In today's class, I learned how to made rope and multi strand braid. I feel it was very interesting, and enjoyed very much. At the same time, I can feel the connections between learning Math or science and crafts. How energy is transformed in the rope structures and what the pattern is in the braid, these things inspired me that the embodied way of teaching and learning could contribute to deeper understanding of knowledge.
For the video of building bridge, I was touched by the scene in which people worked together for an meaningful annual bridge-building activity. Children could also learn a lot from this traditional craft activity. Meanwhile, community members were all bound together. That's very meaningful.
All groups in the class gave many examples of connections between teaching and learning Math or Science and making crafts. We believe embodied learning could foster children's critical thinking, make particular concepts easier to be remembered, and build connections to each others. It is helpful to apply this idea into our day to day classroom teaching environment.
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