Teaching Assistant Level 3 Assignment 1

Question 1.   Describe how you might contribute to a lesson given to a group of seven year old children learning to play percussion instruments.
Before the lesson begins I would make sure that the classroom is neat and tidy and that there is enough chairs for all the staff and children.
  I would then prepare all the instruments, making sure that they are all in good working order and collect any sheet music needed.   I would familiarise myself with all that instruments and make sure I know all the names of the instruments.
Once the lesson begins I would supervise the pupils, helping to hold instruments correctly if they are having trouble.
I would observe and monitor the pupil’s behaviour to give feedback to the class teacher.
After the lesson I would ensure that all the instruments and equipment was put away making sure that they are all in good working order and that the classroom is neat and tidy.

Question 2.   What might your role be in organising, using and maintaining the learning resources, material and equipment for this percussion lesson?
I would make sure that all the instruments were ready before the lesson begins.   I would ensure that all sheet music is printed for each pupil including written instructions.
I would make sure the classroom was neat and tidy and that it was set out in a way that was conductive to the lesson, i.e. making sure that all the chairs/music stands were facing the same way and were all facing the teacher. I would make sure that there were no hazards that the children or staff could fall over.
I would make sure I understood both the school's safety instruction and instructions from the instruments themselves.
I would have a look at the instruments themselves to see how the work, how to hold them properly so that during the lesson I would answer a question put by a child.

Question 3.   Describe how you act in class in order to be an effective role model for the standards of behaviour expected in pupils?
To be an...