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Guest · 2003-09-13T14:56:38+0000

Hi I would be grateful for any advice any of you can give me. I have just moved into Reception after four years in Year 3 (my first post). I am teaching in a one form entry school and have had little support from within apart from being given copies of the Foundation Profile and Curriculum Guidance. I have one classroom assistant in the mornings and a different one in the afternoons in a class of 28 at present, two afternoons I am on my own. I have just experienced a week with a staggered intake of 8 to 14 with the remainder of the children starting next week. I love the age group , although I am finding the organisation quite overwhelming. How will I manage when the whole class are in I wonder? Especially on the afternoons when I have no other adult support. I am also finding the whole planning process quite daunting. What time do I allocate to each area of learning? Does Short Term planning really have to be as intensive as the proformas I have seen i.e. separate detailed ones for each of the six areas weekly? I would be grateful for any ideas on how to simplify and yet still show I am addressing the learning objectives. Is there any good literature which will help with planning i.e. through topic areas to cover the six strands? I have been reading some of your post on this site today and I realise I have very little understanding of the idea of child initiated activities. How much play should they have? My understanding is that I teach whole mornings of Literacy or Numeracy activities with a rolling programme of focused activities. Should I also be allowing children to choose activities during this time i.e. such as the home corner or toy cars etc.? I have planned in my head that the children will have more chance to play on an afternoon, i.e. through Knowledge and Understanding and Physical and Creative Development, but how teacher led should these activities be? I apologise for sounding so ignorant, I am due to go on a course covering 4 days during October and November which I am sure will help me but unfortunately that doesn't help me when I so want to get it right now! I will be so pleased to receive any advice whatsoever. Regards Julie

By Guest JulieH
September 13, 2003 in Reception: Observation, Assessment and Planning

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