E103 EMA Maths lesson observation

trainee teacher

SET UP

after morning break

children took while to settle

sharpening pencils

changing seats

giving out books

SEN books were in for marking so locating and giving out squared paper

Learning Objective: TBAT estimate money

2 SEN pupils

table of low attainers

groups of various abilities working more independantly

didn't understand 'approximately' or 'estimate'

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ICT

overhead projector fuzzy

interactive white board broken

flip chart paper but no flip chart!?

suggestions

fix the above

weaker ones work on iPad..it will explain in a fun and simple way the task so teacher free to continue.

show an iPad game as an example on the board...get kids to us interactive white board to press answers?

strongest ones work on iPad once finished basic work..incentive to finish your work quickly!! not fair only slow ones get the fun stuff.

so much differentiation in the class...ridiculous tbh

Inclusion - Convention on the rights of the child...all very well but everyone suffers as what is the pace?

teacher started going over example but tangent over what 'approximately' and 'estimate' meant and didn't confirm children knew answer

girl asked but shot down a bit.

same girl was confusing tens and ones and teacher got short...I knew what she meant...she's dyslexic maybe number dyslexia too?