Froglet
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Great ideas! Maybe we should write our own story clock!
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Thanks Panders - it was much harder than I thought - definitely Brains Trust needed! It was more that I liked the idea and wondered if it was possible and was thinking it would be a nice way to give my class (year 1) a reading goal - we currently have 'Can you read a rainbow?' where I've copied the covers of 7 books which are broadly each colour of the rainbow and put it up on the wall. I used books that we had in school and it definitely increased interest. To be honest, my next 'theme' for my classroom is around sunflowers/growing/art/sculpture - I'm aiming for my reading corner to be a reading garden. We made a house for the 3 pigs last term out of large cardboard boxes and I'm wanting to turn that into a garden shed that they can read in (need to find some small torches - it's dark in there). It was just that the clock idea intrigued me. You had some interesting ideas - and my class love the Three little wolves and the big bad pig!
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So, I was browsing pinterest as you do (the bread dough is rising, the tomato soup is simmering and the ironing is looking at me) and came across a book clock. Like this one here: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/AQfPtxE_rr59nyodxd6QVBtWaVD1A__jfJOfzS1Tcy18gOIsy6S2CzY/ I was pondering whether it would be possible to do a children's version so started trying to come up with possible books to use. So far I've managed 101 Dalmatians (!) and Five Children and It neither of which were quite what I had in mind so I thought I'd put it out there as a bit of a FSF challenge - can any suggest ideas for picture books that I could create a book clock out of?!
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My mum has three or maybe 4. She has her ‘normal’ one and possibly the one she had when I was little then she inherited machines from her mum and her aunt - beautiful antique singers with the winding handle.
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I’m relieved to hear that. In my first throes of sock knitting (which I am still loving) I did get a little carried away with yarn buying! Part of my next week’s plans for sorting include making a space that can b3come a craft room.
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She’s very lovely Sunnyday. I have had a busy week - lots of schoolwork, rest and sock knitting. Had the best Easter Sunday as my sister and her family came up to mum and dad’s. My niblings are just so lovely and we had a great time - it was worth the sunburn! I will be working again tomorrow as we have to hand laptops in next week but after that I am planning a week of crafting, cleaning, sorting and maybe some gardening.
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Made it! I know it’s not actually Friday. It it is holiday! Has been a really tricky few weeks for reasons I can’t really share here but be assured I am VERY glad that term is over.
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I looked in by chance today. So glad I did! Happy Birthday!
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I am experiencing exactly the same although weirdly most of the 'issues' are coming from those who were already in school. It's as if they somehow need to reassert themselves with the return of 9 additional children. I have a couple of girls who have gone into full on teenage mode (they are 5) and are doing things like mimicking any adult that tells them to do something like 'H please sit on your chair' to be met with a roll of the eyes and a repeated sneering 'please sit on your chair'. They have already had one serious telling off and will get another plus messages home to parents if tomorrow isn't better!!
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Oops! Apologies to the little one!
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I suspect the face I see in the mirror and the fit of my trousers might not let me forget.
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Thank you all, so sorry I haven't replied to say that until now - it has been a busy week! All your answers were really helpful. For now we have backed off completely which seems to be helping a bit - he's really not eating enough but at least he's not refusing to eat things we know he likes. FM I am convinced that there are sensory needs. I also think a lot of his behaviours are about controlling the world around him. I think the need for anyone to do that is exacerbated by his minimal language. He has lots and lots and lots of 'traits' but parents are not in a place to hear them or put two and two together from our descriptions of his behaviour. I would love for all of you to be part of a solution circle for me - he is such an interesting (yet challenging) little one! As for Friday - very glad it's here although a little worried at the moment - I sent a child home with a high temp this afternoon and am anxiously awaiting news - mainly because I am due to have the rest of my class back on Monday and 2 in particular are very anxious and I have been reassuring them that all is the same as it was before. The weekend will be the TDL, knitting, crochet, reading and possibly baking something - although I don't know what - I got on the scales and regretted it!
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Really pleased to hear that. I hope that helps ease your heart and mind. Crazy busy day today. I had to give up and not do PE this afternoon - just couldn’t fit everything in. I have a little boy who I am really concerned about at the moment - just won’t eat school dinner. I have tried everything. He has significant communication issues. I have asked mum to send a packed lunch in as a backup which has happened a couple of times but has had a mixed impact. She is checking the menus and tells me he likes what is there but he just refuses. Today all I could get him to eat was half an apple. If anyone can point me in the direction of some useful reading please do. However, the weekend will involve the TDL (mostly IEP writing this week), sock knitting and cake making.
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Definitely! Although I would say that on the whole the children in school have coped well with the restrictions on space, hand washing etc etc. the relationship with peers is skewed and I foresee lots of friendship work! We have been doing regular zoom meetings for the whole class which have been a mixed blessing - lovely to see and connect with those they aren’t next to you in person but on the other hand some of my ‘at home’ children became upset because the call emphasised that they weren’t with friends who were in school. One of my in school children became upset because it highlighted that some children were at home with their mummies/daddies and she would rather have been there. She asked her mum why she couldn’t stop working for the NHS so that she could stay at home. A couple of days later she did bounce in and tell me she was glad she was in school even though she missed her friends because her mum was a terrible teacher!
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We found it happening with the children who’d been in school too - we came to the conclusion that it was because they had been in much smaller groups and had school staff ‘on’ them much more. The manners in my case was (and still is) mostly about not interrupting. I think we decided that was probably because they’d had a lot of 1 to 1 at home so just weren’t used to waiting for their turn to talk. It’s fascinating and I will be really interested to read any research about it in years to come. Although hard to do - anything about independence would be anecdotal and I really don’t know how you’d measure it. Plus we haven’t got a ‘before’ to compare with. I wonder if resilience might be affected longer term. For the children in my class who are lucky enough to have parents who supported them with remote learning their parents, of course, want them to ‘get it right’ but this has also meant that they sometimes help too soon. We all know how hard it can to patiently watch and wait while a child figures something out or to give the right nudge at the right time but oh the look on their faces and their pride when they sort it for themselves.
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Wish us luck although interestingly we were all saying the same in September and it didn’t really happen - or at least I didn’t feel that I needed to sort children any more than usual. What I did notice though (as did other teachers I know in several different schools) was how little independence any of them had - even the most able simply couldn’t do a thing without checking ‘What do I do next?’ Also lots of issues with ‘readiness to learn’ in terms of focus, listening, attention, manners etc
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I've just put a slice in the post to you. I confirm it is tasty although Mr Hollywood would almost certainly tell me it was under or over proved or cooked (i.e. it's a little squishy in the middle!
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Panders - tea bread dough is on its first rising... probably ready about 2pm
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Fraud so - I had a lie in this morning but it’s on this weekend’s list...
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I have just finished two weeks worth of planning and resource making (all except a couple of videos). I'm hoping that it will give me a little breathing space in the next couple of weeks as we have IEP reviews. I have the majority of my class (2/3) in school but I still have to do the same amount of prep for remote learning and all the same 'marking' regardless of whether they're in or out of school. Still, it's done now - I'm treating myself to pizza (and brownies of course) and a cup of tea!
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OK, I totally missed this - I'm so sorry! Glad you had a good day.
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It’s just what topic plans are currently called because we have an enquiry question to answer. Well, I’ve done maths and my accompanying videos for my remote learners are uploading right now. There is more to do but I’m really hungry - soup, scones and sudoku time!
