This week we used the 'Fireworks' activity as a model to do some creative displays. Some children stayed with fireworks and explosions, while others were really creative with the project outline, using different sprites and sounds. I think their completed projects would make good e-cards to send to teachers perhaps. Mrs. Ferencz-Clarke had managed to put the Firework Resources on the school network in the P for pupil folder so, for each child, importing the new sprites and the 'bang' sound was straightforward. I had been wondering how we'd do this but it was no problem. Adam was a great help with difficulties I couldn't sort out and the children really appreciated having him work with them. The headphones definitely helped to keep the noise down in this week's activity.
It's really nice getting to know the 15 children in the group as 7 girls and 7 boys were present this time. We have each group of children for 5 weeks so when the next 15 children start I'll make the badges and then we will get to know them a bit more quickly. I'll have to collect the badges in each week as, firstly they might forget to bring them back, and secondly, if I buy badge surrounds, I want to recycle them to save cost.
All in all, I felt a lot happier about how it went this week and I think my increased confidence is mainly because I am getting to know the children and their individual personalities now which always makes working with people/children more enjoyable.
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