Week 4 - The vision.

Having planned and prepared my PE lesson in advance, I was still nervous about the approaching session. I think it was a combination of not having seen the children for 5 days and lack of confidence in myself. I find that a little hard to deal with as right now in the stage I am at in my life, I am very sure about where I am at. However, I took it as extra adrenaline to bring energy and excitement to my lesson. Some kind words from my MT made me remember that I am only just beginning to learn how to do this.
I was fortunate enough to be able to observe my peer take her PE lesson before mine. She was very good at "dancing in the moment" during her lesson and adapted some of her games to keep the children engaged. It was quite hot out so she encouraged them as the time went on by telling them they didn't have too long to go before they could run off for a drink and head back inside.

When I gathered my group for our lesson, I immediately felt at ease when I saw them. I have developed relationships with my group and it was a great feeling to get excited to be taking them out again.
This week I was more prepared and had set up my equipment and boundaries before we went outside. I made sure to deliver some expectations to the children before we went out and then when we arrived outside. I drew out the time we spent on each skill practising activity which allowed me more time to gather data on their skill levels. All learners had improved from last week's lesson which was neat to see. Overall the lesson went well, the learners had fun and we were back inside before the heat got too much.

I enjoyed spending some solid time in a year 3 and 4 class. It was particularly neat to be an active help during an afternoon exercise of planting some seeds in cd cases. I get immense enjoyment from speaking to the children and getting to know each unique individual. It is a privileged position we as teachers get to be in and I take pride in making sure I don't take that for granted. Watching children understand and then grow even more is just so special.