One TV commercial advertisement said, "Just Do It". It means that even though you don't know anything very well, you don't need to be afraid of trying new things. Just let it start, whether its results are good or not. But the results are good in particular for young learners. Young learners learn more when they use brain, mind and soul together. As they do something , they tend to learn more. And then they feel confident and self-achieved looking at what they did. By doing something young learners were hooked on what they learned. Here is an explicit example. I was really impressed to read a book ,Talmud, in my schooldays. According to this book, when Children entered the elementary school in Israel, the principal brought the bee jar and let them put their one finger into it instead of saying, " Studying is enjoyable and sweet in school. Children seemed to feel sweethoney when they put it into their mouth. Children in Israel think that studying is enjoyable and sweet like honey for a long time. already and understand even more.
Piaget said, ”The period of children’s development is concrete operational step. “ Young learners learn by doing in this period. Teacher facilitates them to learn by doing with organized lesson plan and they feel confident with achievement.
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Let's hear more about your teaching ideas!
Maryann
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