Hands-On Learning 動動手學美語  

                            (Teacher Heidi)

 

At Walton School we like to learn while having fun. In my experience, learning is easier with hands on experience. Therefore, we try to act out our stories and ideas to really help the students understand our lessons and how to use them in every day situations.

在華頓，我們喜歡學英文同時也要玩得很開心。根據我的經驗，做中學較容易。因此，我們嘗試將故事和想法表演出來，幫助學生了解我們的課程及如何在每天的情況中使用它們。

 

Children get bored easily. They like to be active. I find that my students learn best when we play games, sing, act out or by doing the things that we discuss.

孩子們很容易覺得枯燥乏味。他們喜歡活躍。我發現我的學生在玩遊戲、唱歌、表演或進行討論的事時，學習的最好。

 

For example: When we were talking about how things change. We melted chocolate and watched it change and talked about it. Then we dipped fruit in it and had a delicious snack. When we talked about snacks and squeezing things, we squeezed lemons and made lemonade. When we did a unit on eating out. We had our own restaurant with a cook, cashier, waiter/waitress and customers. These activities help the lessons stand out in the students minds more than they do when we simply read and discuss them.

例如：當我們談論事物如何改變。我們融化巧克力，看著它變化和談論它。然後，我們放入一些水果成為美味的點心。 當我們談論點心和壓榨東西時，我們擠檸檬和製作檸檬水。

當我們進行外出就餐單元。我們有我們自己的餐館，廚師，收銀員，服務員和客人。 相較於只是閱讀和討論這些問題，這些活動幫助孩子對課程更印象深刻。

 

Heidi

2009/5