What were the highlights?
This week I enjoyed being able to be on year 4 classes as a I hadn't been in one yet. I also enjoyed the range of personalities and learning difficulties I got to see this week in class rooms and how teachers managed that. I really enjoyed a year one class I was in one morning the teacher was great and I liked the routine she had set up for her start of the day.
What were the challenges?
A challenge I had this week was the lack of knowledge I had about each child I think. If I had of known more about them before hand I would have been able to deal with issues and their learning better. This week I have also been finding it challenging that I haven't been able to help that much in the classroom and I am still observing a lot which is really helpful but I am looking forward to when I am have knowledge about the subjects they are learning in class too.
What did you learn?
This week I learned a lot about how teachers manage their students who have difficulties with learning so that they have the time to support them while also helping the rest of the class. I also learned about how a teacher can deal with the more quirky personalities in a classroom. This week I took a PE lesson by myself as well and I learnt that knowing who the chatty ones or restless ones in the class are can be really useful for managing a group of kids so that from the start you can keep them separated and keep an eye on them.
Keep it up Georgia - you will soon get to do more and more during school-based learning. Don't forget to be proactive and ask if you can do something in the classroom to assist.
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