TP Task 2 – Active Learning Environments

Planning activities that allow students to clarify, question, apply, and consolidate new
knowledge.
What is an active learning environment? What are its benefits? How does it link to the
inquiry cycle?
"Active learning" means students engage with the material, participate in the
class, and collaborate with each other.
Reference Teachingcommons.stanford.edu. (2018). Promoting Active Learning | Teaching Commons.
[online] Available at: https://teachingcommons.stanford.edu/resources/learning-
resources/promoting-active-learning [Accessed 9 Dec. 2018].

Choose 3 lessons to observe to answer the following questions:

What was the prior
What was the impact of the
What was the activity? learning to this
activity i.e. no. of ss engaged?
lesson?
Students were able to find The students were
letter “p” asked to say the
sound of letter “p”
Students were able to play Say the sound of
puzzle with letter ‘T’ letter ‘t’

Students make hand crafts of

words starts with letter ‘w’

Which activity engaged most students? Why do you think this happened?
Make hand crafts, they were engaged most and they were able to make it.

Record and reflect on the safety components of at least 3 lessons taught while on TP.:
What safety issues were taken into Students were taught how to make a
consideration? hand crafts like “watermelon, window”
Were the students made aware of them? Yes, they were aware because they
How? extended to real-life.
Did any safety issues arise in the lesson No
that were not planned for?
Is there signage in the classroom Yes, first aid box.
regarding safety?