From 'Intangible' to 'Tangible"
I wonder how we make learning real first?
Today I worked with grade one children. We are learning letters and the words that go with them. We took out our workbooks where we drew the letters and coloured images that start with that letter. Then as a bonus we watched a video with letters dancing around and singing with images of words that started with the letters. How are the letters tangible to the children? They are on paper or on a screen. They really cannot be touched making them intangible. Later that morning we just kept our outside shoes on after recess and went for a walk in the forest to see the horses. As soon as we left the building we came across the letter 'L'. Then just a little further along the path we picked up the letter 'P', then 'R', then 'B', then 'G'. We picked up each letter and carried it with us. We skipped and sang the letter song. We saw colours of red, orange, green, brown, black, white, blue, and some even saw violet. We practiced counting each other to make sure we were all there. We saw evidence of the horses when we stepped around the 'P' 'O' 'O' 'P'. When we finally returned to the classroom we emptied our hands and our pockets on our desks. Now we could touch the L (leaf), R (rock), P (pine cone), B (branch), and G (grass). Although we never saw the horses, we turned the intangible into tangible.
I wonder what it will look like when all learning is real first?
Today I worked with grade one children. We are learning letters and the words that go with them. We took out our workbooks where we drew the letters and coloured images that start with that letter. Then as a bonus we watched a video with letters dancing around and singing with images of words that started with the letters. How are the letters tangible to the children? They are on paper or on a screen. They really cannot be touched making them intangible. Later that morning we just kept our outside shoes on after recess and went for a walk in the forest to see the horses. As soon as we left the building we came across the letter 'L'. Then just a little further along the path we picked up the letter 'P', then 'R', then 'B', then 'G'. We picked up each letter and carried it with us. We skipped and sang the letter song. We saw colours of red, orange, green, brown, black, white, blue, and some even saw violet. We practiced counting each other to make sure we were all there. We saw evidence of the horses when we stepped around the 'P' 'O' 'O' 'P'. When we finally returned to the classroom we emptied our hands and our pockets on our desks. Now we could touch the L (leaf), R (rock), P (pine cone), B (branch), and G (grass). Although we never saw the horses, we turned the intangible into tangible.
I wonder what it will look like when all learning is real first?
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