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A Manual for Teacher Trainers
Introduce
the session
by making
these points
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
below
Ask three teachers to come up and read one paragraph
each from the passage in Scenario 1
Make three groups of 4-6 teachers each (all members of a
group should have the same gender)
Ask one group to arrange themselves like solid particles,
one to arrange themselves like liquid particles and one to
arrange themselves like gas particles (solid particles will
be very close together, liquid particles will be further away
from each other and gas particles will be far apart)
solid
liquid
gas
liquid
Ask teachers in
attendance to
reflect on what
they just saw with
the aid of this
script
This helps
explain the
responses to
the questions
above
Incorporating activities in
your lesson plan allows
students to learn by doing
discussions
Role playing
Student-led
exercise solving
writing
Focus
Physical demonstration
by students
Explain level 1
A score of 1 will be
attained if the
lesson includes a
basic reading
activity involving
students
Usually teachers in
a teacher-centered
environment, read
and carry out the
entire lesson
themselves; this
goes against the
idea of including
children in the
learning process
Explain level 2
A score of 2 will be
attained if in
addition to a
reading activity,
the lesson includes
an activity
performed by
students which is
instructive and
relevant
to the SLO
Explain level 3
A score of 3 will be
attained if, in
addition to a
reading activity,
the lesson includes
2 or more relevant
and instructive
activities
performed by
students
Explain level 0
If even level 1 is
not met, the score
attained will be 0
Conduct 3 activities with the group to show that activities can be low cost,
fun, and instructive
Introduce the section by telling participants that the myth that activities have to be expensive is false
Tell the group you will now ask them to participate in some activities that will be relevant to specific SLOs, instructive, and fun!
Conduct the activities described ahead; mention the relevant SLO before starting
1: SLO: Determine if
enough money is
available to make a
purchase
Pick a group of 10
teachers
Divide all the participants into 3-4 groups; ask one of them from one
group to come sit on the teachers chair; tell that teacher he/she is
on the hot seat in Kaun Banega Crorepati
Ask a question; give the teacher 1 minute to answer; once the
answer is given give the teacher the option of either a) choosing that
as the final answer or b) using the one and only lifeline his/her team
has available (choosing someone from his/her team and asking
them); the teacher can either use the answer provided by their teammate or choose to disregard and give a final answer
Reward correct answers with 10 points and incorrect answers with 0
The process is repeated for each group; and then repeated again for
the groups with the highest scores in that round (those with 10), until
only one group, the winner, remains; ensure that different members
of the group get a chance to be in the hot-seat and remember there
is only one lifeline per team for the entire game
Possible questions could include
Q1: What is the difference between vertebrates and
invertebrates? (Answer: vertebrates have a back bone whereas
invertebrates do not)
Q2: Give any two examples of animals that belong to the group
of invertebrates (possible answers jellyfish, earthworm, snail,
octopus, starfish, butterfly)
Q3: Name the three groups of vertebrates that live on land
(Answer: reptiles, mammals, birds).
3: SLO: Recognize
compound words
chair
moon
light
sun
shine
hand
shake
post
man
honey
bee
Raise these
points with
session
participants
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6. COMING UP WITH ACTIVITIES ON YOUR OWN THROUGH THE USE OF TEACHER GUIDES
Follow this
script to help
teachers
practice
developing
activities
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I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand. Confucius
Activity based teaching and learning is task-based teaching where students learn by doing. Children grasp things considerably faster by being
involved in the lesson rather than being passive recipients and so inclusion of activities can improve the learning process. Anything that involves
student physically doing a task is an activity e.g. group work, student led exercise solving and role-plays. Visual aids, activities performed by
teachers himself and anything not involving students physically is not an activity
There is a myth that activities cant be conducted due to lack of funds in schools and that most activities require a lot of funds. However, many
activities involving little or no costs are as follows:
Buying and selling: Assume a market setting. Pick a group of students. Ask half of them to be buyers and half of them to be sellers. Give the
sellers some toys with price tags on them. Give fake currency (made from used paper/old cards) to the buyers. Can be used to teach SLOs
on addition and subtraction, money, and social interaction.
Divide all the participants into 3-4 groups; ask one of them from one group to come sit on the teachers chair; tell that teacher he/she is on
the hot seat in Kaun Banega Crorepati. Ask a question; give the teacher 1 minute to answer; once the answer is given give the teacher the
option of either a) choosing that as the final answer or b) using the one and only lifeline his/her team has available (choosing someone from
his/her team and asking them). The teacher can either use the answer provided by their team-mate or choose to disregard and give a final
answer. Reward correct answers with 10 points and incorrect answers with 0. The process is repeated for each group; and then repeated
again for the groups with the highest scores in that round (those with 10), until only one group, the winner, remains. Ensure that different
members of the group get a chance to be in the hot-seat and remember there is only one lifeline per team for the entire game
Finding partners: Make flash cards from used paper/old wedding cards/wrapping paper. Distribute these randomly to all students. Ask them
to stand up and find their partners. Can be used for SLOs such as compound words, antonyms, synonyms etc
Role playing games: This can be used for spoken English, topics in social studies such as resolving conflict, importance of cleanliness and
for topics in Islamiat such as importance of prayer, zakat, etc.
Ludo: Ask your class to bring 3-4 ludo boards from their homes. Make teams and ask them to play the snakes and ladders game for a while.
This can be used to teach addition and subtraction.
Student led exercise solving: Ask students to come on the board to solve questions, match the columns, label the diagrams etc
Letterbox: Ask the students to decorate an envelope with their name written on it and put all of them on a chart paper. Tell them that it is their
post box now. Tell them to write letters/short notes to each other in English and post them in the relevant letterboxes. This can be an ongoing exercise and very useful in improving their written language and communication skills.
Brainstorming exercises: Put a topic on the board and ask the students to give their thoughts on it either individually or in groups. This will
encourage them to think creatively. It is very useful for writing essays in both English and Urdu and also for generating adjectives
and adverbs.
Reading involves students in the lesson; teachers should identify weak students in advance and encourage them to read.
Students should be seated in groups such that every group should have some good, some average and some weak students. This will make
things easier for the teacher since the groups will not have to be formed every time an activity has to take place and will be immensely helpful in
classes with a higher strength
Classroom norms and routines should be established. This is very important to ensure that the activities dont result in chaos . Examples of norms
include raising ones hand to ask a question etc
Clear instructions should be given before every task. Many activities result in confusion due to vague instructions .
Teacher guides already have activities planned out that teachers can conduct during lessons. It is important for teachers to consult teacher guides
in making lesson plans
Some
examples of
low cost
activities
Some things
to consider
while
carrying out
an activity
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