January 17, 2019
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Comments Off on A Lesson On Drama
For our first drama input we were set a task to watch a short video clip and think about this in relation to our own practice along with a set of questions. Throughout this clip the lesson structure was made evident. Agreement – warm up – provide stimulus – development of ideas – visualisation – […] Continue reading
January 17, 2019
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Comments Off on Dance is Diverse
Going into this dance workshop I was nervous- to say the least. It was my first workshop this semester, therefore didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t know whether we were going to have to learn and perform a dance routine or learn dance steps and moves that we could teach the class. On reflection, […] Continue reading
January 15, 2019
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Comments Off on The Health and Wellbeing of the Child is Crucial to Development- Reflection
After watching both Suzanne Zeedyk and John Carnocha’s videos about the brain development of children in their early years, it made me understand even more just how important it is that we as practitioners do everything in our power to promote positivity into every child’s life. It was particularly eye opening for me to understand […] Continue reading
January 13, 2019
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Comments Off on Learning Language- My Experience
Language was an area of the curriculum that I really enjoyed when I was in school. It is an extremely important area of the curriculum as it is a way of expressing ourselves and a key way for us to learn. There are four areas of language: writing, reading, speaking and listening. When I was […] Continue reading
January 13, 2019
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Comments Off on Making Dance Personal
Dancing is definitely not one of my strong points – sure I’ll dance around to music I like, but dancing on a professional level, I cannot do. I used to be told that the noises I made thumping around while dancing could be compared to those of an elephant running in a herd. Anyway, when I […] Continue reading
January 12, 2019
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Comments Off on Dance Workshop Reflection
Before today’s workshop I was nervous at the thought of having to teach dance to a class, as I was unsure where to begin or how to work in a manageable way. I was also apprehensive about the dance input, and concerned I might be asked to create some complicated choreography and perform in front […] Continue reading
January 11, 2019
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Comments Off on Reflecting on our Dance workshop
Our first input for “Teaching across the curriculum” for Expressive Arts was a workshop with Eilidh Slattery. Before going in I did feel nervous as to what we would be tasked with however I felt I had at least an idea of dance within the classroom. My previous work experiences have involved a lot of […] Continue reading
January 11, 2019
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Comments Off on The Importance of Dance
I was pleasantly surprised by Eilidh Slattery’s dance input and the importance of dance in the curriculum has become even clearer to me. In the Expressive Arts Principles and Practice (Curriculum for Excellence), it is stated that dance is essential to children’s educational experience as it “promotes self-esteem” and teaches “creativity and innovation”. It is […] Continue reading
January 11, 2019
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Comments Off on Dance Workshop
My first input within the module Teaching Across the Curriculum was a dance workshop. The workshop opened my eyes to realise that it not only is an aspect which keeps the children active it also allows them to develop many other aspects of their learning. It allows the children to have fun whilst developing themselves. […] Continue reading
January 11, 2019
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Comments Off on Teaching Across the Curriculum- First Dance Workshop
I attended my first dance workshop today with Eilidh Slattery. I didn’t really know what to expect as we entered the room, because I don’t think there was a lot of dance lessons when I was in primary school. Obviously, there was Scottish country dancing (which I loved), however, I do not remember any lessons […] Continue reading
January 11, 2019
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Comments Off on Reflection of Dance Workshop
When reflecting on Eilidh’s Dance workshop, it was a much different experience than I had initially imagined. Fortunately for me, I really enjoyed it as I found it very intriguing and sparked many developing ideas for me to take with me on placement. Honestly, being a Highland Dancer myself, I had certain expectations going into […] Continue reading
January 11, 2019
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Comments Off on Reading
The most prominent memory I have of language is reading. “Biff and Chip” are my most memorable language experience from primary school, these are a series of stories that we used for our reading groups. I remember these novels because our teacher related learning activities to these books and we also had a large display […] Continue reading
January 11, 2019
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Comments Off on First Experience of Dance
Before participating in the dance workshop I was nervous about having to teach dance in the primary school. I assumed it would require me to learn the basics of many different dances, however, I have now realised this is not the case and has made me feel much more confident in teaching dance. I now […] Continue reading
January 11, 2019
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Comments Off on First week back
It’s the start of semester 2. There were a couple of timetable glitches which immediately sent me in to panic mode….”How will I work”, “when will I spend time with my own children?”. Luckily my employer has been accommodating and my husband has the flexibility in his working day that he can help with the […] Continue reading
January 11, 2019
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Comments Off on Dance- Actively Engaging Children
This morning I participated in a dance workshop and it made me understand in great depth how dance can be used in schools to allow children to learn in an active way. Not only does it improve the fitness of children but it can also develop many other skills without them even realising. I learnt […] Continue reading
January 10, 2019
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Comments Off on Intertwining learning with my not-so-favourite activity
The Teaching Across the Curriculum module has been the one I’ve been waiting for. A reason why becoming a primary school teacher was so intriguing to me in the beginning was due to the fact that they explore a wide range of subjects with their class. I have always wanted a job where I am […] Continue reading
January 9, 2019
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Comments Off on Teaching Across the Curriculum – Dance TDT
Today I had my first Dance workshop for the ‘Teaching Across the Curriculum’ module. At first I found it a bit uncomfortable as I wasn’t sure what we would be asked to do. However by the end of the session I found that I was more comfortable in the group and had a clearer understanding […] Continue reading
December 16, 2018
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Comments Off on The Power of Music
This is a topic that I have considered writing about for some time now, particularly in the lead up Christmas where music plays a big part in my own life and, I am sure, in the life of many others. Music is something quite unique to anything else in life. It holds power. The power […] Continue reading
November 29, 2018
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Comments Off on In Pursuit of Mathematical Art
In a recent input in Discovering Maths, we had a chance to create some mathematical art and my favourite of these was a curve of pursuit. (MathsMasterOrg (2011)) This is created by choosing a regular shape, making a mark an equal distance from each corner and joining these dots to create a slightly smaller shape. […] Continue reading
November 26, 2018
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Comments Off on Have I discovered maths?
Today was our last input for discovering mathematics. Throughout this module I have discovered a few things including mathematics. This journey of discovery hasn’t been easy but I can officially say I understand fully the fundamental ideas of mathematics. Essentially, I have discovered: what the fundamental ideas of mathematics is, different aspects of mathematics within … Continue reading Have I discovered maths? → Continue reading
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