Today, I enjoyed my class! I learned a new word
"subitise". It means to make a precise estimation of a group of
things without counting it.
We had two activities today. One was to identify which
child bought more bottles and the second game was (my favourite) and was more
challenging as we had to guess the number of paperclips in each sealed bottle.
I learned that having 3 paperclips as a benchmark allows further challenges to
higher level of thinking. As in to say, we can have more paper clips and guess
how many are there. It sure was an interesting activity as I saw how my course
mates used different techniques to find the answers. It was a good way to learn
from each other too. Out of the 5 attempts, I got 3 correct. It was so fun but
everyone shaking the bottles of paperclips sure brought a loud noise session in
class... ;)
Another fruitful learning I had was about the conceptual
understanding which is also known as the relational understanding. Relational
understanding is important for children when learning new concepts. It is all
about making connections prior to what they know makes it easier for them to
comprehend. For that reason, it is essential for teachers to make an attempt to
ensure for their prior knowledge and help them to make connections to what they
already know.
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