Basic Teaching Methods

After each lesson activity or Direct Instruction (Reading First), students are given the opportunity to go to centers. Students make choices between different open ended activities such as the community helper puppets, face painting, community helper costumes, animals toys( air, land, water), community helper books, transportation and ocean animal big puzzles under the same thematic unit (community), which could be for individuals that wants to work alone, small groups of 2 or 3, and buddy with a partner. This teaching method gives me the opportunity to step back and observe the students make decision of what kind of work they want to do and socialize using vocabulary used in lesson taught and use materials/centers appropriately.
This also eaches elf-help and independent skills,trust between teacher and students,and following classroom rules and procedures.

















I used this teaching method (direct instruction) during DI session or circle time. Students as a whole group discusses, respond, and follow 1-2 step directions. Direct instruction during circle time allows students to show and tell their individual ideas and opinions. During direct instruction, I could use to introduce or review visual materials, real life objects such as plants, globe, coat, landform model, and other objects to teach the name of the object or parts of the object.






During Readaloud, I could use this teaching method to discuss/introduce a new lesson or a part of a review of a previous lesson. Usually, during Readaloud I choose a book that either has a tape with it, a good story that could connect with the lesson being taught, and interesting sound and pictures. This will help entice the students and participate by listening to the story and joining group discussion after.






The fieldtrip to Saipan Zoo was the culminating event for the animal unit that we, the master teacher and I have been teaching the students for a couple of weeks. Students get a chance for an actual experience of being there to learn more about the animals. Students learn the animal’s colors, shapes, and sizes. They learn what animals. Students also learn how animals behave. This teaching method helps me as teacher present real life animals to students.