Staff training for school Part 2

The staff at a school are also people :-). Here is an easy personality test to determine the different personalities. After that is determined people will understand why some people act the way they do.

http://72244.netministry.com/images/PersonalityScoreSheet.pdf

If you need more information about the personality traits described please let me know.

Example weekly planning

Here is a tool for the weekly overview of lesson plans. This way at the beginning of each week you can see what you'll need for the rest of that week.

Weekly planning

Term __ Week:___________________                              Theme: _________________ Teacher: ________

Class:___________

	Focus of the day	Resources
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

This table can also be downloaded from: http://filegooi.co.za/get2/a8800cd0b0eb8c26de7106374c798853/Weekly+planning1.docx

Staff Training for School Part 1

Training

This is Part 1 in a series on staff training for your school.

Training is very important for every school. It introduces employees to the ins and outs of the school. Team building also builds relationships in the team.

Training includes the following elements:

·         General training relating to the organisation, including values and philosophy as well as structure and history, etc.

·         Mandatory training relating to health and safety and other essential or legal areas.

·         Job training relating to the role that the new starter will be performing.

·         Training evaluation, entailing confirmation of understanding, and feedback about the quality and response to the training.

general organisational induction training checklist

·         Essential 'visitor level' safety and emergency procedures

·         Washrooms

·         Food and drink

·         Smoking areas and policy

·         Timings and induction training overview

·         Organisational history and background overview

·         Ethics and philosophy

·         Mission statement(s)

·         Organisation overview and structure

·         Local structure if applicable

·         Departmental structure and interfaces

·         Who's who (names, roles, responsibilities)

·         Site layout

·         Other sites and locations

·         Dress codes

·         Basic communications overview

·         Facilities and amenities

·         Pay

·         Absenteeism and lateness

·         Holidays

·         Sickness

·         Health insurance

·         Pension

·         Trades Unions

·         Rights and legal issues

·         Personnel systems and records overview

·         Access to personal data

·         Time and attendance system

·         Security

·         Transport and parking

·         Grievance procedure

·         Discipline procedures

·         Career paths

·         Training and development

·         Learning Styles Self-Assessment

·         Multiple Intelligences Self-Assessment

·         Appraisals

·         Mentoring

·         Awards and Incentives

·         Health and Safety, and hazard reporting

·         Physical examinations, eye test etc.

·         Emergency procedures, fire drill, first aid

·         Accident reporting

·         Personal Protective Equipment

·         Use, care, and issue of tools and equipment

·         Other housekeeping issues

·         General administration

·         Restricted areas, access, passes

Some of the information is from www.businessballs.com

Separation anxiety links

Take a look at these articles regarding separation anxiety in babies:

http://www.babycenter.com/0_separation-anxiety_145.bc

http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/sep_anxiety.html

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/separation_anxiety_causes_prevention_treatment.htm

http://www.babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=80822.0

Good morning.

Good morning everyone! The mornings are getting really chilly. I can feel it's almost winter. I'm busy with a blog about separation anxiety that I will publish tonight. I will also publish a new theme. It's either my family or my senses. What do you think?

Lesson ideas for the theme: My body (4-6 year olds)

Lesson ideas for the theme: My Body (4-6 year olds)

Theme discussion

My Body Parts. Name and show all body parts.

·         Head/Body/Arms/legs

·         Discuss the fact that everybody looks different and are unique.

How does my body work?

·         Head: turn, nod

·         Lungs: breathe

·         Arms: turn, bend, swing (swing arms as wide as you can)

·         Hands: touch, wiggle,clap

·         Legs: bend, twist

·         Organs: Lungs

·         Organs: heart- live (pulse)

·         Organs: brain- think (tells your body what to do and how.

How do I look after my body? (wash,comb my hair etc.)

Privacy of my body

·         NO ONE is allowed to touch my private parts. The parts that my swimwear cover.

·         If it happens I MUST TELL my teacher or mommy.

·         May I undress myself in front of other people?NO

·         Only at the doctor,my mother…

Literacy

·         Teacher points to a body part and the learners need to say what each body part is.

·         Play the game: Simon says.

·         Listening game.

Clap your hands every time you hear the word ‘nose

o   Nose, eye, ear, hand, thumb.

o   Nose,foot, toe, hand, ear.

o   Ankle, nose,hand, finger, hand.

Numeracy

·         Let learners sit opposite each other. Let them count how many noses,mouths,hands etc. everyone has.

Art

·         Teacher traces the body of one of the learners the others colour it in.

·         Build yourself with play dough

·         Draw a picture of yourself

Lesson ideas for Highveld theme suitable for 4-6 year olds.

Lesson ideas for Highveld theme suitable for 4-6 year olds.

·         Discuss the Highveld. Where is it? The Higveld is usually grassland. Past grass on a paper to create a grassland.

·         Discuss the straw coloured fruit bat found in the Highveld. Colour in a picture of the bat.

·         Discuss all the animals of the Highveld and paste pictures of them.

·         Discuss mining in the Highveld.

·         Talk about big cities on the Highveld eg. Johannesburg and Pretoria.

Lesson ideas for the Theme: My classroom and friends suitable for 4-6 year olds.

Lesson ideas for the Theme: My classroom and friends for 4-6 year olds.

Literacy

·         Ask each learner to say their name.Clap the syllables of each friends name.

