Journal Notes for Practicum 3b.

Week Two

Write your journal in paragraph form. It should be a minimum of 100 words and clearly
illustrated with photographs. Remember, it is your personal account of your thoughts, feelings
and reactions during your time in the preschool. Consequently, you may choose to focus not only
on the discussion points raised in each observation and/or use one, all or none of the following
focus points in your journal.

You can use this table to make notes / jot down ideas during TP. It would also be helpful to
consistently compare this practicum with previous TP experience and reflect on your
professional development with reference to the TP Competencies.

What is your general feeling about TP at the end of the day?

- In the second week, I felt more comfortable than before and MST was good with me. The
children loved me and know when I came to them in the next day. Most of the children said
teacher teach us.

Reflect on the duties / activities did you carry out during the preschool today. How do you feel
about your efforts? Was there anything you could have done to improve the quality of the
learning experience for the children?

- Most of my activities were differentiation and hand on, children liked them. The think that I
need to make it better do not extend more time in the explanation because children will take
time to finish their activities.

What was the most interesting activity or strategy you saw your MST use? Why did you think it
was interesting and worth noting/remembering? Compare this with previous TP experience.

- MST had an amazing activity for students because most of them a hand on and students
enjoyed the activities.

What progress have you made in terms of your own personal targets for TP this semester?
Which TP competencies do you feel you achieved and which do you think that you need to focus
on next time? Discuss ways in which you could do this.

- I think that I achieved most of my goals that I want to focus on it. This week I focused on the
organizing the time of the lesson.
What evidence of learning did you identify/document today? Relate this to the UK EYFS early
learning goals.

- I taught children English and Math subjects. In English was letter Mm,
while in the Math number 3.

What was the most important thing you learnt about the role of the teacher in managing all
aspects of the school day? Compare this with previous TP experience and where possible make
links with college based learning.

- In this week, I learned from my teacher how I should manage the time for the explanation and
for the activities.