scholarly journals “THE ROOM OF MYSTERIES” PROJECT FOR THE THIRD GRADE

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 423-426
Author(s):  
Gabriela Kirova
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Mathematical Education ◽  
The Third ◽  
Key Competences

One of the important components of mathematical competence is the ability to solve practical tasks. According to G. Hristova “... with the teaching of mathematics in elementary classes, the skills to learn, to handle information, to communicate, to work independently and to work in a team are formed in the students” [4]. K. Alexieva stresses in her publication that “key competences are interdependent and represent a set of knowledge, skills and relationships necessary for the individual's personal development throughout life, for building an active civic position and participation in social life as well as for the suitability for his/her realization on the labour market. Through learning in each of the subjects, key competence learning skills are acquired, which includes understanding the personal needs in the learning process and discovering the opportunities and abilities to overcome learning difficulties, both individually and in groups; critical thinking, problem solving and decision making, initiative, creativity, responsibility, teamwork, and other key competences specified in the curriculum [1]. The ability to solve practical tasks develops to a greater extent in group, teamwork on projects. Project work is one of the active learning methods. It is not widely accepted in modern mathematical education in Bulgaria. The reasons for this are many. One of them is the lack of methodological literature on the subject for elementary teachers. Many specialists organize project work with their students, including mathematics, but their experience remains unpopular. Project work is difficult to organize, involves serious planning, and often involves spending money to buy the necessary materials. To successfully integrate into project activities, it is necessary for the young students to have a certain degree of autonomy, organizational skills, communicative skills, teamwork skills, skills for individual search of information, presentation skills, and so on. Teachers with creative abilities and innovative ideas develop, organize, and work on projects in primary school but this is a matter of their goodwill and professional skills. Mathematics teaching specialists in primary schools are in debt to primary school teachers in terms of published methodological work and project activities, including mathematics. Teachers' books for mathematics curricula for primary classes should include developments of at least one class project. This is done in the Bulgarian mathematics training kits of Anubis Publishing House, where I am the author [2] [3]. In this article I will present a description of the project – Thematic Classroom “The Room of Mysteries” for the third grade. It would be good the lesson to be held at the end of the school year. It solves tasks from all of the learning content studied in mathematics in the third grade. The idea of the project is based on the so-called “Escape Room” – a place where participants have to solve a series of puzzles to leave the room. Students of the class will not be locked in their classroom, of course. They will find a locked suitcase in their room that they want to unlock to see what's in it. For better motivation students will be given the role of police inspectors, who will be divided into 6 teams to solve a series of challenges – tasks. The lesson is held in the presence of parents and relatives of the students. A team of “veteran investigators” is formed from the parents, who also have to solve puzzles. Solving each task will lead to the opening of a new puzzle, and so pupils and parents will have to deal with a series of challenges that will lead to the discovery of 7 keys, identical at first glance, only one of which unlocks the briefcase. The prize, hidden away from the students, may be their annual third-grade certificates, may be holiday books for the end of the year as well as small gifts. Materials required for the project are purchased in advance with funds collected from students' parents.

scholarly journals Teaching Design of English Picture Book for Primary Schools Based on Performance Culture Teaching Method-Taking the Story Time in Unit 1 of the Third Grade of the PEP Version as an Example

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
Yuan Dandan
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Picture Book ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Performance Culture ◽  
The Third ◽  
Teaching Design ◽  
Culture Teaching

<p>The performance culture teaching method was first proposed by the American Sinologist Wu Weike. It is a teaching method to learn a second language through the comprehension and practice of the target language. It focuses on culture and practice. The learner presents the story in a rehearsal manner in the context of the target language culture. Picture book teaching is a popular teaching method for primary school English teachers at this stage. Its novel feature of moving from outside class to classroom makes it an indispensable teaching method in primary school English teaching. This article takes the PEP version of the third grade English textbook as an example for teaching design and integrates the performance culture teaching method with the picture book teaching in the primary school English classroom teaching. The focus of research in teaching design is teaching implementation, that is, the application of performance methods in primary school English classrooms. This teaching design combines picture book teaching and performance culture teaching methods to promote primary school English teaching.</p>

scholarly journals Digitally-supported language exchanges in primary school: The AlpConnectar project

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 795-843
Author(s):  
Luca Botturi ◽  
Daniela Kapler ◽  
Lucio Negrini
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
The Third ◽  
Swiss Cantons ◽  
Silver Bullet

This article presents the design, implementation and outcomes of AlpConnectar, a Swiss project that exploits technologies for digitally-supported language exchange (LE) in primary schools. Launched in 2013, the project involves three Swiss cantons where different languages are spoken (namely German, French and Italian) and respectively taught as foreign languages since the third grade of primary school. In the first section of the paper the linguistic composition of Switzerland is briefly presented and the current methodologies and approaches in foreign language teaching in the country are introduced. After a literature review of online LE practices, the AlpConnectar project is presented, along with a LE example to illustrate how it works. The final sections present the results of the project, based on data collected from both pupils and teachers. The results seem to suggest that while digital technologies offer significant benefits for LEs, they are no silver bullet, and their impact depends on a number of contextual variables.

