Do you read to your class….do you read to your class every day or do you read to your class at all?
Why we should be reading to our class every day.
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Author Archives: Charles Watson
Why is the general knowledge of Primary School pupils so poor?
If you have never done so, then try giving your class a general knowledge quiz – no not with curriculum questions, rather with questions regarding the world about them.
Photographic records of work – what are they for?
I was in a school the other day and as I walked about I noticed a teacher sticking photographs into a very nice art ring bound book. The photographs were a record of some practical art that the class had done and were accompanied by brief descriptions of what was happening.
Primary School Libraries – are they still needed?
Today we consider school libraries – do all schools still have them and are they still needed or indeed relevant?
Achieving a work/life balance as a Primary School teacher (3)
In this final article I am going to try to pull all our thoughts together on the subject of work/life balance. We all know of the dangers of this being out of line and the effects it can have on not only our teaching but more importantly our home lives.
Achieving a work/life balance as a Primary School teacher (2)
In the previous article we looked at the vital importance of maintaining a work/life balance and the detrimental effects when this does not exist.
Achieving a work/life balance as a Primary School teacher (1)
Isn’t that a relaxing picture to start the article and don’t you wish you were on that beach !
What type of Primary teacher are you?
There is a lot of concern at the moment with regard to the drop out rate in new teachers – currently running at between 40 – 50% in the first 2 years. This is an alarming statistic…not only from an actual staffing point of view but from an economic standpoint of money invested.
Should I be planning my Primary School lessons on my computer?
Its a question that I am getting asked more and more and to be honest its causing a problem…..not for me but for teachers. So why is this and what’s causing it?
Primary school lessons – how to start and finish a lesson
Its a simple enough fact that all lessons should have a start and an end….except when I go to watch some teachers “in action” it is difficult to spot when either or even both of these happen!!