Friday 15th February

Class 3: Antarctica

This was my last lesson not only with this class but on my placement. I was glad that this group were my last because i was getting the most from them as they were older. The workshops that we had done were fun and educational and i think the children had hopefully really enjoyed it.

This drama workshop was the conclusion of our antarctic expedition. I started by recapping on what we had done previously so they new where we were at in the journey. The first activity explored the movement of seals, i gave them a brief outline of the difference between a seal and a sealion (which is mainly the way it moves) and turned it into a competition. The children had great fun with this and it was really fun to watch. One particular student was unbelievably good at moving like a seal, as commented by the teacher. The next task i looked at moving in a huddle, refering back to the penguins we had seen previously. This lead into a game of mrs mangle. In all my experience with working with children i have never encounted anyone who couldn't do this game until today. But as soon as i saw this wasn't working i moved on.

The final section of the lesson the class were in there original groups i told them a snippet of information and they began acting it out every so often i would stop them give them another snippet of info and leave them to add that to their scene. This was things like:

• One of your team has collapsed
• A helicopter has come to rescue you do you go or carry on to your destination.
• Think about the present, what are you doing now, are you famous? are you still alive?

After they had spent a good amount of time building this back story i sat them in a circle and adopted a hot seating technique so the children could ask the someone about there journey. The children seemed to really enjoy this activity and some of the responses were excellent. i felt this was also a great way to conclude the expedition.

Golden Time

Every Friday afternoon the children get 'golden time' we couldn't do this last week due to the small amount of staff. This is a 40minute session where the children can freely choose an activity. If a child has been naughty through the week they get time deducted from their golden time. I joined in with Zumba and Arts and crafts. It was a fun afternoon and a great way to conclude my placement.