Resources on TES

Just a quick one to let you know that I've started putting some of my resources onto TES.

Here are my Maths ones so far:


Both of these maths resources can be customised by adding your own categories or images and you can alter the scale on the y-axis depending on your results.


I added a grid on both of the graphs to help the children (Yr1) to keep their data in line. My original worksheet didn't have this and we ended up with columns going all over the place!! :)

Block charts

http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Fruit-Block-Chart-Bar-Chart-6144898/

Pictograms

http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Pictogram-Worksheet-6144900/

If you want to be more creative when using pictograms with your class you could get them to cut out pictures rather then drawing them. This is obviously more time consuming but develops their fine motor skills at the same time!

I hope you like them! If you would like any similar resources made please give me a shout!

Student Teacher

Assignment and QTS Tests

I'm having a break from my assignment...only 400 words left...to bring you up to speed on some QTS Test news which was announced at uni last week.


PGCE students are no longer be required to take the ICT QTS test. Currently students are able to take the test but are not required to pass it in order to get QTS. From April 2012 the tests will no longer be available.


Similarly, I have heard that PGCE student in the 2012/13 cohort will be required to pass the English and Maths QTS tests before they are offered an unconditional place on the course.


The government really seem to be shaking up teacher training this year...I guess all we can do is watch this space to see what happens next!


Hope you're all having a good Monday!!


Student Teacher

Placement 1 done and dusted!

Hi Everyone,


Sorry for such a delay in writing my next entry. Placement was so busy, I didn't have time to breath never mind write a blog!!


I have been back at uni now for a week after a 3 week placement (1a as the uni like to call it!). I was based in Year 1 and will be going back again after Christmas for another 5 weeks (1b!). I have to say I was very skeptical about the school when I went for my initial visit. It's a pretty rough school, in a deprived area of the city. Within 10 minutes of being in the school I had to break up a fight between 2 year 6 boys.


However, since being at the school I have grown to love it! My class are lovely, a challenge sometimes, but most of the time they're just regular kids!! I've taught quite a bit but as it's a paired placement I haven't actually taught a whole lesson by myself yet. We're supposed to team teach around 4 hours of the core curriculum (so maths, english and science) so it's not really that much. We took it in turns to teach the starter, main and plenary. I also gained a love for teaching phonics! I LOVE IT!!!!

Awesome phonics resources on TES.

Over all it was a really lovely placement and the teacher was very supportive too. My only negative is the long hours!!! Most days I didn't finish school until 6.30 and then had to go home and do all my uni work too. We tended to write our lesson plans in draft form at school and then I had to type them all up for uni in the evening...such a pain!!! Also, I have grown to hate filing!!! I love marking but hate then having to put it all into their folders! One tip if your school uses cardboard folders with treasury tags for kids work....don't put the back covers on until the end of the topic....they're a pain to take off when you're filing!!!


Anyways, I best get going as still have 1000 words of my first assignment to do! Fortunately we have Wednesday off this week due to the union strikes so that will be nice!!


Oh one last thing, if you haven't signed the bursary petition yet please do so....here's the link!!

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/162

Thanks,


Take Care,


Student Teacher