A day in the life of a teacher

The teacher
Miss Taylor is a teacher in a special school. The
school takes children with learning difficulties from
the age of 3 to 11.

Miss Taylor begins work at 7.45am each week day.

She arrives at school early because there are lots of
lessons to prepare before the children arrive.

The children start school at 8.45am Miss Taylor greets

them at the door and takes them into the classroom.
The teacher marks the register and then it is time for
assembly.

Miss Taylor has two teaching assistants to help her in class. The teaching assistants are
called T.A.s and their role is to support the teacher and the pupils throughout the day.

Each Wednesday the children go swimming. They go to a special warm pool called a
hydrotherapy pool. Many of the children are in wheelchairs and there is a hoist to help
them get in and out of the water.

On their return, the children have a snack of toast and milk. Miss Taylor takes them out
to the playground for breaktime at around 10.45am. When it is her turn for playground
duty she stays outside with the children.

After playtime, the children study Literacy. Miss Taylor has picture symbols to help
pupils with their reading.

Lunch takes place in the hall at midday. All the children

gather together. Sometimes Miss Taylor sits and eats with
the children if she is not too busy in the classroom.

After lunch, the children are taught Science and French by

specialist teachers. The bell goes at the end of the day at
3.00pm and the children go home. Miss Taylor has a staff
meeting on Wednesdays, so she stays behind until 4.15pm.

In the evening, Miss Taylor tries to relax, but often she has
homework of her own to do ready for the next day.

Luckily, Miss Taylor loves her job!

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 A day in the life of a teacher

Read the text and answer the questions below about the life of a teacher.

What does Miss Taylor use to help her pupils to learn to read?

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What is special about the swimming pool that the children go to?

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What time do the pupils arrive at school and leave at the end of the day?

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Wednesdays are busy days for Miss Taylor at school – why?

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Who assists Miss Taylor in the classroom and what are their roles?

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Write the order of lessons described in the text.

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What snack do the children have in the mornings?

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Why does Miss Taylor arrive before the children in the mornings?

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 A day in the life of a teacher

Write a sentence about each of these pictures. You can use the key words to help you. An
example is done for you.

specialist teacher hydrotherapy pool playground duty

staff meeting register assembly

The children arrive at school at 8.45 am.

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 A day in the life of a teacher

Here is Wednesday’s page from Miss Taylor’s planning file.

The events of the day have got mixed up. Sort out the events for Miss
Taylor, then write them in the grid provided.

Time Lesson / meeting Location

8.45 am Playtime Classroom
9.00 am Hydrotherapy Hall
10.00 am Assembly Classroom
10.45 am Register Hall
11.00 am Science Hydrotherapy pool
12.00 Staff meeting Science laboratory
1.00 pm Literacy Playground
2.00 pm Lunch French room
3.00 pm French Staffroom

Time Lesson / meeting Location

8.45 am

9.00 am

10.00 am

10.45 am

11.00 am

12.00

1.00 pm

2.00 pm

3.00 pm

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 A day in the life of a teacher

Make a list of all the lessons that you have in school. Name the
teacher that teaches each lesson and then write the location of each
lesson.

Lesson Teacher Location

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