scaffolding activities
Scaffolding is a concept that illustrates that children can understand new lessons more if learning support is given to the child. There are many activities that teacher use to make learners understand new concepts more under the idea of scaffolding. This paper will highlight two scaffolding activities that I observed and illustrate whether they were beneficial to the learner.
First, I observed the teacher suggesting the learner. “The block tower is falling every time you make it. There are several ways to fix it. We can fix it if we put all bigger boxes at the bottom and the small one at the top. What is the other way that can fix it?
Second, I observed the teacher using demonstrations. The teacher took some few boxes and told the children to observe. He then made a stable tower box while all the children were observing. He didn’t explain to them what he was doing, and therefore, they were supposed to learn through observation. He later told the children to do exactly what he had done and make their stable tower box.
These examples encourage the learner to solve the problem on their own. In both instances, the scaffolding focus on observation skills. Children learn more through observation than reading. The skill was beneficial as learners were able to make stable box towers. Scaffolding is useful and helpful since it equips new learners with the skills of self-confidence. The teacher helps the student get the right thing using the best method. He combined previously learned skills and the incorrect response to guide the learner. In the end, the learner formulates the correct conclusion on their own.