JOYFUL LEARNING
CBSE Initiative January 2021
Cross-
Cutting
Themes
Real-World
Integrated
Revelent
Enjoyable
SUPERIOR LEARNING TAKES PLACE WHEN PEDAGOGY
JOYFUL
LEARNING
Perspective
Change
Improved
Motivation
Engaged
Learners
Authentic
Learning
Encouraged
Autonomy
& Control
JOYFUL LEARNING ENCOMPASSES COLLABORATION, CONNECTION, SHARING AND PRIDE.
JOYFUL CLASSROOM
ENGAGES LEARNERS
ACTIVELY
INFUSING
ENTHUSIASM AND JOY
ACTIVITIES IN
THE FORM OF GAMES,
ROLEPLAY, PUZZLES,
HANDS ON ACTIVITY
SONGS AND DANCE
Joyful
Learning
Personalise
Foster
Reflective
Thinking and
Self Eval
Bring
Novelty
Transcend
Subject
Boundaries
Facilitate
connections
in learning
Build
Intrigue
PRINCIPLES FOR CREATING A JOYFUL LEARNING PLAN
Flexibility
• Adaptability
Leadership
• Responsibility
• Management
Initiative
• Self Direction
• Initiation
Productivity
• Accountability
Communication
• Cross-Cultural
Interaction
• Living in a
diverse
environment
SKILLS DEVELOPED
Novelty promotes
information
transformation
Stress-free
Classrooms
promotes
learning and
retention
Learning linked
with pleasurable
associations
enhances
perseverance,
motivation and
creativity
Reticular Activating
System
Amygdala Affective
filters Release of dopamine
( happiness hormone)
Neuroscience of Joyful Education
Links in learning are clear when dealt independently
A Constructivist Approach
Terms for
Joyful
Learning
Relating one
info to
another
Open
mindedness
Willingness to
ask questions
Critical
Thinking
The Purpose a
joyful lesson must
seek
21st
Century
Skills
Problem Solving
Discarding info not useful
Innovation
Developing new ideas
Expressing freely
Innovation
Respecting Perspective
Informing Apprehension
Communication
Collaboration
Creativity
Some Do’s for a
Joyful Lesson
Plan
This unit discuss how can
a we and why should we
facilitate joyful learning
and the fact that it
requires a great deal of
contemplation on our
learning experiences
Intrigue
•LP must strive to incorporate the element of curiosity
•Wondering and Pondering through Thinking Skills
Personalis
e
•Every Learner must have a meaningful interaction
•Keep in mind the diverse needs of the learner
Connect
•Connect happily previous knowledge to learning
•Learner must know why I am learning this
Reflect
•Bring in the ‘Ahaa’ moments
•Instill a sense of purpose and achievements
Integrate
•Go beyond the subject barrier
•Explore meaningful subject connections
FEW
EXEMPLARY
ACTIVITIES
For the
Facilitator
Sample Case Study-EVS – GRADE II Types of Plants
Nature Walk
and table of
observation of
stem and
leaves
Bundling
Activity on
what students
saw in Garden
and kept
adding to the
observation
Tally was made
of the
observation of
plants with
details of the
observation
Graphic
Organizer of
any one plant
by students
Clay Models of
Plants
Theatrical
presentation of
different plants
Integrating
Storytelling with
Food
Concepts on
Matter,
Fermentation &
Pressure
Cooking is an
immersive
learning
experience
From shapes,
acid-bases ,to
different tastes
to heat and cold
Kitchen is the
best lab to
hands-on
learning
Integrating
Local Cuisine,
Argo-
practices with
Kitchen
Nutritional
value of
various
vegetable
and spices
Learning possibilities in a Kitchen
VII VIII IX
VI XI XI XII
X
MILESTONE
Use of spoon or
bowls as
convex mirror
Light, Reflection
convex mirror
MILESTONE
Use of Knife,
Choppers
Pressure,
Newton’s IIIrd
Law of Motion
MILESTONE
Use of utensils with
Conduction,
Metal/ non
record video &
explain
MILESTONE
Use of Lighter or
match
Friction, Electrical
spark,
stick to generate
flam
MILESTONE
Making of
chapati
Friction, pressure,
heat
and
Thermodynamics
MILESTONE
Washing utensils
with Such solution
has less
Soap surface
tension
MILESTONE
Pressure cooker
Ist law of
Thermodynamics
,
Isochoric
Process, Sound
MILESTONE
Use of oil
Heat, Surface
Tension
Uses of KITCHEN as a Resource
Joy comes when a child feels a sense of
Achievement
Help a child joyfully win joyfully
Rima Adika Gaekwad

Joyful Learning

  • 1.
