TP Task 2 – Active Learning Environments A blog is required for this task.

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?
1- Engaging students in lab using prepared slides.
2- Managing the Active Learning Environment.

Benefits (makes student more active in the classroom).

- Observe: - Gather information and write what students did and interested on.
- Question: - questioning what learning and development is taking place to make meaning
of what has been observed.
- Plan:- Planning the next steps that we will follow in the classroom.
- Act:-
- Reflect:- Evaluating the effectiveness of the plan.

Reference Cantonwine, E. G. (2014). Creating an Active Learning Environment in the Laboratory with
Prepared Slides. Retrieved from APS:
https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/instcomm/TeachingArticles/Pages/ActiveLearning.as
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Choose 3 lessons to observe to answer the following questions:
What was the prior What was the impact of the activity
What was the activity?
learning to this lesson? i.e. no. of ss engaged?
1- Number 16 (traced number 16 At the end of the lesson, The information is concentrated
by cottons). I let them to find number properly and a fun way.
16 around the classroom.

2- Letter C (Colored the letter C. At the end of the lesson, Motivated the students to think
Then, created a cat by using I let them to find letter C about what they are learning and
some items. For example, eye, around the classroom. how to create beautiful things.
draw mouth…etc).

3- Letter Y (gave them a I was putting many They knew more about the facial
worksheet. They should stick pictures on floor. Then, features. In my opinion, will
facial features on it). they collected the words stimulate children on the abundance
that start by letter (Yy). and diversity of production.
 Which activity engaged most students? Why do you think this happened?
Letter C (Color the letter C. Then, will create a cat by using some items. For example, eye, draw
mouth…etc) because I noticed motivated the students to think about what they are learning and how to
create beautiful things.

Record and reflect on the safety components of at least 3 lessons taught whilst on TP.:
- Put the rules behind the door to remember
What safety issues were taken into consideration? them.
- Read the rules for students every morning.
Yes, the teacher reminds them every morning.
Were the students made aware of them? How?

Yes, when I taught the students about letter C I

showed them the picture of car I told them when
Did any safety issues arise in the lesson that was
you grow up and you are driving the car, please pay
not planned for?
attention and caution because accidents occur
because of high speed.
Yes.
1- Keep away from the door.
Is there signage in the classroom regarding safety? 2- Don’t hold the pen in a time does not need
it.
3- Attention when walking