It’s always a problem, especially at the start of a new academic year. There’s just so much to get through but your class is just SO SLOW!
My class doesn’t work quickly enough?! (Part 1)
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Category Archives: ECT
Should my class have work to do as soon as they arrive in a morning?
In many schools and classes the children are set work as soon as they enter the room in a morning – but is this a good thing to do?
Teaching in subject blocks…how flexible is your timetable?
How’s your timetable looking?
Stamps, stickers and stars!
I like stickers – there you are, I admit it…there’s something tangibly satisfying about both giving and receiving a sticker – in short it’s a winner!
Is there enough time for “practical maths” activities in the new curriculum?
We are all aware, I am sure, of the pressure of time in delivering the curriculum – there seems to be an overload of content (a percentage of which is irrelevant, inappropriate and unnecessary) and just not enough time to deliver it!
Are we expecting too much, too soon from our ECTs?
It came as quite a shock a few days ago when I was putting together some material for a live stream to ECTs.
Carousels do they really work?
The Carousel of activities….just what is it and how does it work?
Introducing new Maths units in Primary Schools.
The first point in introducing ANY new concepts or topics is to find out what the children already know.
Tracking and assessing reading progress in your class.
Reading is an integral and vital part of the education of all children – without sufficient progress and proficiency a child’s ability to both access and function successfully within the curriculum will be severely diminished.
Should I change to teach P.E and Games? – Primary School
There is no hard and fast rule for this and to be honest it really depends on 2 things