In our second series on 'why worksheets don't work', we explore the concept of provocation pages to understand how they align with the natural way in which children learn. Denise Teo, Pedagogist at EtonHouse, shares with us the relevance of provocation pages in the process of learning Chinese.
Why worksheets don't work? A learning story.
Provocation pages provide authentic ways to assess children's learning, offering the following advantages:
- Organic, everyday use that encourages the application of high-frequency words
- Opportunities to practice strokes
- An opportunity for children to practice listening, speaking, reading and writing
- Sequential learning on topics and ideas that are interesting and useful
- Respectful & differentiated learning opportunities for children
- Individual expression and an expansion of ideas
- Opportunities for children to come together and work independently
- Opportunities for teachers and children to be reflective
- Teachers and children work together to co-create the materials
- Opportunities for teachers and children to change the sequence of learning and be flexible to children’s needs and interests
- The materials used are child-responsive resources
- An opportunity for educators to communicate to the children that their ideas are respected and valued – our image of the child
- It provides information concretely and efficiently of the learning happening in class, even for parents who do not speak Chinese
- Collaborative in nature – Reggio Emilia
- Works on oracy, in-class sharing of work in visual and written forms such as show and tell
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Learning Story
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Children from the K1B class at EtonHouse at 215 Upper Bukit Timah explored 'abstraction' through creative expressions while recognising important characters and high-frequency words. The provocation pages on 'dot day' provided them with writing practice, vocabulary and spoken language development by learning stroke order and practising writing skills for significant and high-frequency characters. Creative art offers the opportunity to document learning and for children to work both independently and collaboratively. The outcome could be a large display, a performance or a book; authentic ways to document and assess children's learning while achieving their learning goals at the same time.
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Author
All PostsDenise is a Pedagogue at EtonHouse. Denise joined EtonHouse in 2011 and has 12 years of experience in early childhood education. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education from Wheelock College. She believes that education is not about the end product, but the process to discover, create and think. She also believes that children have infinite abilities to wonder, explore and create, and are capable of building beautiful and lasting relationships with people around them.