Woohoo!!

Woohoo! Just did my first almost proper bit of teaching today!!

Took a group for a mostly planned by myself (okay, mostly not planned by myself but a bit planned by me) maths session on subtraction (yr 2) and then read a story to the whole class.



Most pleased about the last bit as they all sat there (incuding the awkward one) with looks of wonder on their faces (between bouts of tale-telling) as they engaged with the story. Nothing went wrong, no one couldn't be handled, and we all enjoyed the experience.

Hurrah!I thought that sitting in front of all those little people would be nerve wracking, but to be honest I felt very happy and comfortable. It was mostly the uncertaintly of transition which worried me but my lovely mentor was there to help me out, and next time I'm sure I'll be more confident.

I spent last weekend panicking myself to bits as the whole thing seemed far too scary and beyond me, and I felt I wasn't getting anywhere near enough experience in school - the DRB are giving us more time for pedagogy at the beginning of the course (more centre based time) so I'm only in school a few days a week. I was in tears on Saturday night and burst into tears on my mentor in school on monday morning when I told her about it! She was wonderful and we worked out some dates in the diary for me to do some stuff (including the above) which made me feel so much better. Now I feel great and will be buzzing for days!