Experiences by Setting {Primary School}

Fishing Game

January 7, 2011

One game that the Kindergarten children really enjoyed was the fishing game. I created two sets. I would have 10-20 fish and would create a matching pair. I did this for both Mathetmatics and English. For Mathematics I would write either the numeral or dot representation of that number. For other age groups you could [...]

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Setting The Scene

January 5, 2011

When I was working casually within a primary school, I would rush back to the classroom before the end of lunch on some days and set the room up. A lot of teachers thought I was crazy and when I bounded down the stairs on an extremely hot day. One teacher asked why I was [...]

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Organising Resources

January 3, 2011

As I am about to be a primary casual teacher, I think that is about time that I really organise my resources and I do it well. The biggest and best tip that I have heard over the last five years of studying teaching is to have folders and designating one folder per age/stage group. [...]

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We Play: With PAINT!

December 7, 2010

One thing that I just don’t feel is used enough within school settings is paint. One thing that was commented on a lot whilst I was there, was that I like to paint. Um, no, I like the children to be creative and expressive, therefore, I like to do painting to allow this to occur. [...]

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Handmade Christmas Wreath

December 6, 2010

For the last few months, I have been on a Kindergarten class with twenty-one children. For all of November it was just me and them. Yes, I now officially a teacher! So, I wanted to make a Christmas wreath for their door. I knew that their teacher would only be back for two weeks and [...]

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