Building blocks
Designing lessons with LessonApp: Three states of water (for 5th graders)
This lesson about these three stages of water has been designed for G5 students and will be delivered before the lesson about the water circle.
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How to deliver engaging lessons?
“I know what I should do, but I don’t have time…” When it comes to planning engaging lessons, this is a shared feeling among many teachers, despite the country. Teachers are often aware of the different aspects that should be considered when delivering engaging and effective lessons, but they are Read more…
20 lessons for 2020
17th and 18th lessons for 2020: Using phenomenon-based learning in biology
These lessons continue the same theme the 15th and 16th lessons for 2020 started. 3. lesson (45 min) New knowledge acquisitionMethod used: Build-up group (45 min) The students process the new information and draw conclusions from new knowledge. Students form groups of four and they compare what they know about Read more…
20 lessons for 2020
15th and 16th lessons for 2020: Using phenomenon-based learning in biology
Phenomenon-based learning is a part of Finland’s latest national core curricula for education of all levels from early childhood to upper secondary education (K-12), including basic education. The goal of phenomenon-based learning is for students to explore various real-life phenomena from different perspectives. Phenomenon-based learning is particularly well suited to Read more…
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Action breaks – what, why and how?
The importance of physical activity Physical activity has a significant role in the national core curriculum for basic education in Finland. A shared Finnish view is that increasing physical movement and integrating it into different school subjects promotes learning, academic achievement, health and general well-being of students. It is a Read more…
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Introducing Building Blocks: Orientation and Mapping Pre-existing Knowledge
LessonApp provides pedagogically meaningful lesson structure that is based on the building blocks. Each building block represents a phase or a function of a lesson. LessonApp users can plan lessons by using building blocks according to the objective of learning. The building blocks are: Grouping and warm-up Orientation and mapping Read more…
Building blocks
Introducing Building Blocks: Grouping and Warm-up
What are the building blocks? One of the key inventions of LessonApp is to use ‘building blocks’ when planning a new lesson. Each building block represents a phase or a function of a lesson. The idea is to design lessons by using these blocks according to the goal of the Read more…
