1.5 Drivers for Effective Actions: Standards, Learning and Principles

4.2. The Principles in action: Part 2

Using specific and concrete examples to explain the more abstract and complex ideas, making connections between ideas and examples, and asking for the learners to share their own examples.

 

While using the PSsmile activities you can …

… Use the examples suggested in the manual, ask the students to think of examples, look for more examples on the internet …

Combining words (verbal information) with visuals, such as infographics, diagrams, graphic organizers, or timelines. It can also be done in the reverse way; look at a visual and explain the content in own words. 

 

While using the PSsmile activities you can …

… draw a facial expression to facilitate learning the names of different emotions.

Switching between topics while you explore contents, not studying the same idea for too long and going back over the ideas again to consolidate the learning and to make connections.

 

While using the PSsmile activities you can …

… use activities from different domains when you implement the program, switching between topics.