Ending Lessons with Purpose: Strategies for Early Childhood Educators
Early childhood educators know that play is an essential part of learning. But how can you ensure that the play-based activities you use in your classroom are ending with a lesson learned? Ending a lesson with purpose helps to solidify the learning that took place during the lesson and sets the stage for future learning. In this blog post, we'll explore five strategies for ending play-based lessons with purpose.
Review the learning objectives: Before ending the lesson, review the learning objectives with your students to ensure that they understand what they were expected to learn.
Ask reflective questions: Ask reflective questions to help students make connections between the play-based activities and the learning objectives.
Encourage self-reflection: Encourage students to reflect on their own learning and share their insights with the class.
Use a wrap-up activity: Use a wrap-up activity to reinforce key concepts and provide closure to the lesson.
Plan for follow-up: Plan for follow-up activities that will build on the learning that took place during the lesson and help students to deepen their understanding of the topic.
By ending your play-based lessons with purpose, you can help your students to solidify their learning and prepare for future learning. Incorporate these strategies into your teaching to ensure that every lesson ends with purpose and intentionality.