Whatever we have been teaching and no matter which day it is, we can often find that we have a spare few minutes to fill – here’s a few thoughts on how you may wish to use them.
Making use of those spare 5 minutes…
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Category Archives: Classroom Practice
Give your children time to talk….
Amidst all the demands of an overloaded curriculum do we really have time to actually listen to our children?
Identifying gifted and talented children (part 3)
In this final part to the article I am going to look at the difficulties that are presented in firstly getting help for gifted and talented children and then actually incorporating any help into school life.
Identifying gifted and talented children (Part 1)
There are occasions we come across a child in our class that literally “stands out” for their ability in some area or another – so what do we do?
Dictionary Skills – are they still relevant?
I have to admit that this article came about quite by chance – in fact it was a subject that had never really crossed my mind to write about!
Preparing your class for winter
This morning was our first really frosty morning here in Cambridgeshire – time to start to think about making some changes in our classrooms and get ready for the winter months!
Are excessive observations causing additional and unnecessary stress for teachers? (Pt 2)
Following the previous article on this which was represented by a picture of “The Scream” by Edvard Munch and the word “yes”; I thought we would add a little flesh to the bones.
This vital skill is never taught in our primary schools……why not?
I’ve planned to teach it – I have discussed it with my T.A, and yet never actually got round to teaching this particular skill.
Show and Tell…and beyond!
I just had to start with this old commercial!
My Class doesn’t work quickly enough?! (Part 2)
Increasing the pace of children’s work has to become part of your Classroom management strategy.