Constructivism TIPR

In my field work, the teacher I am working with uses a lot of constructivism in her students learning. She does a lot of sensory and play activities that allow the students to be active in and explore the topic being talked about and reflect by asking questions and inquiring about them with the teachers and one another before going into a lesson on them. She does this by providing toys and objects for the students to platy with that relate to the theme of the lessons to use in their centers, and providing sensory table experiences that also relate to what is being discussed in class. Students are able to collaborate together to find out new things about the toys, objects, and topic being learned about.. 

I think that the students have a high need for this type of learning, they need to be able to explore things and learn them for themselves. These students need a purpose in their learning more than other students so it is very important for them to find ways to do this themselves. 

In my own lessons that I teach in this class I always try to provide a time for them to play with the items I will use for my lesson. Like, when we talked about food, I brought in fake food, and gave the students a chance to play with it and explore it before we jumped into a lesson with it. I think that this gave this population of students a constructivist learning opportunity appropriate for their young age.