Reflection of my lesson

 

Phases of the Moon

In the afternoon of 29^th October, 2021 I have taken another Science lesson for 60 minutes on the  topic, ‘Our Moon’ integrating ICT for class five student. I have deliberately chosen this topic to teach using ICT because children would see the’ Moon’ not only through diagram but also through a video clip so that they can get the authentic concept of how the moon look and its workings.

The lesson was introduced by asking them to tell about what they know about the moon. Everything that the children spoke was written on the white board. I let the children run through again making them read aloud. Next I told them that they will now learn more about the moon.

 

Then, I have told them to read the text silently for about two minutes which was followed by a short explanation by the teacher about the moon. They were introduced to some facts about the moon then.  After that I have told them to put their computer on and type the link which I wrote on the white board. (https://www.moonconnection.com/moon.phases.) in the search button. They were made to listen to a short video clip about the moon. Children were told to list down whatever they understood from this short video. 

 

Next I told to type ‘phrases of moon’ and continue watching the clip. Here the children were asked to closely look at what makes the moon look differently in their shape each day. I introduced them to the different phrases of moon such as New moon, waxing crescent, First quarter moon etc. In my lesson closure, I have told them to draw different phrases of moon in their note book which was followed by some questions to check their understanding of the lesson.  

 

All children seemed to have enjoyed and learnt a lot from this video lesson.  When we reviewed the lesson later during question answer session, most children were enthusiastically participating and responding correctly.

 I was also equally satisfied because, not only I have achieved my lesson objectives but also it helped me make learning more meaningful and enjoyable to the children.  I know that there are many things I have to learn on effective use of ICT integration in the lesson, yet, my knowledge and skills on this is gradually improving. I will be taking more of such lessons (integrating ICT) since I found teaching and learning are made more meaningful and fun.