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Reflection on Lesson Demonstration

Me and my wife originally planned a collaborative work to make a lesson demonstration, where one would act as an interactive student and the other as the teacher, then vice versa. But our work schedules did not coincide thus the video is done separately.  My lesson demonstration is related to my bachelor's degree in health and also follows the module for health for grade 7. The topic is the prevention of common diseases that can be acquired in the community. It follows the previous modules and learnings in the primary education wherein handwashing is one of the first things they are taught, I also did a recap for the component because of the timely situation we are in the new normal set-up due to the COVID-19 situation.  This topic is also a reminder that although we are in a pandemic there are also other threats that we need to look out for and be mindful so as not to be complacent.  

Reflection on Flashcard Making and Visual Symbols

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I believe that in the pursuit of being a good teacher, one must have the necessity tool to be able to demonstrate what you have in mind for the lesson so that the students may be able to grasp the knowhow easily.  Let me start with my experience in creating flashcards. When I looked up the definition; A flashcard or flash card is a card bearing information, as words or numbers, on either or both sides, used in classroom drills or in private study. One side can have a question and an answer on the other side. I then recalled my kinder and elementary days wherein typically teachers would place symbols or drawing on the flashcard, showing it in front of the class and asking what is the answer or the drawing placed on it.  I made sure that the illustrations on the flashcards where visible and had ample spacing in between letter.  When it came to the visual symbol making; I thought to myself what are the differences between flashcards and visual symbols. Upon reading thro...