Journal 18th August, 2020

 Journal Entry

On the 18^th of August, 2020, I taught the year 8 students mathematics and the topic that I taught is based on Number and Number Operation but specifically the uses of terminologies in whole numbers and calculate given digits of whole numbers using the four operations.

I started a lesson with a very good warm up that is involved not just the learning of numeracy but also literacy. This activity is called ‘Back to the Board’. This game is one of the famous game and it was really engaging for wakening students. Once I hit the board those at the front of the lines faced the board and read out the word that is written on the board. This game allows students to read and speak out the mathematic terms which are involved in learning this topic and that is how they did not just learn numeracy but also they learnt literacy in which that students learnt to read and pronounce that word

When we came to the introduction part of the lesson, I seek for the students’ prior knowledge about the new topic.  I allowed students to work in pairs and to discuss their different ideas on the new topic. In this activity students learnt from each other and they really enjoyed learning new things from their partners. After working in their pairs, I asked them for any volunteer to stand up and share what they have been discussed. In their presentation, they spoke English and everyone pay attention to them. By doing this, students also learnt through listening and that is learning literacy in which that the listening skill is used to learn new things from the others.

Throughout the development part of this lesson, students were working in groups and they really engaged in the learning process. In this part, the learning activity is based on describing the terms of dividend, divisor and quotient. And then they are going to divide the whole numbers working from 2 digits divided by 1 digit, 2 digits by 2 digits, 3 digits divided by 1, 3 digits by 2 digits and 1 digit by 2 digits using short and long division. As you can see, students in groups learnt literacy and numeracy in which that they read, speak, listen and write.

Finally, in the last part of the lesson, the learning activity was done by individually students were applying the operation on whole numbers using the order of operation rules (BEMA). In this learning activity, students were not just learning numeracy but they also learnt literacy in applying their knowledge and skills on the use of the order of operation rule which is BEMA on whole numbers. Each of everyone read and try to understand what problem they are going to solve. In this case, students learn to read and write and that is literacy whereas when they solve that problem then they learnt numeracy and that is how literacy and numeracy involved in the students learning activities.

In summary, learning literacy and numeracy inside the classroom have a positive impact in students’ real-life situations where they can solve real- life problems. So, in this case, subject teachers are needed to teach literacy and numeracy in their subject so that students can have the skills and knowledge on how to deal with real-life situations.