Today, one of the most important forms of organizing educational work with students is classroom hours. It is held once a week, on a specific day and time. During the lesson, the teacher conducts conversations with students, educates them, broadens their horizons, defines the tasks and goals of the classroom team.
Basic information
The classroom hour is a form of communication between teacher and students. Today it is held in every school. The lesson is included in the curriculum and is held, as mentioned above, once a week. Its duration is 40 - 45 minutes.
In general, such a policy is not entirely true. A classroom hour can take less time, as its main task is to complete the tasks set by the teacher. The lesson can be held both in the classroom and in the assembly hall, library, museum, even on the street.
The main goals and objectives
The classroom hour at school has several goals.
First of all, it is educational , which consists in expanding the circle of knowledge of students in various fields of life.
A guide follows. It affects the practical side of the life of schoolchildren, their behavior and attitude to life. It is realized with the help of a conversation about a particular life situation, supported by examples.
The last goal is orienting . With its help, a certain relationship to the objects of the surrounding reality, spiritual and material values is formed.
The main educational tasks of the classroom include:
- creating the conditions for the manifestation of individuality of students;
- enrichment of their knowledge about the world;
- the formation of the emotional-sensual sphere;
- the formation of a cool team.
Forms of
The classroom hour is a lesson that can be held not only in the form of a lecture, but also:
- conversations;
- competition;
- quizzes;
- games;
- KVN;
- meetings;
- tours.
Lesson preparation
Starting to prepare the classroom, you need to decide on the topic of the lesson. This can be done in advance by conducting a conversation with students or questionnaires. When choosing a classroom topic, you need to identify the age characteristics of the student, their interests.
Before writing a classroom hour script, you need to sit down and ask yourself a few key questions:
1. How to set up children to participate in the classroom?
2. How and when to carry out preparatory work?
3. In what tasks will children be able to express themselves most fully?
4. Which of the students will be able to help with the classroom?
5. How to summarize the lesson?
Answers to these questions should be written down on paper and periodically returned to them as you write a summary of the lesson.
After this, it is necessary to start compiling a script and conducting preparatory work. In some situations, you can use ready-made designs for classroom hours, taken from specialized magazines for teachers, various online resources. But it’s important to remember that most of them require changes. So, these or other tasks may seem too complicated for children or not interest them. Such tasks should be replaced with easier or more interesting ones.
In general, the preparation consists of the following points:
- Definition of topics and tasks.
- Determining the place and time.
- Identification of key points.
- Preparation of a plan and scenario.
- Selection of material.
- Room decoration.
- Identify classroom participants.
After the lesson, it is necessary to perform its analysis.
Lesson structure
When preparing a lesson, it is necessary to take into account that the classroom has its own structure. In general, it is the same as the structure of any lesson:
- Introduction, the main task of which is to increase the attention of students, the identification of the problem.
- The main part, the content of which is determined by the tasks of the classroom.
- The final part, which stimulates the needs of students in self-education.
Communication hour
One form in which classroom hours can be spent is the hour of communication. It is defined as a joint creative process of a child and an adult. Children take part in the organization of an hour of communication on an equal basis with adults, together with the teacher determine the topic and range of interests.
An hour of communication has one important rule - to create a favorable environment in which each of the students can safely express their opinion.
The main forms of communication hours include:
- conversation;
- discussion;
- role-playing game;
- an oral journal;
- socio-cultural project.
Classroom Information Hour
Class hours in the classroom can also be held in the form of protection and implementation of information projects, political minutes.
The main goal of this lesson is to create an understanding of one's own importance, the need to participate in the socio-political life of the country and the world as a whole. During the classroom informational period, children learn to understand complex modern problems and correctly respond to what is happening around them.
The main forms of work in such lessons:
- newspaper reports;
- retelling of the event using quotes;
- work with the dictionary;
- work with a political map;
- commenting on information;
- the formulation of problematic questions and the search for answers to them;
- viewing and discussion of video materials.
Theme
A few words about what the theme of classroom watches can be. Classes can be devoted to:
- Moral and ethical issues.
- Questions in the field of science.
- Aesthetic problems
- State and law issues.
- Psychological issues.
- The features of physiology and hygiene.
- Healthy lifestyle issues.
- Environmental issues.
- School-wide problems.
In the framework of a particular topic, you can spend a number of class hours, united by one goal and having similar tasks.
Sample topics
Based on the interests of students and their age, the subject of class hours can be as follows:
For students in grade 5:
- "How do I see myself in ... years?"
- "What am I?"
- "Books Around Us."
- "What I can?"
For students of grade 6:
- "My hobby".
- "I'm at school and at home."
- "Own opinion. Is it important?"
- "My strengths and weaknesses."
- "Learning to listen and hear."
In grade 7, you can spend educational hours on the following topics:
- "I want and I can."
- "Learning to control ourselves."
- "Attention and attentiveness."
- "Tell me who your friend is."
In the 8th grade, you can spend cool hours on the topics:
- "What is genius and talent?"
- "We train memory."
- "Responsibility and safety."
- "Country of my dreams."
Students in grade 9 will be interested in conversations:
- "Man and creativity."
- "My rights".
- "My future profession".
- "Beauty in our life."
For grade 10, it is advisable to prepare such cool watches:
- "Me and my surroundings."
- "Adulthood - what is it?"
- "Human Deficiencies: Causes and Consequences."
- "Learning to control ourselves."
In grade 11, you can spend hours on the topic:
- "Will the school remember me?"
- "My professional choice."
- "My destination."
- "Humor in human life."
In winter, you can spend a class hour “Prevention of influenza”, as well as “Prevention of injuries”, “Rules of conduct on ice”, “How to behave in the winter”, “Holidays without violations” and others.
An interesting move that a teacher can make to determine the topic of classes is to announce classroom plans at the beginning of the year or semester and enable children to independently propose certain topics, adding to the existing plan, to invite them to participate in their preparation.
Do not forget to host KVN games, during which students will be able to test their knowledge and skills. The form of the event is also worth changing occasionally. For example, today was a lecture, which means that next time it can be a tour or a conversation.
Tips for
For a more effective classroom, you must adhere to the following tips:
1. The room in which the lesson is held should be cleaned and ventilated.
2. It is advisable to decorate the cabinet with flowers. You can use both real and artificial.
3. The classroom theme must be written on the board. The use of aphorism will also be appropriate.
4. Do not forget about multimedia projectors and presentations, they will significantly increase the students' interest in the material.
5. For questionnaires, tests, use forms. Do not forget about visual materials - brochures, booklets.
6. Pay special attention to preparing for the lesson, if this is a class hour in elementary school. Features of the development and perception of children are such that educational hours are best spent in the form of games, travels. So you can interest students more quickly and attract their attention.
7. Do not forget about the comfort of students. Let them sit as they like. You can also arrange desks in a circle, move two desks into one, if you intend to group work.
8. Do not be afraid to invite specialists to the classroom - doctors, psychologists, historians, librarians. Of course, if they understand the topic of your classroom hour better than you and can tell a lot of useful information.
conclusions
The classroom hour is one of the most important forms of organizing the educational process. It is held once a week. During the lesson, the teacher raises the cultural level of students, shapes their attitudes and values, organizes a team. The form can be any, depending on the topic of the lesson and the goals set by the teacher.