A special note of commendation goes to Ms Aiza of SK Chedong Jaya who made her own (adorable) puppets for classroom dialogue practice. These were presented at our most recent CPD, and we look forward to using them very soon! Nicely done, Ms Aiza!
Friday, 8 August 2014
Wednesday, 6 August 2014
Creative Techniques for Grouping/Pairing Pupils
The 21st century
classroom uses group and pair activities to facilitate student-centered
learning. However, traditional methods
for grouping pupils are based on student ability level or test scores. Group activities or tasks can be more
successful overall if we group pupils of mixed ability levels. Pupils can assist each other and increase the
quality of their production activities (output) and increase fluency by
creating an environment that makes it safe to experiment with language. Please take the time to look at the
educational research relating to this topic.
Grouping Students for Instruction,
New York University
It is difficult to group
pupils. It is often time consuming and chaotic. However, you can turn a tedious task into a
fun introductory activity. When you use
a fun activity to group pupils, you can introduce and raise interest in your
topic, therefore making your planned learning activates more productive and
increasing the enjoyment of the pupils in your class.
15 Quick and Creative Ways to Group and Partner Students
Fun Ways to Group Pupils
Creative Ways to Organize Students for Small Group
Activities
10 Creative Ways to Form Groups
Recently the MOE has recommended
that classroom arrangement be organized in student learning groups. This has many advantages for pupils, but can
also present challenges for teachers when the pupils are placed in groups
according to their ability level. For
example, if the below-average pupils only interact with other below-average
pupils, then they have less opportunity to increase their fluency. Please consider the benefits for pupils to
sit in mixed ability groups. Pupils can
learn more in an environment where they are comfortable asking their classmates
for help. Additionally, mixed ability
grouping can also help teachers with large class size by utilizing peer
evaluation.
I hope you find this content
useful, and I look forward to discussing with you individually.
-Sarah Higgs, Jempol
Fun at SJK(C) Maran!
Mentor Marshall, MTP Tan Poh Ling, and the year-three students had a blast learning body vocabulary during our modified Beetle game! We had a numbered die accompanied by numbered body part cards, and the students rolled, guessed, and used the phrases "I smell with my nose!" "I see with my eyes" etc.
Everyone had a great time, and the activity facilitated great participation and retention of new vocabulary!
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