Make a list of the sequence of skills necessary for ultimate
mastery of the content of your lesson through a constructivist approach. Which
of these learning activities/skills lend themselves to student’s individual or
group construction? How might you structure learning activities that lead
students to discover these skills/these principles?
The constructive lesson that my group came up with in class
last week is about shapes. The teacher would introduce the different shapes to
the students and explain their similarities and differences. The objective for
the students would be to correctly identify shapes and to use the shapes to
create different objects and structures.
1st – Students will need understand what a shape
is and how objects that we use every day are made up of different shapes.
2nd – Students will learn to identify specific
shapes. (square, circle, rectangle, triangle, diamond, heart, etc.)
3rd – Students will cut out shapes and match them
up to objects in the classroom,
4th – Students will use shape cut outs to create
different objects and structures. (for example, two triangles can make a square
when put together).
5th – Students will use a chart with different
shape categories to place objects in the correct category.
The activities in this lesson that lend themselves to a
student’s individual construction are the hands on exploration of shapes in the
classroom and the use of cut out shapes to create different objects.
I would structure other learning activities that lead students to discover this skill and shape principles in a similar way as the lesson that my group came up with. Students will be given opportunities to apply the concept that they have learned and I would check for understanding by monitoring them while doing an activity or with a post assessment.
Here is a sample constructivist lesson that also deals with objects and shapes:
I would structure other learning activities that lead students to discover this skill and shape principles in a similar way as the lesson that my group came up with. Students will be given opportunities to apply the concept that they have learned and I would check for understanding by monitoring them while doing an activity or with a post assessment.
Here is a sample constructivist lesson that also deals with objects and shapes:
I like how you and your group made learning about shapes hands on. Of course, as you mentioned, this is part of what makes it a constructivist lesson, but it also helps make learning about shapes fun and easier for young students to understand.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great activity and has many constructivist elements. I think another neat way to incorporate shapes is after they search the classroom for shapes move to the school, and then outside. This way they see shapes in all of their surroundings and make more connections!
ReplyDeleteI like the hands-on way that your group approached this lesson. Great job!
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