Early years level 3
Placement activities:
11/11/2013
Craft table:
The activity that I had to manage was using different shapes to make patterns on Elma the elephant. The children had been told the story earlier in the day and was asked to think of their own pattern for Elma. The children had to use the shapes that they had been learning about; square, circle, triangle, hexagon.
I was asked to supervise the activity to ensure the children stay on task, and to give any support that may be needed. This could mean supporting children to hold the shapes still while they draw round them.
I think the activity objectives was meet, as all children created their own Elma pattern. The activity could be improved by making it more challenging for the children, this could be done by asking the children to give Elma a repeated pattern, as the children learned how to do this the week before.
12/11/2013
Phonics:
I was asked to take a group of children for their phonics lesson. I was asked to get the children to practice forming letter and listen to how many sounds of the letters the children knew. The resources i had was a white board, letter and sounds cards, white board pens, and i was in a quiet area.
The activity went well, however the children had a very short attention span so it was hard to keep the focused on the tasked, I did reach the outcome that i was asked to and was able to give feedback to the teacher on how the children did.
I think the activity could be improved by making it a little more exciting and appealing for the children. This could be done with the use of more resources for the children to use, or even the use of a game.
Snack shop:
I was asked to play the role of a shop keeper, and the children had to come and find the write about of money from the tub to pay for their snack. The children had been learning about 1p, 2p and 5p. The children had to find a 5p piece if they wanted milk and find 3p if the wanted a banana. The children really enjoyed this
11/11/2013
Craft table:
The activity that I had to manage was using different shapes to make patterns on Elma the elephant. The children had been told the story earlier in the day and was asked to think of their own pattern for Elma. The children had to use the shapes that they had been learning about; square, circle, triangle, hexagon.
I was asked to supervise the activity to ensure the children stay on task, and to give any support that may be needed. This could mean supporting children to hold the shapes still while they draw round them.
I think the activity objectives was meet, as all children created their own Elma pattern. The activity could be improved by making it more challenging for the children, this could be done by asking the children to give Elma a repeated pattern, as the children learned how to do this the week before.
12/11/2013
Phonics:
I was asked to take a group of children for their phonics lesson. I was asked to get the children to practice forming letter and listen to how many sounds of the letters the children knew. The resources i had was a white board, letter and sounds cards, white board pens, and i was in a quiet area.
The activity went well, however the children had a very short attention span so it was hard to keep the focused on the tasked, I did reach the outcome that i was asked to and was able to give feedback to the teacher on how the children did.
I think the activity could be improved by making it a little more exciting and appealing for the children. This could be done with the use of more resources for the children to use, or even the use of a game.
Snack shop:
I was asked to play the role of a shop keeper, and the children had to come and find the write about of money from the tub to pay for their snack. The children had been learning about 1p, 2p and 5p. The children had to find a 5p piece if they wanted milk and find 3p if the wanted a banana. The children really enjoyed this