Tan Poh Geok

A little about me

I work across early years groups as an assistant educator. Much of my contribution is noticing a moment while it is happening and writing it down before the detail is lost. A useful note stays close to what I saw, so the lead teacher can consider it alongside other observations and decide what it might mean for planning.

I am interested in the small details that help an inquiry continue: what a child returns to, which materials hold attention and what has changed since the previous attempt. I do not want a record to leap from an action to an explanation. Keeping the observation clear gives the teaching team room to compare perspectives and to make a decision with the wider context in view.

When I support a learning sequence, I look for practical ideas that can be shared with the teacher responsible for the plan. A simple prompt or structure can help us collect observations consistently, but it should not replace professional judgement. The next step belongs to the people who know the group, can talk together and can check whether the idea fits what is happening.