January 15, 2017
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Comments Off on Dance… love it or hate it?
Friday mornings dance workshop gave me a whole new perspective on the subject I once did anything to avoid. I have no previous experience of dance and always thought it was not for me. This, combined with the fear of making a fool of myself left me ‘hating it’ throughout my childhood. However, after Friday’s workshop […] Continue reading
January 15, 2017
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Comments Off on Nursery Rhymes and Maths
During our first maths input, I was reminded of the importance of nursery rhymes and songs in children’s development. Not only do these songs include language skills such as rhyme … Continue reading → Continue reading
January 14, 2017
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Comments Off on ICT AND ANIMATION TUTORIAL REFLECTION
This week, we had our first hands on tutorial on ICT and how it fits into the curriculum. It was very exciting to get our first taste of how to teach something in the classroom. It was a very thought out and enthusiastic tutorial that kept us all interested. It allowed us to be creative […] Continue reading
January 14, 2017
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Comments Off on Dance in Primary Schools…
Today, we had our first dance input in our Primary Education course… Now, this is something I had never been interested in or had tried before. I must say though, it was a lot of fun, possibly due to the enthusiasm of the teacher. Obviously due to my huge lack of experience of dance, I […] Continue reading
January 14, 2017
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Comments Off on My first real insight to the teachings of Social Subjects…
I am a 1st year Education student at University and I am on my way to becoming a Primary Teacher. I have begun to look at the different areas of the curriculum and what kind of role they have and the links that can be made between each area. Today we had our first insight into […] Continue reading
January 13, 2017
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Comments Off on Dance in the Primary School
With very little experience in teaching or partaking in dance, this was a daunting experience. With only an hour class to start off, it was interesting how similar to PE dance is as there had to be a warm up and cool down then the main activity. Actually taking part in a lesson that would be […] Continue reading
January 12, 2017
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Comments Off on Animation – Fantastic engaging tutorial
After having lecture after lecture introducing us to the different curriculum areas as well as the pedagogical unit (all very important and informative I must add) I was excited to have a hands-on workshop in ICT. During the two hour tutorial, I was able to be creative and work within a group as well as individually […] Continue reading
January 11, 2017
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Comments Off on symbiotic is not the name of a yoghurt
Mathematics or Science, Mathematics and Science…. Mathience For Mathematics and Science to be dictionary defined as symbiotic it would mean both subjects formed a mutually beneficial relationship due to their close proximity. (I love google dictionary) But are Mathematics and Science symbiotic subjects? This is university so I cannot use the word Mathience and my nosiness […] Continue reading
January 11, 2017
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Comments Off on I’m a Scientist!
We conducted an experiment to see which material was the most absorbent. We decided to change the type of material used (the dependent variable) and keep the amount of liquid used, the type of liquid, the surface and the size of the material the same (the independent variables). We measured the time taken for the […] Continue reading
January 11, 2017
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Comments Off on Do you wanna count the snowmen?
When looking at nursery rhymes to promote counting, especially with early years children, there were many that came to mind. I remember singing songs such as “Ten in the Bed” and “5 Little Speckled Frogs” when I was young, however, when researching one for this module, I found the rhyme above particularly useful. Firstly, […] Continue reading
January 11, 2017
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Comments Off on Spinners Experiment Write Up
Possible Variables: Wing Length Weight Card Thickness Size of Spinner Varying Wings Height Dropped Possible Observations: Speed Number of Spins Duration of Spins My Question When I change CARD THICKNESS, what will happen to the SPEED at which the spinner falls? My Prediction The spinner with the thicker card will fall faster than the […] Continue reading
January 10, 2017
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Comments Off on I had to make a bad science joke because all the good ones Argon
What is science all about? That’s a big question! Science is all around us and allows us to gain a better understanding of our world. This understanding involves questioning our … Continue reading → Continue reading
January 10, 2017
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Comments Off on Science: How does it work?
Today’s Science input showed me that as an adult we don’t tend to question why things are the way they are. This is something which has been explored within the International Baccalaureate module which encourages teachers to engage children’s natural curiosity and facilitate inquiries. Yet, this isn’t often something adults do for themselves! Liz asked […] Continue reading
November 16, 2016
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Comments Off on My first NOMA AND OLA
A couple of weeks ago, I fully attempted an OLA and a NOMA. I had tried before in the past, but the OLA was not working properly when it came to the sound, but finally it started to work. When I found out we had to engage with the OLA and NOMA I was not […] Continue reading
November 11, 2016
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Comments Off on Comment on the draft Technologies Es & Os (ICT)
Unfortunately, due to work commitments I can’t make it to any of the Technologies Es & Os days that our colleagues from Education Scotland are holding. In an attempt to contribute to this ongoing work I offer my observations/comments about the draft CfE Technologies Es & Os -with a focus on the ICT aspect of […] Continue reading
November 3, 2016
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Comments Off on Football and Numbers
On further reflection of numbers in football, I am going to attempt in using my skills as a football referee to explain some maths in football that even I hadn’t thought about. Something that is apparent when reviewing these numbers in football is that the preference of measurements has changed over time since football began, […] Continue reading
October 19, 2016
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Comments Off on Non-Fiction Writing Ideas
Today’s lecture was our second so far about non-fiction texts and delivering lessons around them in the classroom. After going through the different types of non-fiction texts we will be teaching about we were all given a book and asked to create our own lesson from this. The group I was working with was given […] Continue reading
October 19, 2016
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Comments Off on My Experience in Sweden
After having a lecture on Swedish education I thought it would be beneficial to share my experience of working in a pre-school in Sweden. In 2014 I was given the opportunity to go on a two week work placement in a pre-school, in Sweden as part of my college course. This experience was incredible; giving […] Continue reading
October 11, 2016
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Comments Off on Quelle est le date ton anniversair
This song pretty much sums up my memory of learning a modern foreign language (MFL) at primary school. We learned it until we were blue in the face, and then … Continue reading → Continue reading
October 7, 2016
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Comments Off on Comenius to John Swinney and all that in between!
Having had a break from blogging for quite a few months, mainly due to time constraints and most certainly not for the lack of things to blog about. I felt that now would be a good time to restart. There … Continue reading → Continue reading
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