Why Classroom Teacher works

Let the child teach one short lesson to a class of toys, including greeting, instruction, practice and goodbye. Welcome the toy class and state the lesson topic. Show or explain one example.

Set up — Welcome the toy class and state the lesson topic

Prepare household items before the child is asked to welcome the toy class and state the lesson topic. The setup is ready when the child can welcome the toy class and state the lesson topic and then move on to the instruction to show or explain one example without a new explanation. Keep props ordinary and safe, and do not copy real hazardous, medical, or emergency procedures while those two steps are connected.

Step 2 — Show or explain one example

After the child tries to show or explain one example, ask one brief question about the result. Connect their answer to the next request to ask the toys one pretend question rather than explaining it for them.

Step 3 — Ask the toys one pretend question

Have the child ask the toys one pretend question before offering a solution. What happens here should help them understand how to give the class one short practice task, especially compared with the earlier request to show or explain one example.

Step 4 — Give the class one short practice task

Give the child time to give the class one short practice task and notice the result. The following instruction to end the lesson with a recap or goodbye should use what they learned after previously trying to ask the toys one pretend question.

Step 5 — End the lesson with a recap or goodbye

Allow room for a mistake while the child tries to end the lesson with a recap or goodbye. A self-correction here is more useful than fast repetition before the child moves on to end the lesson with a recap or goodbye.

What to notice before End the lesson with a recap or goodbye

After the child has tried to give the class one short practice task, ask what changed. An answer connected to the earlier attempt to ask the toys one pretend question is good evidence of whether the next pretend action follows from what the characters just did before the final step.

Make Ask the toys one pretend question easier or harder

If asking the child to ask the toys one pretend question is too demanding, use one role, one place, and one short problem. Once that step is comfortable, add a second responsibility, clue, customer, or consequence that must be handled in order before returning to the final request to end the lesson with a recap or goodbye.

Finish after End the lesson with a recap or goodbye

End the lesson with a recap or goodbye. When that step is complete, Classroom Teacher has done what it was designed to do. Browse the activity search for a different mechanic, or use the activity generator.