Reflection on Mathematics lesson

Reflection of Mathematics Lesson

Class III

BY

Kuenzang Dema

DE III B

Student Code: Pce06160385

On 28^th August, 2019 I taught Maths lesson in class III. The topic of my lesson was Nets of 3-D shapes. To teach this lesson, I downloaded videos from youtube. I took children to audiovisual room to watch the video. Children screamed with happiness when they were told about the activity that they are going to do. After readying them for the video lesson, they were well instructed on the dos and don’ts. They were also told to watch the video very carefully for they have a task to be completed after watching the video. Children were just thrilled.

Children watched the video very attentively and enthusiastically till the end. After watching the video, I asked if  they have understood the concept or not , to which they said yes. So I provided a worksheet (identifying the nets of 3-D shapes) to be done in pairs. I was amazed at the way they did the activity!  It saved a lot of my time and energy. They could easily complete the task which indicates the effectiveness of ICT! Integrating  ICT in the teaching learning classroom was well proven.

The lesson went well as per the plan since the lesson plan was discussed and prepared before hand in collaboration with my colleagues who teach the same level. They  provided valuable suggestions and comments for the appropriate planning of the lesson..

On the whole, children were really excited to watch the video and got motivated to do the activity.  ICT really empowers students to engage in the learning process and give them the interest to involve actively in activity.   

Mathematics lesson using ICT

Information and communication Technology has become the key tool and had a revolutionary impact on how we see the world and how we live. ICTs have the potential to innovate, accelerate, enrich, and deepen skills, to motivate and engage students, to help relate school experience to work practices, create economic viability for tomorrow’s workers, as well as strengthening teaching and helping schools change (Davis and Tearle, 1999.,Lemke and Coughlin, 1998; cited by Yusuf, 2005). The field of education has been affected by ICTs, which have undoubtedly affected teaching, learning, and research (Yusuf, 2005). Today, the place of ICTs in education and the world in general cannot be undermined (Apagu & Wakili, 2015).

My lesson was on teaching the ‘Names of Polygons’ to class III students. Before introducing the names, I let them watch a video song. I also instructed them to pay special attention to the names and the number of sides each polygon has. After watching the video I asked the names of polygons that they could grasp from the video. I let them watch for the second time. Together we discussed the names according to the number of sides. Then introduced the topic.

In the lesson development, I introduced them the names of eight polygons on the chalkboard. I called out children from each group to pick up the correct shape for the names given on the board.

In the closure I provided a worksheet to each group to write the correct name for the given polygons. Finally they were asked to copy the names of polygon table given in their textbook.

In this lesson I could easily achieve my lesson objective. One amazing thing I noticed in this lesson was that children could remember the names spontaneously. They seemed to have enjoyed the lesson so much.

One area that I felt I could have done in a better way was in the closure part. I should have made enough worksheets for all the students instead of one in each group because I saw few not participating in the teamwork.

Never the less integration of ICTs in teaching and learning process can greatly revitalize both teacher and learners. The shift of paradigm in pedagogy from teacher to learner centered preparing them to face the challenges of 21st century. Teachers act as a guide and facilitator whereas learners are held responsible for their own learning. Learners become immersed in the process of leaning as they use computers as information source and cognitive tools.

children watching the video  song on polygons

Lesson development

activity in the closure

References

1. Lemeke,C., & Coughlin, E.C (1998). Technology in American Schools. Retrieved

March 26,2019 from www.mff.org/pnbs/ME 158.pdf


2. Yusuf,M.O (2005). Information and communication technology and education:

Analysing the Nigerian national policy for information technology.

International Education Journal, 6(3), 316-321. Retrieved March 13,2019

from http://iej.cjb.net