PPTT notes:

PRE PRIMARY AGE GROUP ( 2YRS - 5YRS)

PRIMARY AGE GROUP (6-12YRS)

** Maria Montessori born in chiaravalle , province of Ancona Italy 1870

principles - learning is "natural, self - directed process"
equipments - Magic box, colour tablets, Geometric solids,sound boxes.

** Friedrich wilhelm August Froebel father of kindergarten system, meaning

children's garden
learning through activity ,self-activity.
equipments - wooden bricks and balls

** Jean piaget - swiss biologist and psychologist 1896-1980

piaget's cognitive development stages -

1.sensorimotor (Birth - 2 years old)
2. preoperational (2-7 years old)
3. concrete operational (7-11 years old)
4. formal operational (adolescence - adulthood)

key ideas :
Adaptation
Assimilation
Accomodation
Classification
class inclusion
conservation
Decantation
Egocentrism
operation
schema or scheme
stage

** John Dewey "Education is life itself"

experiential educational & experiments

** Reggio Emilia - form of alternative education focuses on strong sense community

for pre-school and primary
loris Malaguzzi (1920-1994) founded Reggio Emilia in a city of Italy called Reggio
emilia for municipal childcare - under 6yrs.
this curriculum is based on close observation on children's ideas.
atelerista (help children express ideas)
pedagogista (the teacher and conncetor of teacher)

Reggio Emilia approach ----> **cooperation - collaboration - co-construction**

Waldorf System ---

developed by Rudolf Steiner in 1919, transform education into art that educates the
whole child.walls are painted in lively colours and adorned with student artwork
teachers are really enthusisiatic and committed.
structured to three developmental phases of childhood.
from birth to 6/7 years ,
from 7-14years and from 14 - 18yrs
philosophy of pragmatism and principal of "Learning by doing".
according to Ballord, a project is a bit of real life which involves collaborative
learning.
**Thematic

Book 1 - Montessori
Book 2 -
Book 3 - lesson plan
Book 4 - ROLE OF PRE PRIMARY TEACHERS, CLASS ROOM MANAGEMENT FOR PRE PRIMARY AND
PRIMARY LEVEL

Breathing technique - FRED JONES WAS BELIEVED an effective classroom managemnet

plan
Kagan, Kyle and Scott - win - win Discipline plan
students and teachers must work together to improve behaviour self - validation,
self-confidence, self- motivation, self-determination,
self - control,self - determination, self - direction and how to self - inform.

"leave it at the door policy" shouild not degrade any student

PRIMAY LEVEL CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT:

1. being aware of school policies

2. laying rules
3. setting classroom environment
4. firm and consistent behaviour of teachers
5. create a bulletin board to display exceptionally good work
6. develop a small award or certificates to be awarded on a weekly basis to
motivate students
7. praise the student
8. evaluation and correction

**** "qualities of IDEAL TEACHER"

**** CLASSROOM ATMOSPHERE
**** NEGOTIATING RULES - correct children behaviour and not being judgmental, send
them on detention or out of class or
make them write a plan on how they can change themselves
**** RESPECT LESSON
**** HOW TO TREAT PEOPLE WITH RESPECT AUTOMATICAL
you raise hands and talk only if teacher calls you,
talk if it is really important or it helps you to complete assingment,
talk during your free time.

should know when not to talk :

when teacher is talking ,
when discussion is going on, or teacher asking questions
when teacher instructed the class to be quiet

** PAIR AND GROUP WORK

STARS
ISOLATES
REJECTED
MUTUAL PAIRS

---> HELPING THE ISOLATES - pay special attention or give impartial attention to
the student

**** CLASSROM LANGUAGE

**** CLASSROOM LAYOUT
1)undermining the instructor's authority - speaking about student attitude
2)leaving class too frequently - understand the situation of stuedent and talk to
him in a gentle manner
3)spacing out - to make sure if the student is convenient and comfortable with his
seat
4)poor hygeine - prohibit the use of strong perfumes
5)verbal or physical threats
6)disruption - avoid habitual disruption from gum popping.
7)monopolizing discussion - someone talks a lot and stops / doent give a chance for
othere
8) sleeping in a class - analyze the cause of sleeping in the classroom , if
student is unwell show your true concern /
if its a habit give him extra research works in that chapter as a punishment.
9) repeated tardiness - find out the reason for late and act accordingly
10)refusal to participate or speak -
11)sexual innenduo/flirting/etc - this behaviour should be curbed / small msg,phone
call might suffice.
disuss the issue with management.
12)sharing / copying work - make sure of understanding the group work or individual
work
13)plagiarism or lying - stealing / copying other work as your's - check for the
rukes mentioned by your management
14)too much chit chat -
15) disrespectful beahaviour - try to engage the disrespctful student in other work
which he is well verse at.