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The 6 hour wait
It many occupations require you to wait for 6 hours to do something, that many children I teach can only wait a few minutes for… 8:30am – I paid for my lunch today and headed straight out onto the playground for early playground duty. 8:45am – whistle blown and children lining up. Did the register.…
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The Haribo trick
This week, I’ve discovered a way to engage his lordship in learning, without bargaining how much work needs to be completed by the end of the lesson. He did exactly the same work as everybody else. No questions asked. No arguments. He just did it. He did need some gentle encouragement to practise being patient.…
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Pull your trousers up!
In my third year of teaching, my year 3 teacher colleague was out of school for the afternoon. Everything was going fine until a boy in his class started complaining that his bottom was hurting after he’d fallen over at lunch. His 1:1 came to me and asked what to do about it. I suggested…
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Dramatic, defiant declarations.
When his lordship loses his temper, a variety of classroom items get thrown around the classroom. When they land on the floor, the situation usually ends in one of two ways… The most recent scenario that happens is: He doesn’t return to class, so the other children eventually end up having to tidy up after…
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A better day.
After yesterday’s antics, my children arrived to school today – with their ears attached to their heads! 😂 They’ve still managed to have their moments and require instructions to be repeated a few times, but no where near as bad as yesterday. Thank goodness. Only 9 children forgot their spelling books. Many children, who I…
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If I had a pound…
… for every time I have repeated myself today, I wouldn’t need to work tomorrow, or ever again! Don’t get me wrong, I love my class. They are amazing on their best days, but I feel like I’ve been speaking Chinese today. Even my best listeners have had their moments. I had completely lost my…
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Rocky Road
Monday morning after half term. I didn’t feel ready at all. I’d spent the entire first week being a hermit. I didn’t venture out of my house very much, unless I needed more milk and bread. I slept in until 10:30am and washed many, many clothes that weren’t deemed essential washing items, over the past…
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The Bermuda Triangle
I know that in a few weeks time, I’ll be teaching my class all about the different triangles in maths. I’ve been practising saying iscoceles for a while, in preparation. The Bermuda Triangle is one of those mysterious triangles that still confuses me. Apparently, the Bermuda Triangle is in the western part of the North…
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Golden time
Children love it. Teachers love it even more because they can get a few jobs finished before home time on a Friday afternoon! My class generally earn their golden time. They collect gems on their tables and as a class, they can pull all of their gems together for minutes of golden time or they…
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Monsters under the bed.
When I was younger, the scariest thing to deal with was the monsters under the bed. Now, the scariest thing children have to deal with are the real monsters, in the real world. I came across a writing prompt on Pinterest © this evening and it made me realise that I am a monster under…
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