Interview PANIC

Whoops! · #1 (**permalink**) 14-11-2008, 08:44 AM

Hi there
I have been called for interview at a school that I would love to work with. I have been asked to teach maths for 30mins to year 4. I have very little expience at this age and am working thorugh my plan now. Just want some reasurrance. I thought that I would teach 2D shape lines of symmetry and get the class to fold cut out shapes (pre cut) as an investigation activity. To challenge G&T ask if circles have lines of symmetry - how many?
Do you think this would work, pitched at right age. I have checked PNS etc and think so.

Footiegirl · #2 (**permalink**) 14-11-2008, 10:52 AM

Hi,

congratulations! Yes sounds good to me (but check with others as been a while since I have taught!). Another
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for g&t perhaps could be that they estimate how many lines of symmetry there are before they start?

Good luck and let us know how it goes! x

Whoops! · #3 (**permalink**) 14-11-2008, 12:49 PM

thanks footiegirl,
Will add your G&T
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to the plan.

NuttySupplier · #4 (**permalink**) 14-11-2008, 04:13 PM

Congrats, and that sounds good..
More able could draw a shape of their own (time allowing!) with 2 lines of symmetry maybe too once they'd folded and recorded yours?
Think about how you want them to record their answers, are you going to try and sort the shapes at all? Or record as a class on the IWB maybe?

ruby_tuesday · #5 (**permalink**) 14-11-2008, 07:25 PM

Sounds good.... another extension activity could be to explore sides with lines of symmetry (regular polygons)?

Whoops! · #6 (**permalink**) 16-11-2008, 08:59 PM

Thanks for all your help and suggestions - all taken on board.

Whoops! · #7 (**permalink**) 20-11-2008, 08:30 PM

Just wanted to drop a line to say thanks for all the help given. I didn't get the job but I received excellent feedback which has really helped my confidence. The school was impressed with my lesson
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though
(thanks for the tips).

danfur · #8 (**permalink**) 21-11-2008, 03:38 PM

Ah bad luck Whoops
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. At least you got plenty of good feedback which will definitely give you more confidence when you go for interviews in the future.

NuttySupplier · #9 (**permalink**) 21-11-2008, 04:18 PM

Oh, shame Whoops!, but great experience if you've had positive feedback though! Your time will come!!
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ruby_tuesday · #10 (**permalink**) 22-11-2008, 03:30 PM

Sorry to hear that, but glad that the experience sounds like it has really helped you.

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