“Constructivists believe that learners actively construct their own understanding rather than passively absorb or copy the understandings of others”. Under this way of learning the teacher does not simply present information and expect the children to ‘learn it off by heart’, the children construct their own concepts.

Level One

Students need short maths games 1-7 minutes as they have a short attention span. Children need to understand concepts easily in game situations.

This activity is excellent to do at the beginning of the year to find out more about the different cultures of the children. This activity involves finding out about the occasions the children in the class celebrate.

“A hands on activity is useless if their hands are on but their heads are off” - Skamp 2004

Achievement Objectives:

Level 2 - AO3 - Making Sense of the Physical World: Explore trends and relationships found in easily observable phenomena.

This article is about my teaching experience in my 3rd Year science class. I did micro-teaching on the topic ‘light and colour’ (aimed towards Year 3 children) as part of an assignment and completed a critical self-reflection.