·         Talk about the different areas in the class: art area, reading corner etc.

·         Memory game. Teacher mentions 3-4 names learners have to repeat it in order.

Numeracy

·         Count the number of learners in the class.

·         Let the learners group themselves according to the colour of the clothes they are wearing.

·         Let learners make a pattern while sitting in a circle on the mat. One sits and one stands.

Art

·         Draw a picture of your new class

·         Draw the school

·         Draw the playground.

Flashcards

Flashcards are very useful when teaching. Here are two links that I find very useful:

http://www.esl-kids.com/flashcards/

http://www.brillkids.com/free-download/flashcard-A4.php

Personal and social well-being as part of grade R curriculum.

Personal and Social Well-being

Personal and Social Well-being is part of the Grade R (life skills learning area) curriculum. The department of Education explains it as follows:

'"Personal and Social Well-being is the study of the self in relation to the environment and society. The study area provides opportunities for learners to practise life skills required to make informed choices regarding personal lifestyle, health and social well-being. It provides learners with skills to relate positively with and contribute to family, community and society. Learners are equipped with skills that will assist them to deal with challenging situations positively and recognise, develop and communicate their abilities, interests and skills with confidence. They learn values such as respect for the rights of others and tolerance for cultural and religious diversity in order to build a democratic society.

In the Life Skills curriculum, Personal and Social Well-being is expressed as a study area containing three topics. The three topics are:

1) Development of the self

2) Health and environmental responsibility

3) Social responsibility"

Here is a great website for physical education and development of self in Lifeskills:
http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=371

Lesson Ideas for the Theme: Forests

Lesson Ideas for the Theme: Forests

This lesson is suitable for 4-6 year olds.

Introduce the subject of forests to the learners: what is a forest? It is a place where there are a lot of trees. Who/what lives in a forest etc. Show pictures of forests.

Topics to discuss:

• Animals of the forest.
• What is a tree?
• Why are forests important?

Craft ideas when talking about forests:

• Paste ferns on a paper. You can group them. This helps with developing data handling skills.
• Draw pictures of forest animals.
• Plant your own forest in a tin. Give kids the opportunity to plant ferns etc.
• Colour in a picture of a parrot.

Some links that could be useful:
http://www.everythingpreschool.com/themes/forest/index.htm
http://www.brighthubeducation.com/preschool-lesson-plans/44135-forest-animals-theme/

A silly song for pre-schoolers

Good morning,

I'm always looking for songs to teach to pre-schoolers. I just came accross this great page Bussongs.com and would like to share this song with you:

Shake Your Sillies Out

U got to shake, shake, shake your sillies out, shake, shake, shake your sillies out, shake, shake, shake your sillies out and wiggle your waggles away
U got to clap, clap, clap your crazys out, clap, clap, clap, your crazys, clap, clap, clap your crazys out and wiggle your waggles away
U got to jump,jump, jump, your jiggles out, jump, jump ,jump, your jiggles out, jump, jump, jump, your jiggles out and wiggle your waggles away
U got to yawn, yawn ,yawn, your sleepys out, yawn, yawn, yawn, your sleepys out, yawn, yawn, yawn, your sleepys out and wiggle your waggles away

http://bussongs.com/songs/shake-your-sillies-out.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yycdxzGJ8rk

What songs do you enjoy singing with your kids?

Talk to you later

AC

6 holiday craft ideas

6 holiday craft ideas:

·         My holiday: Paint a picture about your holiday. What did you experience/see and where did you go.

·         Identity Document/ Who am I. Make your own identity document/ passport with a picture and fingerprints.

·         Use handprints to make a butterfly.

·         Invite friends over and play games outside such as hop scotch, pin the tail on the donkey, three legged race and egg race.

·         As it is autumn take leaves and make a picture.

·         For colder days use tinned food and other groceries and open a ‘store’ in the kid’s bedroom. Allowing them to ‘sell’and ‘price’the groceries helps with cognitive development.

English Grade 4 notes

English Additional language Grade 4

Nouns

A noun is the name of a thing or place or person.

Underline the nouns in the following sentences:

1. Sarah goes to town ever y day.

2. I enjoy walking to school.

3. I sit at the table.

4. We eat our food.

5. Peter and John like to go to the movies.

Verbs

A verb is a doing word. It explains what somebody is doing.

Underline the verb in the following sentences:

1. Sarah goes to town ever y day.

2. I enjoy walking to school.

3. I sit at the table.

4. We eat our food.

5. Peter and John likes to go to the movies.

Punctuation

Add the correct punctuation to the following sentences:

1. I go to school

2. He likes to read

3. We ate bananas oranges and grapes

4. Sarah and I like to drink orange juice

5. Do you live here

Contractions

Write the contractions of the following

I am- I’m

You are-_____________

They are-______________

We are-___________

Adjectives

An adjective describes the noun.

Underline the adjectives.

1. It is a beautiful day.

2. We liked the red berries.

3. I am wearing a blue dress.

4. We are eating red tomatoes.

5. John likes his new yellow car.

Prepositions

Complete by using the correct prepositions:

1. I am sitting __________________ the table.

2. The cat is __________ the bed.

3. He jumped ______________- the fence.

4. Peter is running ______________- the grass.

5. She jumps _____________ the pool.