Monday, 28 March 2016

Flying kites, and other issues with our primary education system.

"Mr Townend, can we fly a kite?" That was a question I was asked in September - my first week of being a Year 3 teacher. What a good idea, I thought. We could learn about air resistance in science. We could look at making our own in DT using dowel, tissue and string. We could do some poetry exploring...

Wednesday, 2 March 2016

A Day in the Life...

This is what I have done today. It's been a good day, on the whole, and illustrates perfectly what a typical day for a teacher involves. 8am Setting up the speakers in the hall and preparing computer and props for assembly. 8.15am Setting up classroom for the day. Editing PowerPoint with days activities...