Mar 17, 2021
Opportunistic Teaching Outside The Classroom
As a teacher and a mother of 4, I realize that everything becomes teachable. Honestly, these ‘unexpected moments’ become the ones that they most remember.
At first, starting the mindset of the ‘teachable moment’ might feel strange; otherwise, you would possibly find that you are doing it all along. I assumed I would share some of our family learning adventures to assist spark that ‘teachable moment’ in your home. Students of boarding school in Dehradun use these opportunities to learn outside the classroom which helps students to be more creative and learn out of the box.
Stuffed Animals (or Toy Figures and Models)
- I think each kid has a collection. Let’s place these fluffs of cotton to work! Initially, we named the animal. However, that name should, in some way spark a learning moment regarding the animal.
- For instance, we’ve got an opossum that we named Benjamin. Opossums are marsupials, which suggests that they carry their babies in a pouch. The opossum is the sole marsupial in North America. Most are found in Australia. The coast of Australia is the Island of Tasmania. A zoo in Tasmania that had the last known Tasmanian tiger, additionally called a thylacine. His name was Benjamin. The opossum and thylacine even have jaws that are hinged equally. All of my kids will tell you this info with understanding. They bring it to mind as a result of the stuffed opossum Benjamin.
- The stuffed animal we had was a brown bat that we named Stellaluna, after the book of an equivalent name. We tend to mention; however, her name is basically two Latin roots mixed together; “stell” which suggests “star” and “luna” which means “moon”. With simply learning these two roots from the book/stuffed animal, they’re ready to apply those roots to different words and deduce what they mean, such as: lunar or stellar.
Room Decorations
My kids like the glow-in-the-dark stars. We bought a bunch of them and hot pasted them to push pins; thus, we may stick them into the ceiling. We didn’t just stick the stars randomly into the ceiling. We tend to place them in the shapes of constellations. At night, we will turn out the lights during the hour and review our constellations.
As they got older, they may opt for the constellations they wished to feature to their ceiling. This additionally led to discussions regarding seeing these constellations in the night and why constellations move and change. The constellations which they remember the most are those they picked to feature to the ceiling!
Park Time
- Going to the park is often fun. They get to play in the park and run free such as puppies. As a family, we tend to enjoy walking through the woods and seeing what nature needs to show us. Before we move to the park, I prefer to check with their curriculum and see what nature things they’re learning. We create a point to look for those things on our nature walks.
- Tree; Leaf Types: If your kids are learning regarding tree and leaf types have them collect different types of leaves that demonstrate the different leaf vein types or get them to entails to you {which ones} trees are broadleaf and which ones are the coniferous tree.
- Seeds: Trees and plants all begin from seeds. Collect seeds that you find. Bring them home and check out to identify them. Compare the size of a seed to the size of the plant.
- Food Chains: Maybe you have got an opportunity to watch a spider spin a web or see a lizard catch a meal. These are great jump-off points to speak about the food chain.
- Tracking: The fun is finding animal tracks. If you discover tracks, you’ll be able to look and bring up what kind of animal it belongs to. Point out foot characteristics. However, do they help the animal to survive? Was the track webbed? That’s good for paddling within the water. Was the foot hooved? That’s good for walking through fields. If you actually want to make finding animal tracks fun, take a container of Plaster of Paris with you. Add water to it after you discover the track. Use a stick to stir it, so pour it into the track. In a few minutes, it’ll harden, and you can take your animal track home with you.
The opportunities are endless. The best ways in which to implement “teachable moments” are:
- Find straightforward ways in which to feature details to whatever you’re doing.
- Ask the kid to share with you what they already realize what you’re doing (this can offer you the best idea of the next step in information).
- Empower the kid to draw conclusions or choose the design.
- Allow the kid to show you! They remember teaching it themselves.
- Coordinate the moments with the school syllabus for the best impact.
Every day is filled with opportunities to expand our children’s excitement for learning. The moments wherever they’ll see something touch something, and share it with you’re the things they’ll remember the most.
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https://eduminattiofficial.medium.com/how-to-maintain-discipline-in-the-classroom-f98ffc58df89
