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I am going to go wild tomorrow and teach using Numicon with my class of Reception children.
Ive had it in my classroom all year, but I havent ever used it before...seemed to complicated to me.
But after having looked on Pinterest...my favourite place to be at the moment, Ive discovered that there are lots of ways to use this resource, and so Im going to give it a try.
Seems straight forward enough...but then its easy to make mistakes.
Does anyone have any good ways to use it that they can recommend?
Always up for any recommendations.
Mine isnt that good. I know how I want things, but I cant quite make them work as I saw them in my minds eye.
This has become very important as an EYFS teacher, because my classroom needs moving about on a regular basis, and I can see how I want it to be in my head...but when I get into the room and start shifting furniture it doesnt look right.
I follow some amazing blogs by people in EYFS and so if anyone has any photos of their classroom I would LOVE to see them...if YOU know anyone...tell them.
I think I need less table space and more role play space...which is hard to create in a square room with no nooks and crannies.
Will try again tomorrow.
Yes...very weird...but Im excited.
The school is winding up for holidays soon, and I cant wait to get into my room at home and get lots of things ready for the new term...
Im reading useful (and AMAZING) blogs, and making lists of all the things that I need to make MY things go with a swing.
As I said...very excited.
Its all too much...
News from the hospital is that the whole illness thing with husband was started by Glandular fever.
Apparently it got introduced into his spinal column - from his surgery I guess, and that is what has caused all the problems and illness things that have been going on for what seems like forever.
I am now struggling...everything has focused on him, which in itself isnt a problem, but it has now gone so far that he wont do ANYTHING...not a thing.
He wont help in the house, he wont help with the garden, he wont help with the boys...not a thing.
Im getting to the point where I am now cross...he is just being lazy.
I know that he is struggling with feeling ill and tired, but it has now turned into a giant "feel sorry for me" fest.
I could cry.
And quite often do.
So many things have happened in the last few weeks that it seems impossible to think about it all.
My husband has been rushed into hospital a total of 3 times in this period, which has not been fun or easy.
The first time, the ambulance crew thought that he had had a stroke...but he was tested and given a lumbar puncture and sent home with a big no.
The second time, the ambulance crew thought again that he had had a stroke...but he was tested again, given 3 more lumbar punctures, and was told he had viral meningitis. They sent him home the same day...with anti-virals and a promise that he would rest.
Then this third time, he was rushed in with suspected bacterial meningitis, and given another 3 lumbar punctures...he is getting good at them now...and told that he had swelling on his brain.
In all this time, my mother in law has been with us...and I couldnt manage without her. She has been my angel.
We asked her to come the first time was needed because we didnt know what was going to happen with papa elephant. He was only in for a short time, so she went home again.
The second time she was here for 3 weeks because he was in for such a long time.
Then this time she is here for a week I think.
Normally we get on ok, but she has been my rescuer and my saviour.
She has kept the washing and drying up to date for me, and has looked after the boys whilst I have been working silly hours at school.
I have found new respect for her, and will always remember what she has done for us...
