Today, it’s your turn for playground duty. What do you usually do? Sip your tea or join in a football game?
Read this article about playground duty: https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/playground-duty-are-you-patroller-or-present
Step 1: Read the text. Look up the words you don't understand.
Tip: fill in a Frayer Model for new words:
| important words | Do you have these roles or subjects at your school? |
| SMSA | School Meals Supervisory Assistant |
| SLT | Senior Leadership Team |
| PSHE education | Personal, Social, Health and Economic education. It is a school curriculum subject in England that helps children stay healthy, safe and prepared for life |
Step 2: Make a Venn Diagram about Patrollers and Presents:

What does a Patroller do, what does a Present do and what do they have in common?
Step 3: Can you describe your experience with doing playground duty? Are you more of a Patroller or a Present, do you tend to patrol and observe, or do you prefer to be fully present and engaged. Why and how?
Use phrases such as...
VocabularyYou’re lucky when there are no conflicts when you’re on playground duty, but often there are. Make your own mind map. Think of the words you need for each of these tasks:
Which of these concepts is new to you? Which are familiar? Make notes for yourself, or find examples for each of these concepts. |