Some Old Work (13 - 14)

These pictures are from the year 2013 - 2014. I taught Year 6 during this school year.

1. Rewards

The reward system in my class is 'spots'. Children can earn spots for a variety of reasons and these are recorded on the rocket chart in the picture. Once children have ten spots, they earn a small sweet prize. At twenty spots, they earn a 'dibble' which can be anything from stationery to toys. I tend to spend about £1 on each prize and pick them up from places like The Range or B&M.

2. English and Maths Working Walls

I set up my English working wall that year so that it could be quickly changed. I also had another English display with some key things on for the year. The dustbin was for overly used words, alternatives went on the silver stars after children had suggested them. The 'Mark It!' folder had pieces of work in with errors for children to fix.

Again, for maths I wanted a wall that was quick to change. The WAGOLL and Key Words were laminated and so written on with whiteboard pens. Puzzle Corner had three levels of challenge for the area currently being studied. Children would put answers to puzzles on post its and every so often we drew a winner who received a reward.

3. Vocabulary Door

This door has remained largely unchanged in my classroom for a few years. It just has some 'better' words for common words used in writing. Children are free to get up and look at this door during lessons to improve their work. Some words tend to stick for the whole class and suddenly everyone starts to use that one word.

4. Britain's Got Talent Launch

This was actually the final year I did Britain's Got Talent as a topic. This is the audition room.

5. Crime and Punishment Launch

Very similar to the previous year. There's an example of how the children get dressed to investigate the crime scene. The suits were kindly donated to us by Arco.

6. Reading Corner

Reading was a major focus for the whole school during that year. I decided to develop an inviting reading corner to encourage children to read during 'free choice reading' sessions. I give every guided reading group one free choice reading session per week where they can select a book from the bookcase or read their library book.

I bought the beanbags and pillows from Dunelm for quite a small price.

The books displayed here relate to the 'Author Spotlight'.

Each half term I choose an author to spotlight. I put up a bio and display a selection of their books.

A child wrote to David Walliams a few years ago and he sent him a handwritten message and a signed postcard.

The area really worked and children could be seen every day actively reading a book of their choosing in the area. I'm planning to relaunch my reading area this year, buying some new materials and giving it a bit of an update.

7. Graffiti Artwork

I mentioned this in my previous post but had taken pictures this year of the children's work. These are a few examples of what children created.

I only have one more post to upload of the work from previous years before I move onto what I'm currently doing.

Signing off!

The Yorkshire Teacher