Eeeuuuurrrrgggh. Bring on half-term.
Took me over an hour to drive into school this morning. I was due an observation teaching Year 1 first thing in the morning. So I got into school at bang on 8:45, 15 minutes late but 30 minutes later than I wanted to get there, as I gave myself NO time to prepare resources/smartboard etc for the lesson. Took the register, took the class down to assembly and then legged it back to the music room to get everything ready. Rushed back to assembly, was a goat, to the kids' amusement, then took the Year 1 class back to the music room where my OBSERVER was there waiting for me.
The lesson itself was a write-off.
The kids were not able to do the easiest of tasks in their groups. I do think much of my lesson was pitched too high, though. I think it'll work better with Year 2s tomorrow. But even so. Fussy children. I abandoned my lesson about two thirds of the way through and did singing with them instead. I am not in any rush to hear my feedback on the lesson. No rush at all.
