I have a smallish tin, in which I've stored USB sticks so they are all in the one place. The other day I decided to look through this tin. Some of these memory sticks have been with me for years!
And there in the tin was the very first USB I ever owned. I remember it had very little memory compared to ones I bought in recent years...
I inserted it into the PC and, amongst a number of files, I found some photos of my Year 2 classroom from 2007. Ah...what memories! I have edited some of the photos using the 'Dispersion tool' in Picsart...so the students' faces are disguised somewhat.
One of the units of work in SOSE ( Studies of Society and Environment which was to be discontinued and replaced by the separate disciplines of History and Geography, when the National Curriculum was introduced) the class studied, was Food Production. So we had a classroom 'supermarket'.
I called our supermarket Colworths, which is a combination of Woolworths and Coles, the major supermarkets.
Even in a classroom supermarket, there can be long queues at the Checkout at times ! 😉
But some people are so cheerful and don't mind waiting in the queue...
But you might have to pack your own groceries!
Finally at the checkout....
I love this next photo! Note the second cash register which one of the students made out of boxes. I have this vague memory of it being made at home and proudly brought along to our supermarket.
These two shoppers start to 'sample' their shopping! 😆
Now also in this Unit, our classroom also featured a 'farm'!
Another favourite photo...the little bantam is actually some polystyrene balls covered with glued on feathers. I didn't make it but found it in a homewares store. I fell in love with this little rooster a few years before, and lol and behold, as an early years teacher, it came in handy to set up these learning areas in my classroom.
A paper farmyard made in art lessons....
When I retired in 2011, I handed on all these resources that I'd purchased, to other teachers, rather than bring them home. I had no real space to store such items while I waited for grandchildren.
I don't miss teaching but it was lovely to look back at these photos...
And there in the tin was the very first USB I ever owned. I remember it had very little memory compared to ones I bought in recent years...
I inserted it into the PC and, amongst a number of files, I found some photos of my Year 2 classroom from 2007. Ah...what memories! I have edited some of the photos using the 'Dispersion tool' in Picsart...so the students' faces are disguised somewhat.
One of the units of work in SOSE ( Studies of Society and Environment which was to be discontinued and replaced by the separate disciplines of History and Geography, when the National Curriculum was introduced) the class studied, was Food Production. So we had a classroom 'supermarket'.
I called our supermarket Colworths, which is a combination of Woolworths and Coles, the major supermarkets.
Even in a classroom supermarket, there can be long queues at the Checkout at times ! 😉
But some people are so cheerful and don't mind waiting in the queue...
But you might have to pack your own groceries!
Finally at the checkout....
I love this next photo! Note the second cash register which one of the students made out of boxes. I have this vague memory of it being made at home and proudly brought along to our supermarket.
These two shoppers start to 'sample' their shopping! 😆
Now also in this Unit, our classroom also featured a 'farm'!
Another favourite photo...the little bantam is actually some polystyrene balls covered with glued on feathers. I didn't make it but found it in a homewares store. I fell in love with this little rooster a few years before, and lol and behold, as an early years teacher, it came in handy to set up these learning areas in my classroom.
A paper farmyard made in art lessons....
When I retired in 2011, I handed on all these resources that I'd purchased, to other teachers, rather than bring them home. I had no real space to store such items while I waited for grandchildren.
I don't miss teaching but it was lovely to look back at these photos...
