Hi everyone. Need some advice here about preschoolers. I've been away from the board for a while trying to get my life in order and working hard to move on from the dire situation in my life. My situation doesn't necessarily becomes better but I do. With that, I'm trying to get through an interview for a trainee teacher position at a preschool. I'll be there for one day working with the infant toddler group 18 months to 3 years, and 4-6 years old group. I'm also supposed to do a story telling session to the 3 year old group which has about 15 kids I think or less. Does anyone have ideas how long the session should be, any ideas for books or stories, practical advice to tell stories like props, actions, use or don't use storybooks etc? Or what to expect. I've been googling for a day and watching YouTube videos for hours and been to the library but it'll be nice to hear from people who have been with little kids before. I have no experience but keen to learn. Any constructive advice or help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I'm not a professional or even an adult but usually working with kids like being nice to them and high fiving them or sitting down just to asnwer their questions, kids love it. They love asking a lot of things whenever I tell them something, it encourages them to ask too I guess, rarely adults pay attention to that >< I think the classical storybook with pictures like the caterpillar would be nice. :3 That's what the librarian in my school did. I tried telling them a silly story before it's like asking them if they liked princesses or robots and we made a story together but I had to admit I knew them for awhile before I started teasing them I guess. Umm that's really not professional but I'm just speaking from my perspective and how I see kids that's all. I hope you'll have a good time wih yours. Good luck too
@ThisIsMe998 thanks so much 
I need all the good luck in the world!
I would suggest the book, "The very hungry caterpillar". It's an old favorite, it has great pictures, and it is gender friendly.
I think the best skills you can use to exercise knowledge and patience is to think like a 3-4 year old, if you are talking to 3-4 year olds. I have seen Mothers, care takers and they look like total idiots when they speak to children like they are teenagers, or adults. I have been a Mom for 22 years. Explaining to them carefully so they understand is the best method when it comes to dealing with children. It worked well with all of my sons. Once i explained, I never had to tell them again. Best of luck to you!
@The_Empress thank you so much and I think I will look for a copy of that story or make my own props and tell it just like that wih some magnetic stick on whiteboard pictures etc. I’m wondering if I will even get a positive reaction from the toddlers at all. I don’t have kids or baby cousins do I never found out how to interact with them but I think I’ll enjoy this experience:) thank you so much once again