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Playing around with sounds - Rhyming words all end the same

My intentionality when I am singing this song with children is to support them to understand what the word rhyme means, how they can have fun with rhyme and create their own rhyme.  The tune for this song is "Mary had a little lamb..."

Rhyming words all end the same

End the same

End the same

Rhyming words all end the same

Just like cat and bat

Prioritise learning in team meetings with this easy tip 

Learning should always be first on your agenda.  Assessment and planning and/or internal evaluation should always be first on the agenda, housekeeping last.  Prioritise you value the most as a team - learning!


 Kaiako maths confidence shapes their mathematical interactions

 

How mathematically confident are you?  Any professional learning I facilitate around mathematics always asks this question to begin with.  Kaiako mathematical experiences and confidence can create a bias.  If I am not feeling confident in mathematics I am less likely to notice it and talk about it with children.