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So, I've got an interview next week.

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Oakmaiden · 24/09/2014 20:07

Actually - two! Yay me!

But of course I have to teach a demonstration lesson. It can be on ANYTHING I want. Anything at all. As long as it is maths or english, obviously.

How come I cannot think of a single thing to teach?

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temporarilyjerry · 24/09/2014 21:34

Ha ha. Why does this always happen? Like when there are observations going on. Can't think of what to teach.

What age group will you be teaching?

Oakmaiden · 24/09/2014 23:28

Year 4 for the full lesson observation. Class with lots of eal, so I don't want to do English as I have no idea of their capabilities.

Then a 15 min mental maths lesson with y3. Which should be easy, but, hm. 15 minutes.

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MsHerodotus · 25/09/2014 19:05

It can be on ANYTHING I want. Anything at all. As long as it is maths or english, obviously Grin

Oakmaiden · 25/09/2014 22:19

I know, MsHerodotus. It sounds like a contradiction. It has to be a maths or english lesson, but can be on any topic/subject.

I think I will do maths. Or the Magic Box.

Ho hum.

I have to do a 15min mental masths lesson too - was wondering about doing times tables there...

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phlebasconsidered · 26/09/2014 18:32

If I could, i'd do shape and space mental. It sounds like a contradiction, but it works. Go over vocab ( edge, vertex etc) and then play barrier games with one person drawing the shape the other person is describing. It really forces them to think. And it's fun!

If not, for the mental i'd play games finding multiples, or halving and doubling. Everyone does tables. It's also far easier to differentiate halving / doubling.

For the full lesson I would always rather do literacy. Why not go for a word class focus lesson ( you can always ask about ability and setting beforehand, even a table plan, I did my last interview!) ? I'd find out their topic and plan accordingly. I would starter with word classes, visual images and find examples of all word classes from images of their topic.This can be done as a table. Same image each table or not, up to you. Then i'd work towards, in a lesson, a focus on writing using expanded noun phrases, or maybe fronted adverbials ( obv, differentiated) based on writing a paragraph from a clip of film or image. Continuing from a stop point works well. I like using "Raintown", an animation on Youtube, you can stop and say...."What happens to him?" (A robot, left to drown.) Lots of modelling, a bit of group work, some individual work, sharing at the end, drawing out good examples.

I've found whizz bang doesn't work for me in interviews, but less is more does.

Oakmaiden · 26/09/2014 19:25

Thanks phlebas. I will play around with a couple of the ideas you have given me for mental maths.

I actually emailed the school yesterday about maths ability grouping, so I feel committed now! I think I have a reasonably solid but interesting idea now, after several days mulling it over.

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toomuchicecream · 27/09/2014 18:23

I once did a year 4 interview lesson on spelling, using mnemonics. Ideas for warm up games from jumpstart literacy, then post it notes for each group so they could come up for words of differentiated ability. Plenary was listening to the mnemonics from each group then chanting one I'd prepared together. Worked well.

Oakmaiden · 01/10/2014 16:22

Didn't get it. :(

Apparently they thought I was an outstanding candidate, but there was someone outstandinger...

So now I need to polish up my plan for tomorrow.... Interview number 2...

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breward · 01/10/2014 17:42

Good luck!

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