Rock My Classroom

Just wanted to share a recent discovery of mine - Chinese calligraphy scroll. You just use water and a paint brush. The black marks disappear as it dries and it is completely reuseable. My reluctant mark marker at home loved this! Thought it would be great for the classroom too 👌🏼

Total bargain at £5.89. This is the one I bought- https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/383616290354

It's important that we acknowledge parents feelings when our new children start school in September. It can be a huge transition for them too...

https://www.facebook.com/mumoftwolittleboys/posts/1050350268334734

Today I realised he needs more than just me | Mum of Boys 9th February 2015 Today I realised he needs more than just me This morning, we had a coffee morning at nursery. There was no coffee, so you can...

Add a touch of post Christmas magic with a Frozen provocation... http://rockmyclassroom.com/tag/frozen-theme/

Happy 1st December!

10 elf on the shelf ideas for your classroom over on the blog ----> http://rockmyclassroom.com/tag/elf-on-the-shelf-writing/

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Busy in my new role as a mum, but wanted to share some Christmassy ideas from last year, including the Elf on the Shelf and Santa's workshop role play.

Check out the blog post here ----> http://rockmyclassroom.com/tag/santas-workshop-role-play/

With 2 weeks to go until I'm off on maternity leave I hope you'll forgive me for the lack of posts recently!

Here is the Halloween blog I wrote last year for some inspiration over the next few weeks - http://rockmyclassroom.com/tag/halloween/

Sadly I too feel that my role is becoming increasingly data and paperwork driven. I need so much time out of class and find it so frustrating because I want to be with the children. How do you all feel?

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jul/25/what-really-thinking-ex-teacher?CMP=share_btn_fb

What I’m really thinking: the soon to be ex-teacher ‘Driven by data and every new initiative, the school’s bloated body of managers has lost touch with where they came from’

Gorgeous quote from Eyfs Matters this evening 😍

****Job opportunity at Rock My Classroom HQ****

I will be going off on maternity leave in the October half term, so we are looking for a fabulous teacher to come and work alongside me for the first 6 weeks of term and then take over from me for the academic year 2015-16.

It is a fab opportunity for someone wanting to dip their toes into EYFS leadership with support and guidance from me for the first half term. We can trial the EExBa baseline test together and help each other through the process. You'll then have access to all my planning etc for the rest of the year. There may even be a TLR2a available for the right person!

We are based in Mill Hill, North London and we are a friendly single form entry school with some super resources and a large outdoor space.

Please send me a private message if you're interested and I will forward you more information.

Does anyone else use numicon to teach the concept of money? I couldn't teach the concept without it and find that it really helps children to begin to understand the value of money.

I even stick it on the IWB with blutak when I'm using an online game such as this espresso one.

The bus game was left out for parents morning this week and went down a storm!

I like this one!

I didn't realise so many people were freaked out by beans. Apologies!!!

We've been having lots of messy fun this week inspired by the wonderful book that is Naughty Bus 🚌 (not so fun to clean up though - I swear I still smell of bean juice 😷)

I have to say I completely understand where this teacher is coming from....

http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2015/may/23/secret-teacher-support-inclusion-but-not-at-any-cost

Secret teacher: I am all for inclusion in principle, but it doesn't always work Keeping children with special educational needs in mainstream schooling can deprive them of expert care – and their classmates of a decent education

Shape description game. The children had to take turns at describing a shape to their friend, who then had to attempt to name the shape and travel along the obstacle course to fetch it. Got lots of lovely obs last week through this...

Pin it ---> http://pinterest.com/pin/AwZRcQAQAHoEQW-zFXQAAAA/

Did you know that you can now download the numicon colour coded one more/one less number line pictured here, in this blogpost - - -> http://rockmyclassroom.com/2014/10/14/nifty-numicon/

Back in October a wrote a hugely popular blogpost about how I use numicon in reception. http://rockmyclassroom.com/2014/10/14/nifty-numicon

After many many requests I've finally got round to adding downloadable numicon colour coded number lines & number cards to the blog post in PDF format...

I visited a school yesterday and loved the treasure and trash game they had set up in their water tray, so decided to magpie it. Such a great use for the million plastic balls we had in our shed!

Pin it - http://pinterest.com/pin/A9ajcAAQAHoESiW8gpIAAAA/

I love how over on Twitter adapted by superhero one less activity to addition & subtraction number sentences. Great for more able children 👍🏼

Just thought I'd share some maths activities I set out for my parents morning on Monday.

Read more about ways to engage parents in my blogpost here - http://rockmyclassroom.com/2015/02/25/5-ways-to-engage-parents-in-the-eyfs/

Did you see my indoor superhero den? Nothing too fancy, the main thing being the dark tent and selection of superhero books and torches. The children loved it!

Shooting tricky word baddies was a great way for us to assess the children's knowledge. http://rockmyclassroom.com/2015/02/24/superhero-ideas-for-the-early-years/

When the children first received a letter from the Joker saying that he had kidnapped the superhero characters they were outraged! They quickly set to designing and building traps to catch him. http://rockmyclassroom.com/2015/02/24/superhero-ideas-for-the-early-years/

The children loved making potions to deter the baddies during our superhero topic. http://rockmyclassroom.com/2015/02/24/superhero-ideas-for-the-early-years/

Lots of superhero ideas for you in today's blog post - http://rockmyclassroom.com/2015/02/24/superhero-ideas-for-the-early-years/

Pics also on Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/rockmyclassroom/eyfs-superheroes/

Lots of superhero ideas coming up in a blogpost this evening. Keep your eyes peeled! 👀

Wow 4000 likes!!! Hello and welcome everyone 😀

Took a wee break over Easter back on my family farm in Northern Ireland. Here's the class dog Sam helping to bottle feed a pet lamb!

Hoping to get back to updating Facebook and the blog once term starts again!

Hope you all have a fab and restful Easter 💛