This document defines enrichment as activities that improve and broaden students' knowledge beyond the typical curriculum. It provides characteristics of enrichment activities such as promoting higher-level thinking and using additional resources. Examples given include drama, role-playing, and action songs. The document explains that enrichment is important to keep able students motivated and interested by providing challenges, and notes key issues to consider like identifying who should participate and ensuring activities have clear goals.

1. FAIZUL AFIFI SYUKRI
PLANNING ENRICHMENT
ACTIVITIES

2. WHAT IS ENRICHMENT?
• Noun: an act of enriching; the state of
being enriched; something that enriches;
• Verb: to improve in quality, color, flavor,
etc.
• To provide students with
activities/opportunities/information that
increases their level of
knowledge/awareness regarding a
particular concept/topic/subject
area/activity.

3. CHARACTERISTIC OF ENRICHMENT
ACTIVITIES
• A higher quality of work than the norm for the age group
• Work covered in more depth
• A broadening of the learning experience
• Promoting a higher level of thinking
• The inclusion of additional subject areas and/or activities
• The use of supplementary materials beyond the normal
range of resources

4. EXAMPLE OF ACTIVITIES
• Drama
• Role play
• Action song

6. WHY ENRICHMENT IS
IMPORTANT?
• Able students are highly motivated by challenging
activities
• Keep able students interested
• The opportunity to discuss and debate

7. WHAT ARE THE KEY ISSUES TO
CONSIDER?
• Identify who should receive them
• Some able children, despite their ability, are not used to,
or happy with, encountering risk or the unfamiliar
• Allow students of high ability to work together on
occasion
• Clear goals

8. THE ACTIVITIES SHOULD INCLUDE :
• Challenge
• Enjoyment
• Exposure to new knowledge and ideas
• Thinking in different or unusual ways
• Risk taking

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