My Sixth Week :)

Today I had my Sixth Week of Work Experience in a local Primary School. I really enjoyed my day there. I started off in a Third Class, in which we did Maths, Science and Irish. The class had been doing 3D shapes during the week and so they were having a practical class of making the 3D shapes with lollipop sticks. I helped a child with this particular task. The teacher then started teaching the class Science. They were learning about the environment, and the ways that humans effect it. The class were put into groups of three and they were given one of the three topics that they had been reading about. I went around the class helping the groups if they required any. The class then started on their Irish lesson. The children were television presenters in a cardboard television that the teacher had made. The children went inside the television and spoke into a microphone. They told the audience who they were, what age they were, where they lived, what class they were in and what was their favourite television programme or their favourite cartoon. I really enjoyed my time in Third Class as I got to observe and interact with subjects that I really wanted to see.

After break, I went to a First Class. The class were learning about the history of their school and their school crest and what it means. I helped one child stick in the notes the other children were taking down and then helped him with his picture of the school crest. I then helped a child with the letters of the alphabet, the sounds of the letter and a word that started with that letter.. The teacher then informed the children that they would be doing a play called A Christmas Recipe. The children were very excited about this as they would all be able to participate in the play. The teacher through all the roles in the play and also the songs that are in the play.
I returned to the same First Class after lunch. The teacher started an English lesson. The class stood up with their book and walked around, when the teacher did a clap they all got a partner and read the book together. They did this a couple of times and then went back to their seats and answered the questions. After English the class went to the Computer Class. In this the class sat in pairs at a computer and played a games that helped them with their vocabulary. When we went back to the classroom the teacher started to read the story of The Passover from the Bible. I really enjoyed my time in First Class as I got a sense of accomplishment for A child that I helped grasp the topic I was helping them with.
I left the class and went to do a job for the Deputy Principal. I went to gather all of the maps of Ireland from a trolley full of different maps. I put all of the same types of maps together. Once I had this done I brought all of the maps of Ireland back to the Deputy Principal.
I am really enjoying the experience that I am gaining from my Work Experience in a local Primary School.