TEACHING CONTENT OF TECHNOLOGY IN POLISH PRIMARY SCHOOL

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 524-533
Author(s):  
Maria Katarzyna Grzegorzewska ◽  
Henryk Noga ◽  
Piotr Pawel Migo ◽  
Zbigniew Małodobry
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Teaching Content ◽  
Polish School ◽  
State Of Affairs

In view of the reform that is currently taking place in Poland, as well as changes in the content of the education curriculum, the authors of this study present contents of two selected curricula for primary schools technology in polish school. The study of research is content of curricula created by publishing house (WSiP) and Nowa Era. The school’s task is to prepare pupils for adult life, and therefore, bring the ability to create by themself a friendly environment. In each school there are such subjects, to which students participate more willingly than others - this situation can be used to reflect what affects their state of affairs. Comparing teachers opinions about the curriculum developed by Nowa Era and WSiP, it should be stated that the curriculum developed by the WSiP publishing house according to the opinion of the surveyed teachers has an advantage over the analogous program Nowa Era in the following areas: transparency, clarity, exhaustion topic, availability for the student.

scholarly journals 55 The Effectiveness of Model Think Pair Share to Social Science Learning Outcomes of Grade III Students of Primary Schools in Unit Of Ahmad Yani District of Boja Kendal Regency

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khanifah Yuliastuti ◽  
Nuraeni Abbas
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
The Third ◽  
Share Model ◽  
History Of ◽  
Experimental Group

The problem found in Elementary School Ahmad Yani cluster Kendal was the low learning achievement of IPS subject. This was caused by several aspects such as the less varied learning model, the inability of students to use their own knowledge, and lack of critical thinking in problem solving. Therefore, there is a need to provide innovative model to create more effective teaching and learning process. To answer such problem, this study used Quasi-Experimental research method with Nonequivalent Control Group Design. Through this design, the researchers involved all the third grade of Elementary School in Ahmad Yani Cluster Kendal as the population of this study. They were sampled by using cluster sampling. After the samples were obtained, the researchers decided experimental and control groups. They were as many as 28 students of SD 2 Campurejo involved as the experimental group, while 22 students of SD 2 Tampingan as the control group. In addition, the dependent variable of this study was Think Pair Share model, while the independent variable was IPS subject learning achievement with the topic of the history of currency. Their data were collected using observation, documentation and tests. Meanwhile, the hypotheses and effectiveness were examined by using t-test and gain test. The results of the study showed that Think Pair Share model was effective toward IPS subject learning achievement of the third grade students with the topic of the history of currency. Further, the posttest average score of experimental class was higher than control class. Also, the posttest mean of experimental group was 78.6 and the posttest mean of control group was 67.7. Moreover, the calculation of gain index showed that experimental class was on fair category with the score of 0.6180, while the control class achieved the criteria as many as 0.4055. At last, this study suggests that TPS model is better to use in any subjects in order to create innovative teaching and learning.

scholarly journals Intense Teaching Schedule in Israeli Teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-348
Author(s):  
Yaffa Buskila ◽  
Tamar Chen-Levi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Middle School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Middle Schools ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Middle School Teachers ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
The Third ◽  
Student Achievements

The teaching profession is highly stressful. Stress is a negative phenomenon that develops under conditions of uncontrollable, prolonged and increased pressure. In this study, our goal is (a) to investigate teachers' perception of the sources of stress in school in light of the neoliberal reforms and (b) to compare these sources of stress in primary school, middle school and high school teachers. We hypothesize that the demands and the workload to improve scores in standardized tests, increase the need of teachers to take work home. Therefore, home demands may conflict with school demands. Furthermore, the greatest pressure is on elementary and middle school teachers: Early efforts to improve student achievements in the lower grades would result in better-prepared students in high schools. Data about the sources of stress is based on a previous study of Buskila, Buskila, Giris and Ablin (2019) that investigated the connection between the effects of stress on teachers on somatic syndromes. Three hundred and twenty-one public school teachers working in the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Israel participated in the study. Findings of the mean of the entire samples revealed that the highest level of stress was caused by intense teaching schedule with insufficient breaks. The second cause was related to the composition of the students in the class, and the third was home demands conflicting with school demands. In the middle schools, the highest levels of stress are caused by school principals (M=5.98, SD=3.09) and second is in high school (M=5.00, SD=3.33). The highest level of stress caused by the superintendent is on primary school teachers (M=3.97, SD=3.33) and the second are the middle school teachers (M=3.79, SD = 2.95). The lowest stress level was in high school (M=2.68, SD=2.83). Three significance differences of stress were found among primary, middle, and high schools: The school principal is the highest source of pressure in the middle schools (P=.034), and the superintendent causes the highest level of stress in primary schools (P=.006). The third cause was in high school, related to physical school conditions (p=.002). These results are relevant to teachers, educators, and policy makers involved in planning and managing educational strategies and teachers’ schedules. Identifying and preventing the sources of stress can facilitate better teaching conditions, and a more effective and efficient atmosphere in school. Keywords: Stress at school, teachers' stress, causes of stress in school

