Wesleyan University – Philippines
Maria Aurora, Aurora
First Semester 2022
Teaching Mathematics in the Primary Grades
BEED Math 1
Unit 2 INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING
Lessoon No. 4 The Teaching Cycle
Student Name:
HARNESS 1. Interview 2 Mathematics teachers. Ask them about the stages of
teaching cycle that they follow. The, create a diagram illustrating
their common answer.
As I talk to two math teachers, I find out that they both use the
same teaching cycle when they teach math. First, they look at
what the student already knows. Then, they present new
information that fits with what the student already knows. After
the presentation, a challenge or activity (called a "performance
task") is used to see if the student has learned anything. And then
the teacher's response. Last, and this is optional, people who got
failing grades can repeat or make up what they missed.
2. How is the diagram you created in #1 similar or different from
the cycle that was presented in this lesson?
- The cycle we learned about in class was similar to the one I
made. But the two aren't the same because I used different words
to describe my diagram. But all in all, these two diagrams show
the whole teaching cycle, from figuring out what the students
already know to figuring out what they need to learn, putting the
plans into action, checking to see if they understand,
giving/reflecting on the results.