Teaching Practice Task 4: From Theory to Practice

Program link: This task is associated to the guidelines of the course EPR 3003 Mathematics for the
Primary School Teacher Course learning outcomes 2 Recognize the relationship between how
children learn mathematics with the theories of learning and their psychological impact on learning
math.

Objective: You will identify teaching and learning activities that can be related to behaviorist and
constructivist theories. You will note at least ten activities (for English, Math or Science) that the
teacher or you used. For each activity noted, identify the theoretical perspective and evaluate the
activity for engagement.

Activity observed in Theory Engagement

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Each group will have a puzzle Constructivist theory. The students were well engaged in this activity, because it was
and each group will have hands on and visual where they will solve the puzzles to skip
different numbers and different count, and thats related to the constructivist theory because they
pictures so the students should will learn how to skip count and thats related to their
organize the puzzles by skip understanding and learning through the lesson.
counting to get the right
organization of the picture and
will glue it on a plain paper.
1.
Each group will have sun, grass, Constructivist theory. The students were all engaged in this activity because the activity
bug, lizard, snake and falcon they were working on is based on their understanding to the lesson
pictures. And the students will and their creativity in how they will make the food chain.
create a food chain according to
the pictures they have by
sticking them on the paper.
After finishing each group will
discuss about their food chain.
2.

3. It will be group work, Constructivist theory. The students in this activity were engaged and ready to do the
each group will have a activity because it was a bit challenging for them in the way of
cup and sticks, each cup thinking how to find how many sticks they have to put according
will have a number on it,
to the cup they have. So they will be solving the activity according
and the students have to
put the sticks inside the to their understanding and that will prove if the students
cup using equal numbers, understood the lesson or not.
for example: a cup with
number 4, so the student
will put 2 sticks inside the
cup.
 4.
It will be pair work, each pair
will have an ice cream cone and
ice cream scoop, the ice cream
cone will have a number on it,
for example (2) so the students
should write which equal
numbers give us the answer (2)?
And they will write it on the ice
cream scoop. And then they will
glue their work on a plain paper.
5. The students will ave Constructivist theory
puzzles with pictures in it
and the other half of the
puzzle will be the
equation of the picture,
but each group will have
the wrong equation so the
students should look for
the right answer by going
to the other groups till
they find the answer.
6. Giving the students group
work and remind them of
the group work rules.
7. Doing a whole class
activity in the way of
choosing the quietest
student in the class to
come in front the board
and solve the question
8. Remind the students of
the classroom rules during
the activities.
9. Using classroom dojo in
the activity.
10. Connecting the reward
system to the activities
Constructivist theory In this activity the students were engaged because the activity was
something that they like which is an ice cream and its appropriate
for their age which will catch their attention at the same time, and
this activity is going to make the students think of two equal
numbers that will give them the sum below. So they will have
discussions and using strategies to get the answer.
The students were engaged and ready to do the activity because it
was a different way to teach the students in the way they will find
the right answer where they should move from group to another to
find their right puzzle piece, which means that they have to find
the answer first and then they can look for the equation.
Behaviorist theory The students are well engaged in this activity, because they will be
working in groups and in the class we have rules for each group
who work together, work quietly and listen to the teacher
instructions and if they followed the rules they will get points on it.
Behaviorist theory The engagement of the students was positive and effective because
in that way the students will be quiet and paying attention to what
the teacher is saying so they can come in front of their classmates.
Behaviorist theory The engagement of the students was good and positive, and its
effective because the students will be well behaved and paying
attention to the teacher so they can understand the lesson.
Behaviorist theory The students was engaged in this activity, because the teacher will
be using class dojo which is effective on the students behavior
because in this website the teacher can give and take off points
from the students behavior.
Behaviorist theory The students are well engaged in this activity, because the teacher
can give them points in their reward system chart according to
their behavior in the class.