All Areas of Primary Education

Numeracy is sometimes a difficult subject for children and sometimes a negative one as discussed in my other blog ‘what can be done to improve attitudes towards maths in primary education’. During this blog, I will be discussing how the outside can benefite children’s maths and what activities can take place. “Children develop mathematical sense by trying things out and playing with ideas. The outdoor environment is the ideal arena for planning maths activities that would otherwise be impractical, unattractive or impossible indoors.”  (Sargent, 2015) Outdoor learning increases the engagement, enjoyment and achievement of a child’s learning. This is a crucial element in learning maths. I believe If a child can touch, see and feel they will remember and enjoy maths.  You can also tie in nature with outside and children will come across problem solving which is also a key element of maths. In contrast to using the outdoors as learning str...

During this blog, I will be discussing how helpful technology can be within classrooms for teachers for organization and teaching.  The future curriculum designs are all about access, learning and collaborating all locally and globally. This is why it’s important for teachers to be adapting lessons with technology, but also being organized to guarantee the best possible practice. SAMR  Dr. Reuben Puentedura (2017) the framework creator of the SAMR model that categorizes four different degrees of classroom technology integration. The letters SAMR stand for Substitution, Augmentation, modification and redefinition. The SAMR framework shows the impact that technology can have on teaching and learning.  The SAMR model is useful to teachers because it enables teachers to think about how learning can be extended through the use of technology. With such organization and easy to follow steps, this allows teachers organisation for the oncoming years of the...

All children benefit from outdoor activities, it helps develop children to communicate and to develop language skills. Evidence shows that children work and learn better outside than they do indoors (Bilton,2012). During this blog, I will be discussing what activities can be used to use literacy outdoors and how literacy in the outdoors can benefit children’s development educationally. Although children will be using literacy and gaining educational developments. Children will also be benefitting from – ·        Health and fitness. ·        Problem solving. ·        Conservation and sustainability. ·        Nature experiences. (Outdoor learning handbook, n.d) All of these benefits are a big element of children’s learning. It’s an ideal way to also assess children without them being in the classroom. There are many activities that can get tak...