2017 FA Jordan Lyons

My book buddy turns 5 October 1st. He is one of my five nephews, who I see quite often. He is in his second year of preschool in Shrewsbury. He loves to play with his other boy cousins. He has an almost 1 year old little sister. He lives with his mom who is an ear specialist and his dad who is a firefighter, and a construction worker. He is exposed to books at home and school. He has a great amount of books at his home, which he reads before bed with his mom, dad, or babysitter. He loves to draw with markers and crayons. Right now he can recognize most of his letter, as well as write them. He can write his name perfectly! I think that my challenge that I will face with the book buddy is grabbing his attention for an hour.. he's a boy on the move! I will have to find ways to grasp his attention, to complete the task!

My name is Jordan Lyons, I am from Shrewsbury MA. I turned 21 years old on May 23rd of this year. I have worked at the after school program at the YMCA for 3 years with the ages 5 year olds - 13 years old. I also have taught multiple sessions of a Science class at the YMCA as well, for ages 4-6. Ive done a million of other things at the YMCA, mostly involving kids. I am a junior at Worcester State University studying ECE and Geography. I look forward to containing my experience with children this semester with the book buddy.