January 16, 2016
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Comments Off on Do you believe in magic?
“Science is when I use my experiment table” this was the response my three year old gave when I asked her, “what is science?” That experiment table is used for mixing paints, baking, building, popping balloons, doing float/sink tests in a basin and much more. It’s a well-loved wee table. In Richard’s introductory lecture […] Continue reading
January 15, 2016
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Comments Off on It’s science Jim, but not as we know it!
It’s no secret that science was far from my favourite subject at school. While I can remember exploring imaginary worlds in English and laughing with my friends in PE, my memories of science lessons consist of boring teaching and Bunsen burners that we were told not to touch! My attitudes towards science changed a little as […] Continue reading
January 15, 2016
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Comments Off on Maths
‘Mathematics Explained for Primary School Teachers’ by Haylock was a book recommend by one of my lectures. I read the first three chapters and I found them extremely interesting. I had no idea about the number of teachers that have insecurities about teaching maths. It was made clear that many trainee teachers have anxiety about […] Continue reading
January 14, 2016
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Comments Off on Maths, Anxiety, Stress and Me
Maths, Anxiety and Stress. They all come hand in hand – or at least for me anyway. The ridiculous thing is though, I got an A in maths and as I keep getting told “if you got an A in maths then you should be confident!” Well read it and weep guys, I get stressed […] Continue reading
January 14, 2016
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Comments Off on The Mystery that is Mathematics
What is the first thing that you think of when someone says maths? Do you feel full of confidence and excitement or rather dread and fear? During our first maths input this afternoon, I realised just how many people experience the latter mentioned feelings of fear and anxiety. There were even people who talked about feeling physically sick […] Continue reading
January 14, 2016
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Comments Off on Beating the maths myths and anxiety
Today, I had an introductory tutorial on mathematics; it’s importance in the curriculum, why we need to learn it and the different ways we can involve children in understanding mathematics. Fortunately for me, mathematics is a subject which comes quite naturally to me and I believe that I am quite good at it. I would […] Continue reading
January 14, 2016
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Comments Off on Technology in the Classroom
In our first Technology input we created this video, along with a small flip book and another short animation made using Pivot Animator. I found this workshop very enjoyable and loved being able to use the computers for such a fun, new and exciting task. Although it was extremely fun, it was not necessarily easy, […] Continue reading
January 14, 2016
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Comments Off on Social Studies- A Personal Audit.
As a starting point for my work within Social Studies I have decided to audit my current knowledge using the CfE Principles and Practice as a guide. These can be found here. The first of which is that Children will: develop their understanding of the history, heritage and culture of Scotland, and an appreciation of […] Continue reading
January 13, 2016
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Comments Off on The science behind playdough..
Playdough is something that I used to love playing with as a child because it is so flexible and you can make and do so many things with it. Also, my year’s work in a nursery made me see what opportunities you have to link playdough into learning, especially with playdough mats like this one. […] Continue reading
January 13, 2016
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Comments Off on Science: Food for Thought
Science is a subject of which I have limited knowledge. I studied all 3 sciences at Standard Grade but it was never something I had much of a passion for. Naturally after reflecting on what little information I could remember, using the science audit Richard supplied, I knew it was my duty as a trainee […] Continue reading
January 13, 2016
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Comments Off on How The Cat Stole The Fish
ICT and Animation I believe that implementing animation within the classroom is a relatively easy task and should be something that teachers aren’t afraid to do. I will admit that without the input that we had in relation to ICT, I would have been worried to give access to this within a classroom but the […] Continue reading
January 12, 2016
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Comments Off on Becoming the next Walt Disney…
Throughout my life, I’ve grown up watching animated films such as those created by Disney, so when Sharon told us that our first technologies input would be on animation, I was excited to see what we would be doing throughout the workshop. Our first task was to make a small flipchart on the corner of … Continue reading Becoming the next Walt Disney… → Continue reading
January 12, 2016
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Comments Off on SPLASH- The Animation
In an input explaining the vast variety of ways to create and produce animation in a class we were challenged to work creatively. We started from 2 simple images on one sheet of paper, to several in a book, onto pivot the computer programme, and finally onto filming with plasticine models. The input not only […] Continue reading
January 12, 2016
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Comments Off on Stressful Science……..
Today we had our first science workshop with Richard. No word of a lie, I was bricking it beforehand. I did not have a very enjoyable experience of science in school, and I have never looked back on it as a positive school memory. However, Richard has certainly swayed my opinion completely in his workshop […] Continue reading
January 11, 2016
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Comments Off on Science Anxiety
Let’s be honest, everybody has suffered from anxiety at one point or another in their lifetime, whether it be education linked or not. It is a constant battle that we have to put up with, and is scary and unpleasant enough as it is, and not knowing how to understand, deal or cope with it […] Continue reading
December 28, 2015
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Comments Off on Let’s Make Space for Outdoor Learning
Outdoor learning was never a big focus throughout my primary years despite the large field and beautiful Moray Coast on which the school was situated. It was never a topic that was negotiated within our classes and I remember looking out of the window on numerous occasions wishing I was running around in the fresh […] Continue reading
December 6, 2015
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Comments Off on The end is near… My Profound Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics
As Semester one draws to its conclusion, I can’t help but feel a bit sentimental on my time in the ‘Discovering Mathematics’ elective. It has been a very enjoyable experience for me and I would encourage anyone who is going into second year to pick it as your elective. It is not about learning complex […] Continue reading
December 6, 2015
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Comments Off on Christmas in Mathematics – ideas for the classroom
Its that time of year again when the lights are up, songs are being sung, decorations are being hung and joy is absolutely everywhere. What is this time you ask? it is indeed Christmas. It is obvious that Christmas is a time for giving and thinking of loved ones, but after a recent blog post […] Continue reading
December 6, 2015
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Comments Off on Maths, this is not the end – I promise
Discovering Mathematics, I can honestly say, has been brilliant. Intriguing, eye-opening, shocking. It has left me sad it has reached an end, but I am 100% certain when I say that this is most definitely not where my new-found love for maths ends. Where to start? I selected ‘Discovering Mathematics’ as my elective module for […] Continue reading
December 6, 2015
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Comments Off on Mundane Maths?
I will not take this for an answer. Maths is not mundane. It is not tedious. Most of all, it is not boring! I have learned this only from teaching maths in my professional practice and still then I was not 100% confident maths could be full of fun and adventure. However, now, having completed […] Continue reading
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