This week at placement I was busy again making up hours since we are nearly coming to the end of the semester.I took part in a few different activities this week.
On Wednesday I attended Castleview Primary at the Raploch Community Campus for a lunch time play unified session. This week Craig couldn’t make it so I had to collect the basketballs from him and head to the primary school. Me and Zoe took the lunchtime club. Craig had asked if I could do a similar session to last week. The kids came in and got a basketball and just had a play around to start with. Then I set out some cones for them to do some dribbling. Some of the children done this but others didn’t seem as keen. I then had to quickly improvise to try get everyone involved. One girl wanted to talk instead of playing so I came up with an idea which kept her involved. I got the children in a circle and they had to bounce the ball to each other and whoever got the ball had to tell everyone their name and a fun fact. This seemed to keep them interested. Then they just went back to some free time for the last 5 minutes.
Then on Wednesday after school I attended Fallin Primary School for an archery club. The children at this session are quite hyper and loud. The children got split into 3 groups. They started of having 2 arrows each and then this increased to 3. Then they had team games and they all become very competitive. Craig added in a cone to hit as a target and this gave them 15 points. Many of them tried to aim for this and a few did hit it and the room exploded with noise when they did. I also got another shot this week to try win it all for my team. But I drew with another team.
Finally on Thursday I attended the Peak for curling with a group of children who had ASN. I started off with the group of wheelchair users. It was interesting to see how curling can be adapted. The individuals get a stick and can play whilst sitting in their wheelchair. It does require some arm strength so it can be hard. One individual struggled as they didn’t have the full use of their arms and they then became disengaged because they couldn’t do it. So he then got a curling brush to sweep the ice so that he was still doing something related to the sport. I then moved up to the larger group and watched them take part in a team game.
I have had another busy week and look forward to next week!
-Chloe
It’s clear you have had busy week trying to fit hours in, but’s it great your managing it with not long to go I know what it’s like trying to fit in as many hours in as can also due to not starting placement later. Well done to you and Zoe for taking the lunchtime club without Craig there, that gives you more experience taking sessions in the future. All the best.
– Holly
I am glad to hear you are being very active within schools and the community. Juggling different commitments and responsibilities will help you improve your organisation for the future, so well done! I look forward to hearing about your experiences on your next day of placement.
-Stephanie
Sounds like you had a really busy time Chloe! I am so glad you are getting your hours in after the delay in starting your placement. Sounds really interesting to see the adaptations of different sports.