Day 3

I went for observation for primary 4 Science and Primary two english today. For Primary 4 science, i observed how the teacher guided the learning by allowing the students to first explore with the materials she gave; a red coloured water in a beaker with a dropper. She then went on to explain the way a heart worked; contract and relax to pump air. She linked it back to the materials she has given earlier and showed again how it will look when the heart is contracting or relaxed. I particularly liked the way she did that as it allowed students to link the ideas as they are able to understand and make connections with the model describing it. She tested for understanding by asking students to work in groups to come up with a concept map.

For the Primary 4 Science Lesson, I observed that the 5E model way of teaching science was used which was explore, engage, explain, elaborate and evaluate. I personally find this way effective as it promotes student interaction with scaffolding from the teacher to create a fruitful learning experience.

As for the Primary Two english class, the teacher explained further and recapped what the students had learnt in the E-learnign activity. While i did say the use of IT to learn is a good way to educate, i do still think that the teacher has to make it clear and recap the lesson with the students to make them internalize whatever they have learnt.