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Take students on a trip say to the shop on foot. Ask them to talk to each other as they walk to the shop about their experiences which will help them remember everything they can about the trip. You ( teacher ) ask them questions during the trip. Once in class, ask students to get into a circle and brain storm by describing what they experienced. if the don'y mention the five sense ,ask them question:did you smell anything?, when you spelt food? , what could you taste, did you see a dog or other animal?, how did you know it was a dog? , what did you hear?, what did you feel?, How far are they? what colour is the sky? did you see cars?what parts of the body did you use to gather information? and discuss how they learn from seeing, hearing, touching, smelling and tasting. More ideas

Educational context:

Purpose of learning: Touch= feelings what would make you feel sad what would make you feel mad what would make you feel happy
 * NEP - individual LEARNING PLAN
 * ESL- English as a second language
 * behavioural needs
 * English - area of curriculum
 * Social skills
 * emotional needs
 * Routine
 * sensory objects
 * structure
 * visual
 * to develop students ability sharing
 * to develop students understanding of communication- group doing y chart
 * oral language
 * vocabulary

Theory of teaching or pedagogical practices: Justification:
 * Direct instruction
 * probing = questioning
 * modelling
 * scaffolding
 * I think it will be a good idea to use Les Vogtsky as the theorist as he theory is what teachers use now days.
 * Cooperation
 * Pre knowledge and
 * Sharing

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