classroom activities

Class activities {classroom, activities} are specific learning tasks, for both lower and higher skills.

properties

Activities can be pleasant, vivid, and important, with noise, touch, action, and personal interaction.

discussion

Teachers can group similar students together, require answers from groups, require evidence and reasons, and require no dominance in groups. Students discuss only among themselves. Teachers receive discussion results. Student ideas depend on limited knowledge and uncritical thinking. Teachers have probably heard all possible ideas from students after one year. Teachers comment on group ideas. Teachers allow feedback from students.

drama

Teachers can simulate real-life situation, as play. Teachers can let students defend and attack hypothesis. Teachers can read story and have students predict ending. Teachers can present case history of student from another culture.

play

Teachers can allow play for intuition, self-motivation, and action opportunities.

practical activity

Activities can demonstrate understanding and ability to use knowledge in real life. Students can do independent study projects, with library and other research. Students can perform volunteer work and community service. Students can have part-time job or internship. Students can visit community institutions.

puzzles

Teachers can present two different authorities that contradict each other. Teachers can present two passages with two different perspectives, for students to compare and contrast. Teachers can present paradox. Teachers can present data that is against common sense. Teachers can present data that contains problem.

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