The Fantasy Shed. My September Classroom…with a little help from IKEA. As those of you on our Facebook page will probably already know, last week Teacher’s Pet hit IKEA, ready to purchase some goodies! IKEA has always been a personal favourite of mine, not so much for my own home but for my classroom. So, I thought I would take the time to put together a little list of what I think are ‘must look out for’ items if you plan on heading there yourself. We also received some great comments on Facebook when our community were asked “Has anyone else purchased some fab IKEA goodies for their classroom?”
So I have thrown a few of those in too. I suppose I should mention that Teacher’s Pet has not received any sponsorship from IKEA – This is just something I thought might help…be warned, do not read any further if you’re trying to avoid spending your own money on school stuff (although one of our community members did share a great idea about this…more on that later in the post). So… 6) Hanging pockets are another great space saver for your classroom. Work scrutiny – What’s the point of marking books? Marking is an act of lovePhil Beadle If you’ve never taken part in a whole school book scrutiny, I’d recommend it.
Seeing how students treat their exercise books across different subjects is very revealing. I’ll happily agree that students’ books can’t give a complete picture of their learning and progress in particular classes but they certainly ask interesting questions about whether marking and presentation matter. Just for a moment, let’s assume we all understand and agree that giving quality feedback to students is the most important thing teachers can do (click here for more on this.) Let’s also assume we agree that while other forms of feedback may be equally valuable, teachers marking books is one of the most important and effective ways of ensuring that students are getting clear, timely feedback on how well they are making progress. This being the case, why do we waste so much time doing other stuff?
Phil Beadle, in typically provocative style, puts it like this: To avoid this: Getting on top of marking. For the first time in my 10 years of teaching, I don’t feel the stress of marking and I hope to explain how in this post. I’ll start by saying there are no quick fixes when it comes to marking. You can’t cut corners. There are some methods to reduce the time spent doing it, but the ways to get on top are more about how to increase the impact of marking. Mainly, it’s about establishing a different relationship between you and marking. Instead of seeing your marking as that horrible thing that you have to do on top of all the real teaching, see it as the most important aspect of that teaching. Regular, high quality marking will: Help students to get betterBuild positive relationships (they see that you care)Improve presentationAllow you to evaluate teachingMake students value what they do (they know you’ll read it)Improve behaviour (you are a teacher with high expectations) You can read my detailed post about the specifics of making written feedback more effective here.
Mark for the students. Behaviour - What to do when the gloves come off - news. Comment:Last Updated:11 September, 2013Section:news Classroom disputes are inevitable, but with these tips you can turn discord into harmony and teach students valuable coping skills Regardless of where a school is in the world or what age group is being taught, arguments between children are, and always will be, a feature of every classroom. Rather than being something for teachers to fear, however, these disputes represent an opportunity to teach young people how to deal with and resolve confrontations. Yet, when it comes to coping with these situations, mistakes are common. The first mistake is to ignore the problem. The second misstep comes from believing that someone must be right and someone must be wrong, and that the task of the teacher is to act as judge. In turn, perceived injustice causes young people to become disenchanted with school and to avoid recruiting the support of their teachers in future.
Finally, punishment does not work. Discover what the conflict is about Listen. Literacy Plasters: common mistakes. Mathematics - Primary Curriculum 2014. Ma4/2.1 Number & Place Value Ma4/2.1a count in multiples of 6, 7, 9, 25 and 1,000 Ma4/2.1b find 1,000 more or less than a given number Ma4/2.1c count backwards through 0 to include negative numbers Ma4/2.1d recognise the place value of each digit in a four-digit number (1,000s, 100s, 10s and 1s) Ma4/2.1e order and compare numbers beyond 1,000 Ma4/2.1f identify, represent and estimate numbers using different representations Ma4/2.1g round any number to the nearest 10, 100 or 1,000 Ma4/2.1h solve number and practical problems that involve all of the above and with increasingly large positive numbers Ma4/2.1i read Roman numerals to 100 (I to C) and know that over time, the numeral system changed to include the concept of 0 and place value. Ma4/2.2 Addition & Subtraction Ma4/2.2a add and subtract numbers with up to 4 digits using the formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction where appropriate Ma4/2.2b estimate and use inverse operations to check answers to a calculation.
How to teach … a new class. Year 4 blog. We had a fantastic day in Year 4 today rounding off our World War Two topic with our very own VE day party! In the morning we looked at some photographs of street parties from 1945 and thought about how people would have felt at that time. We then made our own flags of the Allied countries and made them into bunting, and some children made a paper chain to decorate the classroom with. We had a great afternoon playing some World War Two games such as Ludo, Bagatelle, and Marbles, and we all enjoyed a delicious feast! Before we started eating! Follow the instructions carefully Doesn't our flag bunting look great? Concentrating on the marbles Bagatelle Which was your favourite part of the day? Which game did you enjoy playing the most?
Thanks for a wonderful day Year 4! Share My Lesson - Free K-12 Resources By Teachers, For Teachers. The Teacher’s Survival Kit for Lesson Planning! Tips & 1000s of Free Lesson Plans. Posted by Shelly Terrell on Saturday, August 18th 2012 Goal 16: Plan An Engaging Lesson of The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think. – Socrates Lesson planning is stressful and time-consuming, but is important in giving us an action plan for the entire school year. The way we design our curriculums and the activities we use will determine how successful our learners will be in grasping new knowledge. Lesson design and planning is important.
We have our often mandated objectives as the seeds of our curriculum. They act as the vision, goals, and foundation. A Few Tips … When planning a lesson, I think we need to keep objectives in mind but there are other factors that make up a great lesson. G- group dynamic R- relevance to learners’ lives and needs E-emergent language and ideas focus A- attentiveness T- thoughtfulness To this list I would add flexibility.
Templates Some of us will need a framework from which to build our lessons. Challenge: