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The challenges and triumphs of a student primary school teacher working towards leading art in the curriculum next year! (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-45201621-1', 'tumblr.com'); ga('send', 'pageview');

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Playdough Igloos - Reception

Let it be said, that I persevered through my Art lesson despite that:

the blue playdough looked green

the white playdough turned pink with the purple glitter in it

the smell of the oven cooked playdough (the green stuff) ended up making the entire classroom smell like burnt toast

The children seemed to really enjoy themselves and made some excellent igloos (with only a little bit of help from the adults)! They especially loved that it was magic snow and that I had a magic wand to prove it :)

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'Girls Who Read' by Mark Grist

This is an attitude that should be inspired in boys and girls, men and women as they learn. What an amazing spoken word poem!

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Making playdough for Reception

I will warn everyone now, unless you are shown exactly how to stove cook playdough- do not attempt it. Microwave playdough is easier and makes much better stuff. It's far less sticky!

Though microwaving sticky playdough does seem to help it a lot...thankfully!

Pictures of the lesson this is related to will hopefully pop up tomorrow if all goes to plan! Wish me luck!

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Teachers everyday. 

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I’ve never seen something so accurate. 

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Precisely.

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The teacher is justified to lead students only if he is and remains a student.

Josef Albers (via robertogreco)

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Dylan Garity - "Rigged Game" (NPS 2013)

Wow. 

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I can really see this making my class smile :)

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Reception Dinosaur Drawings

Now I'd be one of the first people to say I hated step-by-step guides on how to draw a specific thing...I'm more an observe-and-improve-and-find-your-own-style kinda gal, but when teaching a class of 4 year olds how to draw a cartoon Triceratops? Now you're talking!

Especially when you break the drawing guide down even further when you're teaching the class and take it step by literal step.

You could already see the talent in some of them and I just couldn't help but grin :)

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Four hours later… and the county fair booth is ready!  Lots of prints and colorful fish!  This is the first year that I have done the fair, so next year I will be able to prep so much more and it will be quicker.

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What a lovely art gallery! I hope it does well :)

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Planning for Year 3 D&T

I'm feeling pretty accomplished right now as I've completed a 6 week D&T project for my lovely Year 3s to create a Roman Shield...it may not be Art in the truest sense, but I really think my class will enjoy making something 3D :)

I'll post updates here on how things go as time goes on!

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neil-gaiman:

weareteachers:

“Well-meaning adults can easily destroy a child’s love of reading: stop them reading what they enjoy, or give them worthy-but-dull books that you like, the 21st-century equivalents of Victorian “improving” literature. You’ll wind up with a generation convinced that reading is uncool and worse, unpleasant.”

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Neil Gaiman, “Why our future depends on libraries, reading, and daydreaming”

This is wonderful.

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Pablo Picasso bulletin board

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This is an amazing display in a school,it gives me so many ideas!

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To This Day Project - Shane Koyczan

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I have watched this video more than just a few times in the last hour... Wow

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The Ohio State University Marching Band Performs their Hollywood Blockbuster Show

OMG This must have taken so long to prepare and organise! I'm so impressed with how this group perform together!

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I spent a few of my teenage years watching this amazing man's tv show whenever it was on during the weekend. I hope I can emulate his calm and enthusiastic approach to teaching with any of my classes :)

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I did it. I found the ultimate tumblr bookstore.

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I actually want to encourage the secondary school library attached to my primary school to do this! I'll try and encourage the English department to give this a go sometime :)

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Prepping for Reception Art

Soooo I have a 2 week observational placement coming up next week in a different school and, after talking with my point of contact there, I've put myself forward to teaching an awesome art lesson for 4-5 year olds based on motor skills...fine and large! 

I have a few ideas already, things to do with maybe clay modelling or chalk drawing outside...but I need some more concrete ideas when I meet up with my point of contact next week on Wednesday! Eeeee already so excited!