Marie Apostolou:
It's about really thinking about what is it you are teaching in your classroom. Some of the activities I bring out are... It is to support things that we have taught and I want children to consolidate that concept. Sometimes it is a new concept that we are learning. For example, pattern is something we are learning at the moment. This morning I had a few things out and while they were playing and we were talking about different things – it was in the cafe, actually – they were talking about ordering food. I actually picked up an ice cream and there were some colours on top.
And I said to them, does anyone see a pattern? And I asked what is a pattern? I asked a few children and they were all jumping in and giving me answers. Now we were all playing, but at that same time, I was assessing. I was able to see who can, who is able to answer, who is able to tell me what a pattern is, who is able to show me and for me, I just went, yes, OK. You are not sure about what a pattern is.
You actually cannot show me. Then one of the students actually got up and even though she was not able to explain what a pattern is, she was able to show me what a pattern is. So it was, OK, then all the other children were listening. We talked about, yes why is it a pattern? She explained it. Then we talked about how a pattern is something that repeats.
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