Lesson 8: Thematic Approach to Instructional Planning

TEEG

1. UNIT II Lesson 8: Thematic Approach to Instructional Planning Reporters: Gremaldo , Remelyn O. Gonzales, Cherry Ann Galolo , Cherry Joy Gandola , Lyka Mae

2. Objectives In this lesson, you will be able to:
• identify the steps to implement thematic approach to planning;
• design an instructional plan using the thematic approach; and
• understand the value of the use of thematic approach to instructional planning

3. • Instructional planning is the strategic process of designing and organizing a learning experience. • The thematic approach is a powerful tool for creating a dynamic and engaging learning environment that fosters understanding, creativity, and a love of learning.

4. What is Thematic Instructional Planning? - Thematic approach to instructional planning means organizing lessons around a central theme or topic, connecting different subjects and skills to that theme. Instead of teaching subjects in isolation, you weave them together to create a more engaging and meaningful learning experience.

5. Science Mathematics Arts Language Arts

6. Okoro and Okoro (2016) cited the steps to take in employing thematic approach in instructional planning.
• Choosing a theme • Integrating the theme with the existing curriculum • Designing instructional plan • Encouraging presentation

7. • Choosing a theme. This is where the teacher or even the learners decide what would be the focus theme of the unit or lesson. • Integrating the theme with the existing curriculum. Upon choosing the theme, the teacher needs to organize the learning objectives of the curriculum around the theme.

8. • Designing instructional plan. At this stage, thematic instructional planning usually involves making adjustments in these elements, especially making appropriate choices of learning strategies, activities, experiences, and learning materials related to the theme

9. Some question to ponder at this stage could be:
* Which areas of spoken and written vocabulary can I and my learners work for spelling within this theme?
* Which areas of grammar could we accommodate with this theme?
* What genres of writing could my learners write in using the theme as the starting point?
* In what way can the learners and I make the theme have a visual impact in our classroom?

10. • Encouraging presentation. As the thematic approach is geared toward holistic and context oriented, it is much more meaningful to the learners if they could be given the opportunity to present their work.

11. - This could be done collectively or individually, depending on the theme or the preference of the learners. Furthermore, the audience may not only be limited in the classroom.
- Presentation of their learning or outputs could involve the rest of the school, the community in general or, with the power of the internet, the rest of the world.

12. Thank you for listening!