Activity

Based
Curriculum
DESIGN OF CURRICULUM
 What is a curriculum model?

In order to address these

A model is a format for
goals, curriculum
curriculum design
developers design,
developed to meet
reconfigure, or rearrange
unique needs, contexts,
one or more key
and/or purposes.
curriculum components.
Why We Used Activity?
 Activity is the natural urge of the child.
 Activity is used as a media or means for imparting
knowledge and skills.
 It is a play way of learning things.
 Activity is the greatest motivation, provided to the
child enjoys the freedom of expressing himself fully.
 Its core premises include the requirement that
learning should be based on doing some hands-on
experiments and activities.
 Children are active learners rather than passive
recipients of information.
 Activity Based Curriculum

 Active Learning is, in short, anything that students

do in a classroom other than merely passively
listening to an instructor's lecture.
 This includes everything from listening practices
which help the students to absorb what they hear,
to short writing exercises in which students react to
Activity Based
Curriculum
 According to Tanner and
Tanner, “Activity curriculum is an
attempt to treat learning as an
active process.
 Activity curriculum discards the
boundaries and the curriculum
was centered largely on areas
of child interest.
 The objective of curriculum was
child growth through
experience.”
 According to Beans, “The major
premise of activity movements
was that learner ought to be
active rather than passive
participants in learning”.
 History of Activity Curriculum

 The title “activity curriculum”, however, did not come into general use before
1920.
 In 1944, a British man David Horsburgh started his school, “Neel Bagh” in India.
 Neel Bagh was based on an innovative idea of Horsburgh
 It was known for its creative methods in teaching and well-planned learning
materials
 A diverse curriculum, which included music, carpentry, sewing, masonry,
gardening, as well as the usual school subjects, English, mathematics, Sanskrit,
and Telugu.
 This initiative of Horsburgh was later proved to be one of the pioneer and
milestones in Activity Based Curriculum
Definition of Activity
Curriculum

 Active learning is an
umbrella term that
refers to several models
of instruction that focus
the responsibility of
learning, on learners.
 When curricular
material is translated in
terms of activity, it is
known as activity
curriculum.
 Characteristics of Activity Curriculum

 Children’s Interest Determines the Educational Programme.

 The Activity Curriculum Is Not Planned In Advance.
 Activities Are Planned Co-Operatively By Students And Teacher.
 Problem Solving Is The Dominant Method Of Activity Curriculum.
 Practice And Individual Assistance Are Provided As Needed.
 Requirements of Activity Curriculum

1. Physical Features of the School

 Building, grounds and classrooms
 well lighted
 Ample facilities for displays and decorations
 grounds should also lend themselves
 Separate ground for gardening, for outdoor class work and for countless
other outdoor activities
 Tentatively ten acres of land (one acre = 4940 sq. yards) would likely be
the minimum to meet the needs of an activity curriculum.
 Requirements of Activity Curriculum

1. Training of Teachers
2. Classroom Equipment
3. Activity Rooms
4. Transportation Facilities
5. Time Table Planning
6. Students Grouping
7. Flexibility In Administrative Arrangements
Benefits of Activity Based Curriculum

 The benefits of activity based curriculum revolves around those children who
are either not as academically "talented" or have not shown "interest" in
school. This method tends to stimulate these types of students into
participating and eventually absorbing information.
 It makes the teaching fun.
 Students in will remember the material better.
 They feel a sense of accomplishment when the task is completed.
 They are able to transfer that experience easier to other learning situations.
 Students who are involved in activities are empowered in their own learning
process.
 Role of the teacher

 The educator (teacher) should engage pupils in activities in such a way that while
manual skills are gained there should be mental satisfaction found in the work.
 It is the task of the teacher is to discover the interests and to build educational activities
upon them.
 Teachers make plans for their own activities in the classrooms.
 The teacher is to guide the students in learning how to select group leaders and how to
make intelligent decisions.
 The teacher works as a guide.
 Helps the students to analyze the problem.
 He sometimes leads the discussion.
 He is a part of the total learning situation rather than task master.
 He acts as a resource person.
 Components of activity based
Curriculum

Activities should have:

 A definite beginning and ending

 A clear purpose or objective

 Contain complete and understandable

directions

 A feedback mechanism

 Include a description of the technology or

tool being used in the exercise.
 Criticism

 A radical departure from traditional ways of learning and teaching.

 No assurance of learning cultural heritage.
 The facts and principles that are learned are not permanently retained.
 Teachers are not prepared to carry on activity program.
 Communities do not readily accept this shift.
 Schools are not equipped
 No adequate provision for logical organization.