How to carry out theme teaching effectively

Theme arrangement, creation of situations

Now more and more teachers are doing theme teaching, such as starry sky theme, animal theme, autumn theme, ocean theme... conduct a theme inside and outside the classroom The theme arrangement can make children feel immersed in the situation and integrate into the theme teaching unconsciously.

On the walls inside and outside the classroom, students’ related works can also be presented in conjunction with the theme layout to highlight the children’s dominance in thematic learning.

Present knowledge and follow up learning

A very important function of environmental innovation is to present important and core knowledge, help students consolidate what they have learned, and provide guidance on methods and thinking tools.

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Goal/key presentation

Many teachers are used to treating teaching goals as their own business, but this is not the case. Presenting the learning goals for each subject every day or for each unit can make students' learning goals clearer.

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Concept/Vocabulary Presentation

Many concepts will be forgotten once learned, so displaying these concept words on the wall can continuously strengthen them. The role of consolidation.

English teachers can make word walls, usually arranged in the order of letters and letter combinations, and classify words according to pronunciation, which is very helpful for learning natural spelling, practicing pronunciation, and accumulating words.

It is worth mentioning that many teachers do not list all the words on the word wall as soon as the school starts. Instead, they continue to add new words as they learn, and the words accumulate like a snowball. .

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Presentation of strategies/methods

Teachers often present the learning points of a class by writing on the blackboard, but as soon as the get out of class is over, the writing on the blackboard is Erased, if students haven't learned to take notes, it may be difficult to remember them just by patting their heads. Write down these learning strategies and methods with anchor charts and display them on the wall to provide reminders and assistance to students at any time.

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Presentation of thinking tools

Learning cannot stop at knowledge. We are increasingly advocating the training of thinking, so here are the 8 types of mind maps we commonly use You can display it and choose different mind maps to use in class according to different needs.

In addition to mind maps, the Graphic Organizer and the anchor chart mentioned above are also good thinking tools. Teachers can also use practical examples to show their usage. As the saying goes, teaching by example is the best. It goes without saying that the more children see it, the more they will use it.

Displaying works to motivate students

Displaying students' works in the classroom can not only affirm and encourage each student's "labor results", but also make students feel more like a class collective. sense of belonging. When students come to the classroom and see their own works, they feel like they are at home. To display student work, we can also make use of different gadgets.

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Little blue glue & I-shaped pins

Many teachers like to use small blue glue and pins, which are convenient and fast and can be attached to the wall easily. Or display board.

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Small wooden folders

We can also use small wooden folders to display students’ works. Small wooden folders are more beautiful and easy to replace regularly with new students’ works. It is more suitable for fixed student work display areas in classrooms.

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Clothesline

Pull a "clothesline" in the classroom, and we can hang up students' works! The display method of the clothesline gets rid of the limitations of the wall, can make more full use of the classroom space, and can also display student works in three dimensions.

Conclusion

Environmental innovation is a job full of creativity, challenge, fun and sense of accomplishment. In this process, the following three principles generally need to be adhered to:

The topic layout is changed regularly as the learning progresses, so that it can fit with the content learned and truly create a learning atmosphere.

The results are important, but the process is equally important. We can not only display the completed works, but also allow students to participate in the process of environmental creation. For example, some key learning points can be displayed by students, so that they will be more proactive in learning.

Environmental Innovation is student-centered, and every work is worthy of display. Students' abilities vary, and the quality of their works will vary.

But as long as the hard work is completed, it deserves to be recognized. Try to keep the style of work display as simple as possible, so that it is easier for students to pay attention to the work itself.