February 20, 2017
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Comments Off on Food for thought….
Last week, our group had our first Food and Textiles input and it was quite an eye opener. I would be the first to admit, my culinary skills are not the best, with microwaving and making some small cakes about as far as it goes. Today has given me more confidence in myself about […] Continue reading
February 15, 2017
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Comments Off on I am an atheist
I am a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods. I never got brought up this way, I have always been told to have an open mind and that I should never say never. I have many reasons for disbelieving in a God or gods, and until I started …
February 13, 2017
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Comments Off on Science Mini Essay: Group 7
By Group 7 MINI SCIENCE ESSAY: AC1: An explanation of scientific literacy Being scientifically literate is the ability to understand basic scientific language and concepts. This includes factors such as being able to carry out an experiment including a fair test, changing variables, understanding the dependent and independent variables and constructing a hypothesis. A scientifically […] Continue reading
February 9, 2017
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AC1: “Scientific literacy is the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making, participation in civic and cultural affairs, and economic productivity.”(National Science Education Standards, 1996, pg.22) In order for someone to be capable of understanding and fully comprehending the depth and importance of science in our society as a […] Continue reading
February 8, 2017
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According to the Programme for International Student Assessment, scientific literacy is defined as “ the capacity to use scientific knowledge, to identify questions and to draw evidence-based conclusions’. This definition can help us understand the complexity of scientific literacy. It is not just being able to talk about science and use scientific words, it involves […] Continue reading
February 8, 2017
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Comments Off on My Experiences of Music.
Ever since I was in P5, I was always very musical. I started playing the clarinet in P5 when the opportunity arose to take up an instrument. This really excited me and was raring to go. I continued to play clarinet and take part in many school concerts and music festivals until 6th year when I […] Continue reading
February 7, 2017
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Comments Off on Drama Lessons – TDT
A subject that I always seemed to enjoy throughout my primary and secondary school days was drama. I find it a particularly interesting and useful subject as it can offer young children many opportunities especially performing in front of an audience. To some children, the thought of performing in front of anyone can be terrifying […] Continue reading
January 29, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths is Magnificent!
I love mathematics. This is not usually the first line that you read when someone is writing about their feelings towards mathematics. Most are negative, sometimes extreme in their descriptions of dislike. How is it possible that I enjoy and appreciate the flexibility and depth of mathematics as a subject, while others block themselves to […] Continue reading
January 28, 2017
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Comments Off on Aw god, not maths…
Most individuals who are training to be primary teachers hear the words maths and they instantly get an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety. There are often many reasons for this, for example: They have had a negative experience of maths at school, mostly due to the teacher they had. They never understood the subject and it […] Continue reading
January 28, 2017
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Comments Off on SMART Targets for Science.
As part of our Science input, we were asked to consider the future and our SMART targets for our development: SPECIFIC, MEASUREABLE, ACHIEVABLE, RELEVANT, TIME BOUND. I have to be willing to commit to constantly improve my subject knowledge of science. I plan to do this by researching all the main documents for science and […] Continue reading
January 26, 2017
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Comments Off on The Drama Contract
Task 1. Prepare a draft ‘drama contract’ to discuss with your pupils on placement Task 2. Reflect on the video about structuring a drama lesson, how is it structured, what are benefits of doing it this way and what conventions are used? What CfE Es & Os are being addressed here? Task 1 For the Drama …
January 26, 2017
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Comments Off on Science Input
I always struggled with science as a child in school in both Primary and High school. I found it extremely difficult and confusing (although I did still find certain aspects which were easier enjoyable) I only took biology to study from 3rd year onwards as this was the part of science I enjoyed the […] Continue reading
January 25, 2017
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Comments Off on Why do we need Maths?
I always enjoyed Maths at school, from learning to count in P1 right up to sitting my advanced higher last year. I always liked the continuity of maths, the knowing that those foundations of numbers that I had learnt all those years ago would still be relevant and essential when attempting the most complex of […] Continue reading
January 24, 2017
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Comments Off on Structuring a Primary Drama Lesson….
After our recent Drama input, we were asked to watch a video which details a structured approach to a drama lesson and how to set a lesson up. http://archive.teachfind.com/ttv/www.teachers.tv/videos/ks1-ks2-drama-teaching-drama-a-structured-approach.html During this video – the structure was Contract setting out allows children to be aware of how they are expected to behave in the class. Warm […] Continue reading
January 24, 2017
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Comments Off on Watt about Alexander²?
Attempting to make a catchy title, which includes 3 famous Scottish scientists (James Watt, Alexander Graham Bell and Alexander Flemming). Chemistry and Physics are for boys, Biology is for girls. That’s how I felt about science in high school and therefore I just never went for the science subjects when I was picking my choices …
January 24, 2017
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Comments Off on Drama TDT 1
With very little knowledge or experience of drama before completing this TDT, I firstly had to research what conventions in drama were and also look at the experiences and outcomes in expressive arts to familiarise myself with them. Conventions otherwise known as techniques are the ways in which you work and move to create a […] Continue reading
January 24, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths…Before and After
Maths and I have a love-hate relationship. I love maths, but apparently maths hates me as I seem to be quite rubbish at it. Throughout my time at primary school I loved maths, and I think this was down to me having great teachers who taught me well. I was good at maths, I enjoyed […] Continue reading
January 24, 2017
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Comments Off on Health & Wellbeing – Relationships
Our first Health and Wellbeing input focused on the importance of relationships particularly for children. In the early stages of our lives we are constantly adapting to our environment and as part of our TDT for Health & Wellbeing we were instructed to watch two videos related to relationships in early years and the connection […] Continue reading
January 23, 2017
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Comments Off on The Importance of Early Year Relationships
During our health and wellbeing lecture, we were learning about relationships and how important these relationships are to children. I have been asked to write about the importance of children’s early years and what this means for us as practitioners. Dr Suzanna Zeedyk discusses how human babies are born much earlier than other mammals this […] Continue reading
January 23, 2017
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Comments Off on Playing with Patterns
Pattern is an area of maths that lends itself to all kinds of fun and engaging activities, especially in the Early Years. I was asked to think of some experiences … Continue reading → Continue reading
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