Secondary Supply

[a1chemist]

Since most of the stuff here is primary, here's my list of secondary school time fillers.

English;

Use the initial letters of your full name to describe yourself, e.g.
C= Caring with my friends
H= Happy when I play
R= Reading books every day
I= Inspired by music
S= Swimming is my hobby
etc.


Maths;

Using squared paper, Draw x and y axes and number the squares 1 to 10 on each axis.
Now draw a dot to dot style picture using the corners of the squares writing down the coordinates for each point in order. Next give your coordinates to someone else and see if they can plot your picture. (hours of fun once they get the hang of it but always useful to have some pre-prepared examples!)

Science;

(ks4) If they're all paying attention, split them into 2 teams- draw a 4x4(or bigger or smaller) grid and fill it in with different letters (a-v) and play biology-blockbusters;

adolescence the time from child to adult
aerobic respiration using oxygen
anaerobic respiration without oxygen
alimentary canal the food tube from mouth to anus
animal one
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dom of living organisms
antibiotic a medicine which kills bacteria
aorta the main blood vessel from the heart
artery a blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood
asexual reproduction without a mate
bacteria one type of very small organism
biceps a muscle in the arm
bile a liquid that helps digest fat
biodegradable a material that rots naturally
biomass living material that is an energy resource
biosphere where organisms survive
capillary a tiny blood vessel
carbohydrate food for energy
carbon dioxide a gas we exhale
cardiac to do with the heart
carnivore meat eater
cartilage tissue found in a
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cell smallest unit of a living thing
chlorophyll chemical that absorbs light in
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synthesis
chloroplasts structure in a cell where
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synthesis occurs
cholesterol fat that can clog arteries
chromosome a structure that contains genes
clone an identical organism
conservation keeping without needless losses
contraction a muscle getting shorter
convex eye lens
cytoplasm the jelly-like material in a cell
decompose to rot naturally
diabetes a disease that produces uncont
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ed blood sugar levels
diaphragm a muscle which contracts so that we can inhale
diffusion slow spreading out of particles
digestion brea
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down food
dilute not concentrated
ecosystem living and non-living factors interacting
enzyme a biological
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alyst
evolution very gradual change in a species
excretion removing waste from the body
extinction the death of a species
fermentation ma
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fertilisation male and female sex cells joining together
foetus a baby before it is born
food chain the order that living things are eaten in
food web many food chains linked together
fossil preserved remains of living things
gamete a sex cell
genes a unit of genetic information
genetics the study of inheritance
germination the
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t of growth from a plant seed
glucose a type of sugar
habitat where an organism lives
haemoglobin the
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ment in red blood cells
herbivore a plant eater
hormone a chemical messenger carried in the blood
immunisation a way of preventing disease
infra-red heating rays
insulation material to prevent
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ing
invertebrate an animal without a backbone
ligament a structure that holds bones together
liquid a state of matter with a fixed volume but no fixed shape
luminous something that gives out light
lung an organ for gas exchange
membrane boundary layer around the cytoplasm of cells
menstrual the monthly cycle of ovum release in a woman
microbe a very small organism
micros
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e the equipment we use to magnify very small things
mucus a slimy secretion
mutation a change in genes
nitrogen an element in proteins
nucleus the control centre of a cell
nutrients types of food
nutrition ta
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in food
oesophagus the part of the gut from mouth to stomach
omnivore an organism that eats animals and plants
organism a living thing
ovary the organ in a woman that releases eggs
oxygen the gas we need from air
ozone part of the atmosphere that protects us from UV radiation
parasite a harmful organism that lives on or in another living thing
penicillin a type of antibiotic
peristalsis the way food is moved down the gut

