Planning and Organisation Strategies for Primary Teachers
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In such a fast-paced environment
where the classroom setting is ever changing, it can be a pretty daunting
exercise maintaining the structure.
Although adaptability is everything
in the classroom, here’s some top planning and organisation tips to help stand
you in good stead throughout the school year.
Keep things as simple as possible
It’s important to remember that every primary school pupil
will be different and they may require varied levels of help and support.
All planning and organisation should therefore take account
of this, ensuring that pupils have adequate time to both understand and
complete the tasks being given to them.
While this may slow elements of the lesson down, especially
where additional resources or materials are required, some basic approaches can
make a big difference.
Instructions and processes should be simplified as much as
possible, and you may wish to break down bigger tasks into smaller manageable
chunks.
It’s also worth ensuring that pupils understanding what is
being asked of them, so time should be included to demonstrate and run through
the learning processes.
Think about the classroom set-up
Organising a classroom requires a primary teacher to
consider several key pointers – from their own desk to the layout of tables.
Look to keep the number of items on your own desk to a
minimum and place it in a position where can have oversight of the entire
class.
Tables should then be arranged so that no one has their back
to the board, with desks arranged in small groups or in a U-shaped layouts
often popular.
Children should also have space to move around as necessary
and any resources should be positioned in easy to access areas to ensure that
classroom tasks can be started as quickly as possible.
Know the week ahead
With many different lessons and tasks to manage throughout a week, alongside meetings and other essential activities, it’s important for a teacher to know what any day involves.
A desk calendar can help with organisation, acting as a
support to digital calendars found with email account and similar, as it
provides a simple and visual means of tracking important dates, events and
meetings.
You may also want to colour code your diary for certain
lessons or tasks, as it can be a useful way of staying on top of any marking or
lesson planning deadlines.
Remember that flexibility is key
As touched on previously, children may learn at different
rates and understanding things differently, meaning it might not always be
possible to stick rigidly to plans.
Flexibility is therefore vital within any planning, as you’ll need to have back-up activities and support resources ready in case the direction of a lesson changes
slightly or youngsters are not sure on certain
concepts.
Worksheets can be easily organised into folders by topics to
help with this, and kept in easily accessible locations so that they can be
used as and when required.
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