7th Week

The Continuation of Module One

This week we are allowed to continue on our module 1. This is to ensure that we have enough time to complete it before the break. Indirectly, we can ask Madam Foziah's helps in regard with the task she had given us. So for the moment I'm still trying to complete my module and hopefully by the time I complete it, I would gain something useful.

6th Week

The Receive of Module One

"Jeng! Jeng! Jeng! Jeng!"

It is time for the module. For this week and next week, the focus will be on computing and internet skills. When i first received the module, i was surprise by the thickness. It was definitely thick and we are only given two week two complete. So for this 2 weeks, the focus will be on this module and we definitely need to manage our time wisely. As we are going through the module, we are actually going through new things. We can gain new knowledge from it.

Besides, we are also allowed to add in any missing guides which we think are important and any other additional guides to make our portfolio complete. With this opportunity given by Pn Foziah, I have learned a lot of things from this and this also train me to be a person who will always look for new learning subjects. Honestly speaking, I have learned a lot of computing and internet skills after I have done this module.
There is no time to waste for now. See you. Friends, good luck and all the best while working on the module.

The 5th Week

Its a new week again, and this week the focus is on teaching aids. First we were divided into pairs and each pair is given 3 topics each. Based on the topics given, we were required to come out with teaching aids that are appropriate to be used for that particular topic and year. So here are my say on teaching aids.

Various teaching aids can be used in the ESL classroom. Teaching aids help to attract the students' interest as well as attention. This will enable the teaching and learning process to be held in a fun and interesting environment. Besides, it actually suits all type of learning styles. For example for visual learner we can use video and pictures, as for audio learners we can use song and we can use action song for kinesthetic learners. We can see that teaching aids are definitely helpful in helping students to understand better on the particular topic or lesson. When students are interested in following the lesson, they will be able to acquire the knowledge easily. In other words, teaching aids are essential in helping the students to gain knowledge in a fun and interesting way.

The topics which were assigned to my partner and I are

Year 1, Unit 2 - Making Friends

Year 2, Unit 2, My School

Year 3, Unit 3, My Neighbourhood

1) Making Friends

For this topic, we decided to use colourful pictures, interesting video, fantastic story and cute stick puppets to teach the lesson. With the implementation of these teaching aids, pupils will be attracted to the teaching and learning process. Therefore, they can focus in the lesson thus learn knowledge during the lesson. Besides, the pupils can also learn the moral values integrated in the story.

2) My School

In this topic, we use pictures, power point slides, smartboard and poem. Here, we included Smartboard as one of the teaching aids as I think that pupils are still new to smartboard and I want to provide them the chance to explore it. I had designed a game and it will be projected onto Smartboard. Pupils are required to use the pen on the smartboard to complete the maze. This is a technology based activity and the pupils will definitely enjoy it.

3) My Neighbourhood

For this topic, we had chosen video, power point slides and story. The video shown to the children consists of various places in a neigbourhood. This acts a tool to activate the pupils' schemata as they can link it to the places in their neighbourhood. After that, teacher can ask the pupils to describe their neighbourhood by asking them to draw in "Tux Paint". They have to explain to their friends the places or things that can be found in their neighbourhood.

-teaching aids are definitely teachers' best friend-

4th Weeek

3 groups which have not presented last week start off the day. After each presentation, we were given feedback and suggestions on how to apply pedagogy into our teaching and learning session in the class. After all the presentation, I had realised one important factor which are

~~~~~~~ Children learn better indirectly. ~~~~~~~

What is indirect learning? Indirect learning is a situation whereby the students acquire the knowledge subconsciously. When it is subconscious, children will remember better and sometimes they will apply it automatically.

~~~~~~How are we going to carry it out?~~~~~~

Through games. Yes. Children enjoy the most when they are playing games. If we integrate games into the learning skills, definitely children will be able to grasp the knowledge subconsciously. They will then be able to apply it in their academic writing and their daily life.

~~~~Children learn better through imagination~~~~

Imagination is a nature born skill owned by the children. Children are very imaginative and creative as they are able to come out with various type of fantastic and unique idea. The activities which suit the children are story telling, creative essay writing and dramas. As teachers, we should not reject pupils' ideas and opinion although sometimes it sound ridiculous to us. Instead, we should praise and motivate them so that they can further improve on their ideas.

The moral of the day: Child learn better indirectly