Ayesha Khan Pathan 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)

Maria Montessori

This method allows students to take their time to explore and understand concepts and activities at
their own pace. Naturally, the children would be motivated to attempt areas they find rather
challenging and, hence, hastening the learning process. This, then results into learning occurring at a
comfortable rate for each child individually, instead of imposing an equal rate on the entire
classroom.

Given that, learners are allowed to choose and work on activities by themselves, they would perform
tasks for the joy of it and not to just achieve end results in order to move on. Also, this will
encourage learners to put more focus onto the process than outcome, resulting into creativity
encouraged within the classroom.

Montessori pre-school students fancy/enjoy a curriculum and learning environment tailored to suit
their specific needs and capabilities, which allows them to explore and learn at their own pace and
terms. All items within the classroom are designed specifically so that they are within the reach of
the children and the furniture is sized for children to sit comfortably.

Friedrich Froebel

The Kindergarten Program encourages fun and play based learning. Young learners have a short
attention span and cannot focus on a particular object or activity for a long time. However, since the
method allows the children to be led by their own interests, they would stay focused on whatever
task they perform, making it an appropriate method of teaching. Learning solely from activity will
allow the learners to explore the idea and concept freely. Moreover, the constructive activity will
lead to the development of sensory awareness and physical dexterity within the children.

Froebel's gifts and occupation series can be used to support children’s self-initiated play as the
gifts and occupations are open-ended. This is also a good way of teaching children various
shapes, object sizes and colours without having to use the typical style of lecturing which often
leads to demotivation. Furthermore, learning through games, songs and various other activities
allows children to become confident in interacting with others. Lastly, according to Froebelian
principles, the whole child is considered to be important; Health - physical and mental is
emphasised, as well as the importance of feelings, thinking and spiritual aspects. This good
rapport, results into higher motivation levels within students

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.
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• 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.

Level refers to language level of the students like beginner, elementary, intermediate
and advanced.

Name of the teacher: Ayesha Khan Pathan Date: 01/04/2021

Age Group: 4 to 6 years Number of students: 30

Name of activity: Blotted Butterflies Material(s) used:

Handout
◦ Painting Aprons
◦ Disposable Paper tablecloth
◦Basic colour wheel
◦ Pencil colours
◦ Black sketch pens
◦ Paint (Blue, Yellow and Red)
◦ 8’ x 8’ white construction paper
◦ 16’ x 20’ coloured construction paper
◦ Scissors
◦ Glue
◦ Blotted Butterflies Worksheet
◦ Primary and secondary colours song
(video link)
◦ Primary and secondary colours cards

How is it going to benefit the child?

1. Name the colours.

2. Learn about colour mixing.
3. Identify and recognize colours of different objects around.
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Presentation:

1. Review the basic colour wheel to learn primary colours.

2. Discuss about mixing colours to get other colours.
3. Lay disposable tablecloth on the table to avoid any mess and ask students to wear
painting aprons to avoid messing their clothes.
4. Ask students to bring out required materials.
5. Give out white construction paper and ask students to pick 2 preferred paint
colours.
6. Ask students to fold the white construction paper into half.
7. Have the students squirt 2 blobs of each chosen paint colour on one side of the
white construction paper.
8. Instruct students to then, fold-over the side with paint onto the plain side and rub
the paint around.
9. Ask them to open the paper and discover what colours they have formed.
10. Repeat the same process 2 more times with different paint colours and allow the
paint to dry.
11. Ask students to cut out the painted papers using scissors into a butterfly shape.
12. Have the students glue the 3 cut-outs onto the coloured construction paper.
13. Once they are done pasting the cut-outs, hand them the “Blotted Butterflies”
worksheet to colour in using the pencil colours.
14. After they hand in the “Blotted butterflies” worksheet, hand them the black
sketch pens so they can decorate the butterflies.

Recapitulation:

1. To summarize, the class will watch and sing the primary and secondary colours song
together.
2.To end the class, students will be split into 2 groups and each child from both
groups is given a colour card. The objective is to find the person with the matching
card in the other group. The first pair to match, wins the game. The game is replayed
a few more times with students being handed different cards each time.