Mastering the “Distribution of Fruits and Seeds” Theme (Lesson on the “World Around Us” Discipline at the Third Grade of Primary School)

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 37-40
Author(s):  
Ткаченко ◽  
I. Tkachenko
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Intellectual Development ◽  
Third Graders ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
Active Teaching ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
Teaching Technique ◽  
The Way

The paper presents the way to give third-graders a lesson for mastering the theme of “Fruits and Seeds of Plants” within the “Nature Kingdom” Section of the “World Around Us” learning Course. The teacher is to involve active teaching technique by means of inviting students to play the role of explorers. Embracing the active cognitive stance helps to boost intellectual development, that is, to master the skills of analysis, comparison and generalization.

scholarly journals ELECTRONIC RESOURCES IN TEACHING THIRD GRADE PUPILS MATHEMATICS

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 491-496
Author(s):  
Gergana Hristova
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Mathematics Textbook ◽  
Electronic Textbooks ◽  
Electronic Textbook

The effectiveness of teaching in primary schools depends on the pupils’ active engagement. When teaching the pupils of today, different forms and methods have to be used to organise the learning process, rather than opting for the simple transfer of knowledge directly from teacher to pupil. Pupils today do not simply sit and listen to the teacher and answer his/her questions. They also discuss and relate what they are taught to their personal experiences. A number of studies show that a person absorbs different amounts of information when listening, watching, listening and watching, and actively participating. The pupils’ involvement during the different activities in the lesson varies. Their acquisition capacity is different when listening to a teacher’s explanations, reading, observing a demonstration, practicing or using a computer, multimedia and electronic resources. The electronic textbook (also known as e-textbook) is a teaching tool and a rich source of additional tasks and materials for pupils and teachers. Electronic textbooks are digitised versions of paper textbooks. Electronic textbooks can be used online or offline. Electronic versions contain additional materials, such as audio, video, animations, 3D visualisations and interactive tests, as well as hyperlinks to relevant websites. The electronic readable textbook is identical to the approved print edition of the textbook. The electronic readable textbook creates a realistic page-turning effect in PDF format. In Bulgaria, new mathematics learning sets were created for primary school classes in accordance with the new Preschool and School Education Act, which came into force from the 2016/2017 school year, and the modified curricula. An electronic textbook and an electronic readable textbook have been developed for each new textbook. E-textbooks are free of charge for teachers who have chosen to teach using the paper textbook of the relevant publisher. Pupils and parents can also access them after registering on the publisher’s website. The Ministry of Education and Science requires that publishers give parents and pupils free access to electronic readable textbooks.The main idea of this article is to present an analysis of the third grade mathematics textbook published by Anubis and the electronic resources it features (additional tasks and materials). The article will also include the opinions of pedagogical students collected in a survey of the use of electronic textbooks in teaching primary school pupils.

scholarly journals On certain aspects of the semantic development of younger primary school-age children

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 299-319
Author(s):  
Jelena Stevanovic ◽  
Emilija Lazarevic
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
School Year ◽  
Early School ◽  
Semantic Development ◽  
Primary School Age

The ability to understand the meaning of words and sentences is an important determinant of the language development, which also indicates the development of the ability to learn. Bearing this in mind, the research was aimed at studying the level of semantic development of younger primary school-age children. Semantic development was studied from the aspect of understanding the meaning of words and their use in the following lexical relations: homonyms, antonyms, synonyms and metonyms. The research was conducted in three Belgrade primary schools during the school year 2013/2014. The sample was convenient and included 431 second- and third-grade pupils. The Semantic test (by S. Vladisavljevic) was used in the study. Research results showed that none of the pupils had provided the correct answer to all administered tasks. The best scores were achieved on the part of the test referring to antonyms, while the pupils were least successful on the tasks referring to metonyms. Additionally, third-grade pupils were more successful than younger participants, while there were no differences according to gender. The results indicated that it was necessary to devote more attention to different lexical and semantic exercises at preschool and early school age, considering the link between semantic development, the acquisition of reading and writing skills and the (un)successful mastering of the school curriculum in the majority of subjects.

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