  • 2.
  • 3.
    JOYFUL LEARNING Perspective Change Improved Motivation Engaged Learners Authentic Learning Encouraged Autonomy & Control JOYFUL LEARNINGENCOMPASSES COLLABORATION, CONNECTION, SHARING AND PRIDE. JOYFUL CLASSROOM ENGAGES LEARNERS ACTIVELY INFUSING ENTHUSIASM AND JOY ACTIVITIES IN THE FORM OF GAMES, ROLEPLAY, PUZZLES, HANDS ON ACTIVITY SONGS AND DANCE
  • 4.
  • 5.
    Flexibility • Adaptability Leadership • Responsibility •Management Initiative • Self Direction • Initiation Productivity • Accountability Communication • Cross-Cultural Interaction • Living in a diverse environment SKILLS DEVELOPED
  • 6.
    Novelty promotes information transformation Stress-free Classrooms promotes learning and retention Learninglinked with pleasurable associations enhances perseverance, motivation and creativity Reticular Activating System Amygdala Affective filters Release of dopamine ( happiness hormone) Neuroscience of Joyful Education
  • 7.
    Links in learningare clear when dealt independently A Constructivist Approach Terms for Joyful Learning Relating one info to another Open mindedness Willingness to ask questions Critical Thinking
  • 8.
    The Purpose a joyfullesson must seek 21st Century Skills Problem Solving Discarding info not useful Innovation Developing new ideas Expressing freely Innovation Respecting Perspective Informing Apprehension Communication Collaboration Creativity
  • 9.
    Some Do’s fora Joyful Lesson Plan This unit discuss how can a we and why should we facilitate joyful learning and the fact that it requires a great deal of contemplation on our learning experiences Intrigue •LP must strive to incorporate the element of curiosity •Wondering and Pondering through Thinking Skills Personalis e •Every Learner must have a meaningful interaction •Keep in mind the diverse needs of the learner Connect •Connect happily previous knowledge to learning •Learner must know why I am learning this Reflect •Bring in the ‘Ahaa’ moments •Instill a sense of purpose and achievements Integrate •Go beyond the subject barrier •Explore meaningful subject connections
  • 10.
  • 11.
    Sample Case Study-EVS– GRADE II Types of Plants Nature Walk and table of observation of stem and leaves Bundling Activity on what students saw in Garden and kept adding to the observation Tally was made of the observation of plants with details of the observation Graphic Organizer of any one plant by students Clay Models of Plants Theatrical presentation of different plants
  • 12.
    Integrating Storytelling with Food Concepts on Matter, Fermentation& Pressure Cooking is an immersive learning experience From shapes, acid-bases ,to different tastes to heat and cold Kitchen is the best lab to hands-on learning Integrating Local Cuisine, Argo- practices with Kitchen Nutritional value of various vegetable and spices Learning possibilities in a Kitchen
  • 13.
    VII VIII IX VIXI XI XII X MILESTONE Use of spoon or bowls as convex mirror Light, Reflection convex mirror MILESTONE Use of Knife, Choppers Pressure, Newton’s IIIrd Law of Motion MILESTONE Use of utensils with Conduction, Metal/ non record video & explain MILESTONE Use of Lighter or match Friction, Electrical spark, stick to generate flam MILESTONE Making of chapati Friction, pressure, heat and Thermodynamics MILESTONE Washing utensils with Such solution has less Soap surface tension MILESTONE Pressure cooker Ist law of Thermodynamics , Isochoric Process, Sound MILESTONE Use of oil Heat, Surface Tension Uses of KITCHEN as a Resource
  • 14.
    Joy comes whena child feels a sense of Achievement Help a child joyfully win joyfully Rima Adika Gaekwad