In class, we have recently discussed the importance of
creating a lesson that can engage all of the human senses. This week, we had
the opportunity to teach and lead a Bible lesson for various ages of students.
In your opinion, what are some practical ways to make sure that each type of
student (auditory, visual, and kinesthetic) receives the maximum amount of
learning? –both in spiritual growth and knowledge. What are the challenges that
may arise? Within your response, mention how you saw Godly play implemented throughout
the evening.
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Looking back at the lesson Audra, Daniel and I taught, I see all three styles getting involved: Daniel led a game, I told the story, and Audra prepared a PowerPoint of pictures. Incorporating all three styles proves to be easier for younger audiences yet harder for older audiences. Perhaps utilizing group activities which build on the lesson would be one way to get the hands-on learners involved.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Godly Play, I did see Jenn's outlines take on physical form, but it wasn't what we did but why we did that stuck out to me. The premise that God uses the one Word to speak uniquely to each person through many different methods is incredible. I also love that the teacher can learn just as much from the students as the students from the teacher. Godly Play, then, meets the children's spiritual needs as well as the teacher's.This is the genius behind Godly Play.
I think that there should be activities that stimulate all three of those senses so that every child's learning needs are met. Whether it's a craft, a story, pictures to show, a game.... whatever fits your lesson best. Sometimes you may not be able to tell what type of learner a child is, so that could be challenging to figure out, or maybe a child doesn't seem to fit into any specific "category." I think that by covering all types of learning, you will be able to teach successfully. I definitely agree with Jessica when she said that she saw Jenn's outlines take on a physical form. It was really cool.
ReplyDeleteI think that some ways to make sure each type of student receives the maximum amount of learning is by a division of games per lesson with a different emphasis each time the group meets. Maybe one lesson focuses on visual learners with tiny activities for auditory and kineshetic and the next one focuses on kinesthetic with side activities for auditory and visual. Just keeping everything diverse and remembering that the way you learn is not the way that everyone learners. However, I think some challenges that can arise in this is time constraint. In attempting to meet every students learning needs within a certain amount of time could prove to be difficult but it is a worthy goal. Our group, I believe, did really well in incorporating godly play with the different learning types. We had dancing, drawing, and questions. Then the snack helped them connect dots. After seeing Godly play implemented, I was awestruck at the fruit it reaped in learning. I feel like I learned a lot that night about how to teach students of different learning types. Also, it was super enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteI think that in order to use Godly play effectively you have to be conscious of the different ways you can implement the different methods of learning. If you just assume that you will hit all of the different learning types in a good lesson you will miss the mark by a long shot. One way that I was able to see Godly play throughout the evening was when i was building "houses" with chloe and Finn and she was getting really upset because her house kept falling down but then Finn told her "that is the point! It's supposed to be the house on the sand!" It made me happy to see that the different activities and such that we had done were really helping him to remember and understand (at least in a small way) the story that we had done.
ReplyDeleteSome practical ways that I to make sure that each type of student receives the maximum amount of learning is by doing all three modalities in every lesson I teach. I want to switch it up every week with a new auditory, visual, and kinesthetic activity if possible. Listening in to the needs of those I am ministering to would be very insightful in developing an environment at facilities learning. Last Monday, our group had coloring and performance of the story through acting (visual), reading and summary of story (auditory), and a helpful dance (kinesthetic) that would get them engaged in the story. Through enacting all modalities of learning, the students were able to take away their art work, the story, and some wicked dance moves. Challenges such as preferences, time, and finances may arise, but in even with possible challenges, I hope to sill incorporate all three in my ministry.
ReplyDeleteEveryone has a different personality and responds differently to what is in front of them. Each type of student (auditory, visual, and kinesthetic) receives the maximum amount of learning by receiving what they learn best from. When you give a message you need to make sure to set it up so that every type of student can respond appropriately. It is challenging when one student is nagging for you to keep teaching or participating in that specific way and you need to do the other methods to be fair to the other students.
ReplyDeleteIt is vital to the learning of students that the way the information is presented comes in forms that all types of learners can understand. have part of the lesson that is auditory (ex. teaching a song), part that is visual (ex. a model or demonstration), and kinesthetic (ex. allowing children to create in their own). being aware of the different learners in your group is vital to how they receive and understand the information. Some complications that may arise when teaching in this way is that children who are visual may be easily distracted and try to distract others if you are teaching an auditory way. throughout our teaching least week I saw Godly play when we gave the children free time to build on their own what they learned from the story. Judah was building with playdoh and sparked a conversation about how Jesus is our savior and he is like the rock, then he and Ben proceeded to build Jesus rising from the dead. It was really cool to see them make that connection.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is extremely important to offer different activities that accommodate the different learning styles. Teaching the children was a cool way to experience this, because we did try to incorporate all of the senses and it was a more responsive activity for the children to participate in and they actually remembered what they learned.
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