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synthesis the process plants use to make food
placenta the structure that nourishes a baby in the uterus
pollen where the male sex cell is found in a plant
pollution unnatural materials in the environment
predator an animal that hunts others for food
prey an animal that gets eaten
protein the type of food we need for growth and repair
reproduction ma
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another living thing
respiration the process that releases energy from food
result reading in an experiment
retina light sensitive layer in the eye
reversible a reaction that can go the either way
saliva liquid produced in the mouth
sensitive being able to detect changes
skeleton the bones of the body
sodium metal part of common salt
species a group of living things which can reproduce together
sperm male animal sex cell
stimulus a change in the environment which can be sensed
stomata pores on the bottom
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ace of a leaf
symbiosis a feeding relationship where both organisms benefit
tendon part of the body that connects muscle to bone
thorax section of the body between neck and abdomen
thyroid a gland in the neck
tissue lots of the same type of cells
transpiration water evaporating from leaves
triceps an arm muscle
ultrasound
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s beyond human hearing
ultraviolet harmful
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s that cause tanning
unsaturated a solution that dissolve more solute
urine liquid excreted from kidneys
uterus the organ where an embryo develops
vacuole where sap is stored in a plant cell
variation differences between individuals
vertebrate an animal with a backbone
virus a type of microorganism
vitamin a type of nutrient

[a1chemist]

loving the automatic smiley for "joint"!

[a1chemist]

My other favourite is to get them to draw a picture of their bedroom/school/classroom/town/house/street as it is now. Then to draw the same place but showing how it would look;

Before and after the industrial revolution.
Before and after a war.
If they converted to Judaism/Islam/Christianity/Rastafarianism etc.
If aliens took over.
If there was an earthquake.

Or something else to fit the subject. If there is time I get some of them to explain their drawings to the rest of the class, or write about them if they finish quickly.

[NuttySupplier]

Fab! I'd love to use some of these in my class for morning work!

Eh-hem... and I need to brush up on my science loo
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at that list!!

[a1chemist]

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It is a challenging list, I always end up changing the questions on the spot to make them easier/harder.

[danfur]

Wow, I don't think I'd be able to that activity. Might try using something similar for KS2.

Wanted to ask you A1chemist. Am thin
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of applying for an HLTA post in a secondary school. My reasons are that I want to keep wor
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with children but applying for primary posts is so disheartening, never even getting so much as an interview. I'd also like to have a little more time on my social life, my mum has been pretty sick this year (she has had breast cancer) and it's sort of
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e me realise that life is so short, I want to enjoy my free time with my family and friends.
I'm also finding being back on supply after a year with my own class really hard. I miss the feeling of having colleagues to rely on, and I miss knowing the children and their parents. i'm also hating the uncertainty of when I'll work and how much money i'm going to have.

The only thing that is worrying me about the job potentially is behaviour management. Obviously i can say about having experience of the curriculum and being able to teach and assess etc but behaviour management of older children is something different to primary. What sort of strategies do you use with children that I could perhaps use if an interview came about?

[nutcracker]

Love the science blockbusters. I'll have to try it. You could do that for any subject and any ability really couldn't you.

[a1chemist]

Hi Danfur, sorry it's taken me a while to reply. The main thing with behaviour is to find out what the other teachers do, there will usually be a school policy or at least a departmental policy, it's usually something like;

first offence name on board,
one tick for second offence,
third offence and they're out.
trouble with this is you have to know their names quickly.

Some schools use a similar system where the kids are shown a yellow card, then a red card, which gets over the names issue but you have to remember who's been naughty!
It's important to use something the other teachers use, especially for supply work as it's more familiar to them and they respect you for following the rules.

The other really important thing is to learn the names of the heads of year and pretend that you're pretty good friends who will definately be meeting for a coffee at sometime today.
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There will also be a referal system where you can make a note of an incident and pass it on to a senior colleague to deal with. Especially useful if you're in and out of different schools. Again you need to find out what it's called and let the kids know that you're aware of the system.

Scarily alot of schools have emergency buttons. Either a button on the wall or in the bromcom register. If you press this one of the senior management usually turn up.

Big kids aren't usually that bad, they just need continuity and consistency, same as primary I'm sure. The main thing is to stay calm, try not to shout, and pop your head round to the teacher next door if you're stuck!

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[NuttySupplier]

bromcom register?

[a1chemist]

It's an electronic register. Every member of staff has an A5 sized box with a keypad and display screen, you type in the period, your initials and a "?" and your register appears on screen!

It's good because the school can keep track on truanting patterns, you can also use it to enter marks and it all goes straight to a central database in the office.
Sadly no use for your personal records as you don't get a paper
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y unless you request one.