Lesson 7-Direct Purposeful Experiences and Beyond

        Direct purposeful experiences are concrete and firsthand experiences that make up the foundation of learning.This are the rich experiences that our senses bring from which we construct ideas and generalizations that give meaning and order to our lives.To imply this first hand experiences,we must do the following:

       

        First we must  give students opportunities to learn by doing.This means that we must immerse the children in the world of experience.Make use of real things as instructional materials as long as we can.We must develop this senses and their imagination to fully heighten their sensitivity in the world.And as facilitator,we must draw meaning from the firsthand experiences and elevate their higher order thinking skills.