The fog is lifting

The fog is kinda beginning to lift in some areas!
Writing for this rotation has morphed from writing instructions to making posters about how to behave in KA. This took me a couple of days to process but it's all about being adaptive the childrens' needs and desires (in a curriculum supportive way!) All stemming from a challenge to engage children in writing. Have made a progress pebble for the poster to scaffold what needs to be done. Should be good!

Concept wasn't as planned simply because we had some sheep visiting and Mike sheared them for us too - a great example of change, both looking at the change in seasons and also from being a fat wooly sheep, to a skinny wool-less one! The children loved it and it was a great spark for writing a recount. Muireann came in and taught this lesson for me to observe and now I have a huge list of potential ideas for writing. Very excited by the idea of team teaching writing next term.


Maths has been good, although it is only now that I have gotten around to looking through NumPA and on nzmaths for teaching ideas for the 4 groups Eve and I have, and next week I'm eagling and Eve is teaching. Will be a big change to be eagling and quite a challenge as it's not the cruisey wander round the habitat role that some perceive it to be. This is the "just in time" role - watching, seeing the needs and then stepping in "just in time" to help facilitate learning. Such a change - and as Muireann said we're here to "cause learning, not just teach".