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Welcome to Kindergarten 1!

(5 years old)

My name is Ms 'Aliah and below is how I teach the class! I love integrating creative art into our lessons and prioritise instilling our values in the children.

About 5 Year Olds...

Children of this age are learning to be more independent and are increasingly self-aware of their actions. Their growth in the socio-emotional domain would mean a better control of expressing their feelings and emotions (Raising Children Network, 2019). 

What is Demonstrating & Modelling?

There are two teaching techniques I find myself often adopting in the classroom; demonstration and modelling.

Demonstrations are when steps and procedures are displayed and paired with visuals or materials to provide children better understanding while modelling is a process where they learn appropriate behaviour through emulating others around them (MacNaughton, 2009). 

Why Demonstration & Modelling?

Demonstration allows the children to receive information visually and aids with concepts that are abstract or complex. As my class' interest is in creative art, a visual representation of how materials and tools are most appropriate to teach them. This opens up opportunities for the children to explore and investigate new knowledge and ways to recreate learning (Penfold, 2018).

Modelling, on the other hand, is an excellent way to have the children learn social skills, values and principles of their own as they are of the age to be more expressive and aware of their emotions and actions.  

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How is it used in my classroom?
  • Demonstration of instructions, concepts and use of tools

  • Show examples for the children 

  • Create opportunities to incorporate values and appropriate behaviour in classroom through modelling it myself or through their peers

  • Place emphasis on saying 'thank you' and 'sorry' in the classroom environment. 

Video example on Demonstrating and Modelling

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Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Child Psychology and Early Education

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