Tag Archives: education
vale Mrs Young…
The irony of her name is not lost on us as we mourn the loss of a teacher at our school this week. Too soon, too sudden and too young… Road fatalities pay no heed to how much you are … Continue reading
Filed under the big picture
fridge magnet friday
A big quote that sums it all up… WATCH SIR KEN ROBINSON IN ACTION ON TED TALKS
kenken: no-brainer for differentiated instruction?
You’ve probably seen these puzzles appearing in your newspapers over the last few years. Looking a bit like a weird Sudoku puzzle they are worth a second glance. KenKen puzzles have built in differentiation, potential for collaborative learning and are … Continue reading
Filed under Accessing the Curriculum
timing is everything…
Are we there yet? How much longer? When can we go? How much more? Sound familiar… ? Time Timer (visual timer for visual people!) from Time Timer on Vimeo. Another parent shared the Time Timer® with me the other … Continue reading
a great article…
We have always maintained Mac’s greatest disability is the red tape and bureaucratic interference imposed on him as he strives for an “ordinary life”. Guess we are not alone… this article from the Melbourne Age today, 11 October 2010. http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/little-sofias-journey-of-the-heart-20101008-16bud.html
when I grow up…
I finally got round to asking Mac if he knows what he wants to be when he grows up. I’ve always told him jokingly that he will need to get himself a good job since all the ‘disability’ things … Continue reading
Filed under Access all Areas, things that make me go "glll"
puzzling puzzles
Mac likes maths. He really likes it when we give him ‘super duper hard maths’ questions (if we call them that they sound exciting) and so each afternoon for the trip home from school I give him a maths puzzle … Continue reading
Filed under first grade here I come
good ‘n bad
There are times when choosing the path to ensure your child is able to access an ‘ordinary, inclusive life’ is plain tough. I knew there would be times where I would feel like all we do is battle, where you have … Continue reading
Filed under Access all Areas, Inclusion... straight up!
The best place on earth…
We arrived just as the three bells rang to indicate the morning assembly, so hurried over to our spot in the front line, with all the other Kindergarten children. What an exciting place to be, first day back Term 3… … Continue reading
Filed under Inclusion... straight up!
the Crying Game
Mac cried, the ‘aide’ tried, and Mumma had to get him. Mac cracked the ‘sads’ yesterday at school. It was bound to happen at some stage – I have never met a child who is 100% happy 100% of the … Continue reading
Filed under kindergarten at last
communication, manners, respect
It’s funny how things you think are obvious and straight forward are not. We had an instance where one of Mac’s very good friends (in the year above him) went home from school in tears because she had been … Continue reading
Filed under kindergarten at last
K-C
Welcome to the Kindergarten class of 2009 taught by Mrs Collins… henceforth known as “K-C”. What a day, what fun, what a blast! uniforms, school lunch, school bag, wheelchair, seating system, bean bag, change bag, bibs, bandanas, teeny tiny hat… … Continue reading
Filed under kindergarten at last
this MIGHT be interesting…
My niece (9yo) was telling me about a girl she met at Gymnastics. They are same age so were chatting to one another between the breaks. They were talking, among other things, about school – they attend different schools. This … Continue reading
Filed under End of the Pre-School Era
pedagogy at five
She came over to Mac’s desk. She had just finished showing the teacher her new glasses which, she proudly explained, ‘she bought with her birthday money’. She was ready to start free activities like the rest of the class. … Continue reading
Filed under Preparing for Big School
