintained regular communication with families regarding issues and progress with their child
• Ensured all safety procedures and best practices were followed

International Mud Day
Simple Mud Bin Activity - batch of mud in shallow storage bin provide children with spoons, scoops, and bowls
Painting with Mud- large canvas was provided children were able to throw mud onto the canvas, some children enjoyed using their hands as a paintbrush
Loose Part Specialist (infants -Pre-k)
Turn recycled loose parts into blocks by demonstrating how simple boxes and containers can become blocks
Create editable artwork- by providing loose materials to create beautiful creations
Celebrating a new season by having an open-ended play session with seasonal collections
Held a loose drive by the help of parents to allow their child to bring in loose parts such as bottle caps, cereal boxes, yarn, empty food jars and ect.