The document emphasizes the importance of involving children in active learning, highlighting that meaningful learning occurs when students participate physically and mentally in lessons. It discusses the benefits of learning by doing, such as enhancing creativity, self-expression, and teacher-student relationships, as well as the necessity of planning for effective active learning. Planning involves understanding what children will learn, why it is important, and how they will engage in the learning process, ensuring a supportive and stimulating educational environment.

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Active LearningActive Learning
MR. JAMLICK BOSIRE
Early Childhood Education Specialist

2. Why involve children in their learning?
For any meaningful learning to take place
the learners have to be actively involved
in the lesson. This might be physically,
i.e. doing things using their own hands,
or mentally, that is thinking about what
they are doing or both.

3. Learning by doing is crucial in the learning
process. It is important that you enable pupils
learn through “discovery”. By discovering it
really means guided learning.
Learning by doing enables practical involvement
of pupils, both physically and mentally.
Learning is made more real. Learners also will
not get bored
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4. Learning by doing enhances not only a child’s
intellectual capacity but also:
• Their achievement
• Their imagination
• Their self expression
• A good teacher/pupil relationship
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5. Achievement
Learning by doing gives children an
opportunity to be responsible for their
own learning. Due to their direct
involvement, the child feels a sense of
achievement.

6. Imagination
Learning by doing allows the pupil to
interact with their learning environment.
Sometimes, it gives rise to insight
learning where the learner finally says
“Aha! This is how it works”. Often to
reach such a conclusion they will have to
be creative and use their imagination.

7. Self-expression
Learning by doing enables your pupils to
explain the procedure of the learning
activity, the stages involved, the
observations they have made and the
conclusions they arrived at. Explanations
help to develop their ability to express
themselves and improve their oral and
writing skills

8. Good teacher and pupil
relationship
Learning by doing also involves a lot of
interaction between you as a teacher and the
pupil. The interaction takes place as you:
• Provide the necessary learning materials
• Give instructions about the activities to be
undertaken
• Move around to assist them
• Answer their questions
• Positively reward their efforts

9. Your role as a teacher is to facilitate learning and
you can only do this when your relationship
with your pupils is warm and friendly. This is
because “the ideal model of teacher/pupil
interaction is one of the mutual regard in
which the child feels assured that their
contributions are valued.

10. When you appreciate their contributions, your
pupils will tend to develop confidence and will
be willing to consult you freely for
clarification. As a result of this, the learning
atmosphere becomes more relaxed, friendly
and stimulating
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11. Obstacles to learning
Lack of interest, fear of teachers
Environment: poor lighting, lack of books,
harsh teachers, travelling long distances
to school.
The list may be long

12. Planning for active learning
Why plan?
We cannot start a journey if the destination is
unknown to us; as the saying goes, ‘If you
don’t know where you are going, any road will
lead you there!’ this is true of teaching.
Ask your self three questions i.e.
1.What are children going to learn?
2.Why are they going to learn it?
3.How are they going to learn it?

13. What are they going to
learn?
Be clear in your mind what you would like
your children to achieve. This question
is concerned with the knowledge or
concepts, processes or skills and attitude
to be learnt.

14. Why are they going to learn
it?
It is important to think about this question deeply
for this will enable you to be clear about why
you are teaching a certain topic.
In asking yourself this question you will need to
take account of the children’s previous
experiences, needs, skills and knowledge. Are
they capable of understanding the ideas which
you hope to teach? Have they met the ideas
before? Etc.

15. How are they going to learn
it?
The question is how will the children learn the
topic? Remember that you want children to
enjoy their lessons. Varied activities, good
planning, a friendly atmosphere, and an
attractive looking classroom are some of the
ways in which you can achieve this.
Aspects of good planning will include
introduction, structure and feedback.

16. Thank you
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