Diploma in Pre & Primary Teacher Training

Mid Term Assignment

1. With reference to the various approaches to ECE select any two which
you think are most appropriate for young learners. Support your answer
with relevant explanation. (answer in approx. 350 – 400 words).
Answer: Principles and approaches to teach young learners relate, teaching to
learning. When selecting an approach, teachers need to consider
 Children’s interests and capabilities
 Their own interest skills and capabilities
 Curriculum
Below are the approaches I think are the most appropriate based on the above
mentioned points. Also below methods are the latest methods followed in the
current generation.
MONTESSORI METHOD:
As we all know before that Montessori learning is a natural and self directed
process and children will engage themselves in their own learning process.
Children can learn through their own experience and. at their own pace.
I think Montessori is the appropriate teaching method due to the following
reasons,
 Learning is child centered.
 Develop confidence in their abilities
 Develop fine motor skills and language skills.
 Promote social development.
 Offer opportunities for imaginative exploration.
Montessori classrooms nurture each child’s individual strengths and interests
and also encourages child to explore their own world.

PROJECT METHOD:
I think Project method is also appropriate teaching method due to the
following reasons.
  One of the modern methods of teaching
 Powerful teaching method.
 Not a just way of learning; its way of working together.
 Teaches problem solving skills.
 Creativity and planning
Project method nurture each child’s practical knowledge other than book
knowledge and allows child encouraging the spirit of research.
Well written. You have given relevant points to justify your answer. However, You could
have mentioned about the ’Didactic Apparatus”, how it helps in the developing the Fine
and Gross motor Skill.
For the Project Method You could have sited some examples.

2. Plan an activity based lesson on any one of the following subjects:

a) Science
b) Language
c) Art and craft
Your lesson can incorporate PPT, music, rhymes; story etc and the lesson
should
cater to the young learners’ class.
• Mention age.
• The time frame for the lesson needs to be within 35-40 minutes.
• Use variation of activities appropriate for the selected age group
• The lesson flow needs to have clear-cut steps
• Please end with a recapitulation activity in the form of a
worksheet/song/game. You may attach the worksheet/ or the material used
with
your answer sheet/ answer refers to language level of the students like
beginner, elementary,intermediate and advanced.
Please use the Pre-Primary or the Primary lesson plan format to fill the lesson
outline.
Lesson Plan for Young Learners: Primary
Answer:
Topic: States of Matter (Solid, Liquid and Gas)

Topic: States of Matter(To identify Solid, Liquid, Gas). Subject: EVS

Level/Class: 3. No of students: 20
Time: 40 minutes

Teaching aids:
Charts, Worksheets, models, microwave, Ice cubes, Bowl of warm water,
Glass of water, Timer
Aim of the lesson:
a) Main Focus/ Target to be achieved:
To be able to demo different types of solids, liquids and gases. Also to
be able to demo Solid turning to Liquid and Liquid turning to gas.
b) General aim:
By the end of lesson, students will understand the nature of Matter in its
various forms.
Concepts introduced:
Water can exist in different forms; Solid, Liquid and Gas. At 0° C/F water
freezes and becomes solid. At 100° C/212° F water boils and changes into
vapour (gas).
Vocabulary/ New words introduced:
Melting, freezing, boiling, condensation, evaporation.
Time Allotted Activity Teachers Students Anticipated
activity activity/ problems
Planned
Responds
5 minutes Introduction 1. Explain 1. Students Students
to solids, students need to might not
liquids and about states respond by immediately
gas. of matter giving understand
examples for the
2. Ask
Solid Liquid concept,
students to
and Gas. need to give
give some
more
examples on 2. Solid: Book
examples to
solid, liquid
Liquid: water make them
and Gas.
Gas: vapour understand
the
concept.
5 minutes Charts Exhibit charts 1. Students Charts
for students identify the should be
which has pictures in more
pictorial the chart. colourful to
examples of grab and
2. Repeat
Solids, Liquid attract
words after
and Gas. students
teacher.
attention.
10 minutes Teaching 1. Show to 1. Students Student
about students ice should may not
changing block from observe how observe the
States of freezer and ice melts to experiment.
matter ask students. water
Identify the
2. Students
state of
expected
matter.
answer will
2. Show include
students how melting.
 ice melts
from solid to
liquid. I.e ice
to water.
3. Let
students say
what they
have
observed.
10 minutes Teaching 1. Put a bowl Students Student
about of water in a observe the may not
changing microwave experiment observe the
states of and let the And see the experiment.
matter water boil at water vapour.
212° F / 100°
C.
2. After the
water is
boiled let
students
observe the
water vapour
coming out of
the boiling
water.
3. Water
vapour
evaporates.
10 minutes Evaluation Make Students
students to receive
do the worksheets
worksheet and answer
based on the questions.
lesson
Charts:
Below is the chart which has the pictorial representation of Solids, Liquids
and Gas.
Worksheets on States of Matter:
a. Fill in the Blanks for the below questions on States of matter
 Liquids take the shape of their _____________________________.
 _____________________________ do not have a definite shape or
volume.
 ___________________________ do not have a definite shape, but they
do have a definite volume.
 _____________________________ have a definite shape and volume.
 A ___________________________ and
___________________________ are examples of solids.
 ___________________________ and ___________________________
are examples of liquids.
 ___________________________ and ___________________________
are examples of gas.
 Solid ice is ___________________________ when it is changing into a
liquid.

b. Answer each question and research to see if you were correct.

 What are the three States of matter?
 Which state holds its own shape?
 What state of matter takes the shape of the container?
 Name three solids?
 Name three liquids?
 Name three gases?
The lesson that you have planned is good. The age level of the lesson is proper.
You have followed the steps properly. The recapitulation is done nicely. You have
started the class with the topic. You could have started the session with a
Warmer-A warmer is used at the beginning of the class to relax them and to bring
down the ‘’affective filter’ ’It could be a TPR which is non- threating and that
enthuse fun.
‘Context Setting’-The teacher brainstorm the students by asking question and
trigger their ‘’Schema’ ’on the topic and then introduce the topic. You could have
shown them some video or some flash cards.
The ‘’Anticipated Problems are problem that a teacher may face while taking the class.

3. Discuss whether there is any specific rule for managing a class of learners
between 4 years to 5 years. Give reasons for your answer or qualify examples.
(250 to 300 words)
Answer:
For the class of young learners between 4 years to 5 years, it's always best to
keep the classroom rules short and simple. The more rules you have, the more
difficult they’ll be for young children to remember.Use simple words for each
rule so kids can easily understand the meaning of the rules.
Adding pictures to the rules in your classroom will help young children better
understand the meaning of the rules.
Vague or abstract classroom rules don’t hold any meaning for young children.
Abstract rules might includes words that young children don’t understand or
know the meaning of, like “respect,” “obey,” or “responsible.”
Below are some of the classroom rules for managing young learners,
1) Don't talk or make noise when the teacher is talking.
2) Raise your hand if you have something to say.
3) Keep your hands and feet to yourself.
4) Follow the school rules.
Young children in a classroom must be in an environment that is safe and
comfortable for all the children, so good classroom management is a must. The
better planned your classroom management is, the more consistent and
organized your routine, the better they will respond to you, the more they will
learn. It is important to have your management approach established from
the first day, as it is much easier to establish it early than it is to regain it later.
Children at a young age need to learn how to socialize and negotiate with one
another appropriately, and a clear management style or plan is part of the
learning that is going on in that classroom.

In this assignment you need to attempt only 2 question. So we the considering the first 2.
Well done!
GRADE A
Best Wishes!