TP Task 2 – Active Learning Environments A blog is required for this task.

Planning activities that allow students to clarify, question, apply, and consolidate new
knowledge.
What is an active learning environment? What are its benefits? How does it link to the
inquiry cycle?
Active learning environment means students engage with the material, participate in the
class, and collaborate with each other ("Promoting Active," n.d.). Active learning has
numerous benefits because it keeps students engaged as well as the active learning is
beneficial because it shifts the emphasis on learning from the teacher to the student.
Students are constantly interacting with the material and making a personal connection to
the content. In doing this, they quickly move from simple short-term retention to utilizing
higher-order thinking skills. This helps them develop a stronger understanding of the
material and apply it in real-world scenarios ("What Is Active," 2013).
Reference Promoting Active Learning. (n.d.). Retrieved December 8, 2018, from Stanford
Teaching Commons website: https://teachingcommons.stanford.edu/resources/
learning-resources/promoting-active-learning
What is Active Learning? - Definition & Benefits. (2013). Retrieved December 8,
2018, from Study.com website: https://study.com/academy/lesson/
what-is-active-learning-definition-benefits.html

Choose 3 lessons to observe to answer the following questions:

What was the activity?
The teacher divides the mat into
four categories and give each
student flashcard about one kind
of the nouns.
What was the prior
What was the impact of the
learning to this
activity i.e. no. of ss engaged?
lesson?
Students will be able Students were engaged in the
activity and excited.
to recognize nouns.

The teacher put A3 alphabet
flashcards on the mat and she do
a competition between the
students.
Students will be able Students were engaged in the
to demonstrate activity and excited.
knowledge of letter
sounds.
The teacher gives each student Students will be able Students were engaged in the
activity and excited.
cubes to make ways to make to recognize number
five. 5.

Which activity engaged most students? Why do you think this happened?
The alphabet flashcards. Because it was like a competition between the students.

Record and reflect on the safety components of at least 3 lessons taught while on TP.:

What safety issues were taken into Using unsharp scissors to save the children.

consideration?
Were the students made aware of them?
How?
Did any safety issues arise in the lesson that No

were not planned for?

Is there signage in the classroom regarding Yes, the classroom rules show the students

safety? how to be safety in the classroom.