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Thematic teaching reflection

In the second session I learn about thematic teaching. Ms. Ine ask me to watch a video about thematic teaching, then identify whether it is effective teaching or not. Also ask me to identify what kind of subjects that included in one session.

After watch the video I had learnt about thematic teaching. It is a teaching method that grabbed some studies subjects in one session. Teacher had a plan before teaching students; they make a lesson plan based on the curriculum. Then I tried to relate it with the previous lesson that I got before.

In the beginning when the teacher did a greeting, it means the student was learnt with behaviorism. The teacher speaks used special and unique intonation, like wave intonations then the student imitate the intonation to answer the teachers questions. According to the video, I think the students were in first grade of elementary-school. A child in first grade of elementary school was in 6-7 years old. In that situation a child still use sensori-motorik, they look at the model of learning and then imitating. Teacher as a role model so the student imitates the teacher; if teacher use unique intonation as a result the students imitates that tone.

Teacher starting the lesson using a questions, in my opinion questions are appropriate to open a lesson because it is give stimulation for children to think about the lesson.

In the video there was a positive reinforcement. The teacher gave a chocolate for student who answers the question correctly. In my opinion it could make student to motivated to learn more, and study hard. For the student who got the chocolate it could increase self confidences.

After give some warming up and some class activities, teacher brought students into a rambutan’s tree to know more about rambutan as a plant. In my opinion it is one of effective teaching because the teacher gave a real example. Also student in rage 6-7 years old still need a real example because it might that their abstract thinking still developed.

When back to the class, the teacher teach students about counting rambutan and identify the rambutans colors. I think the thematic teaching with plant as the topic was grab some  subjects, they are mathematics, biology, PKN because in the beginning the teacher ask student about family’s member, music  because there was singing activities, and the last is penjaskes because teacher teach about how to anticipate the stomachache  because of eating a lot of rambutan.

During that session there was a student who found rambutan which is back color. It means that thematic learning also stimulate a child to construct their thinking.

Thematic teaching not only makes an effective teaching but also create an effective teacher. According to the video, I think the teacher was effective because she could dress herself well and could be a role model for her students, she makes a good class condition or good class management. The teacher was good in appearance and performance.

Even thematic learning could create an effective teaching and effective teacher but sometimes, teacher could perform well because she makes some students got bored in the middle of teaching and also she could not control the students who want to answer a question.

According to me teacher should make some physical activities because student at 6-7 years old are like to active in physic. Also teacher should make rules, for the one who wants to speak up and answer the question should raise their hand.

I think it is inappropriate if teaching using teacher center should be student’s center because nowadays teacher just guiding the students to learn. If I become a teacher in that video I am going to make a physical activity, used student center, getting close with all the class member and give an appropiate model because they will imitate me.

From the video, I got somethings to learn it is about become a teacher should be close with the student because students as a teachers children.themativ teaching possible to di in elementary, junior, senior, or university. I think the subject that always appear on thematic teaching is Language or bahasa nor  English. 

After watching video I had group discussion towards the video. In group discussion I had learn about perspective. Every single person has a different perspective, and those perspectives stimulate me for new ideas.

Then discuss about single task, now I know that in every task there were reasons behind and purposes. For example open-ended prom is make students think critically based on process. Also teachers’ instruction is important before asking student to finish their tasks.  That is what I have learnt from second session perhaps I can do better for the next meeting.