Scaffolding

Scaffolded pedagogy in the classroom is a negotiated, two-way transaction with an 'informed' or 'knowledgeable' other (usually an adult); where the teacher does what the student cannot do; where the student does with assistance what they could not have done without the adult; and with the expectation that, with the right kind of support, the student will take over the task with control (Bruner, 1986). 

  

Video: Teaching Writing: Informative Texts

Posted on 7/09/2022
This video features a teaching and learning sequence that can be used in the classroom with your students to teach informative writing.
  

The Theory Underpinning Scaffolded Pedagogy: A Brief Introduction

Posted on 10/10/2021
Explore the theory that underpins language-focused scaffolded pedagogy.
  

Video: Differentiated Writing

Posted on 7/09/2021
This video is an example of differentiated writing activities in a Foundation-Year 1 setting.
  

Video: Spelling - Flowers

Posted on 7/09/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is teaching the word ‘flower’ in spelling, using familiar vocabulary from the science topic of the needs of living things as a launching point.
  

Video: Spelling -un words: Sun and Bun

Posted on 7/09/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is teaching the -un pattern in spelling, using familiar vocabulary from the science topic of the needs of living things as a launching point.
  

Video: Two Visiting Scientists Explain Pollination!

Posted on 7/09/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher invites two students, posing as visiting scientists, to explain to the class how pollinators and plants help each other.
  

Video: Two Visiting Scientists Explain Pollination!

Posted on 7/09/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher invites two students, posing as visiting scientists, to explain to the class how pollinators and plants help each other.
  

Video: Shared Pen: Jointly Constructed Writing - Group 2

Posted on 7/09/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is jointly constructing a group writing lesson and this is the second group to contribute to the class text.
  

Video: Shared Pen: Jointly Constructed Writing - Group 1

Posted on 7/09/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is jointly constructing a group writing lesson.
  

Video: Needs of Pollinators - Matching Sight Words to Pictures

Posted on 30/08/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is matching sight words to photos of previous activities.
  

Video: Talking About the Needs of Living Things: Worms

Posted on 30/08/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is working with a group of students to understand how the needs of worms, as living things, are met.
  

Video: Talking About the Needs of Living Things: Plants

Posted on 29/08/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is working with a group of students to understand how the needs of plants, as living things, are met.
  

Video: Jointly Negotiated Sentence - Pollinators

Posted on 29/08/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is moving from oral language into writing through a negotiated writing lesson.
  

Video: How Humans Can Help Pollinators

Posted on 28/08/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is showing students how they can help pollinators to survive and thrive.
  

Video: From Principles to Practice: Planting Flowers in Science

Posted on 27/08/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is working with a group of students to plant flowers.
  

Video: From Principles to Practice: Making Drinking Bowls for Pollinators

Posted on 26/08/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is working with a group of students to make drinking bowls for pollinators in the school kitchen garden.
  

Video: Preparation for Writing - Needs of Living Things

Posted on 25/08/2021
Enjoy this video of a Foundation-Year 1 teacher preparing her students for a joint writing task. The learning area is Science.
  

Video: Oral Language - Pollinators Need Plants and Plants Need Pollinators

Posted on 16/08/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is explaining symbiosis to students: how a pollinator, in this case a parrot helps create new plants, and how the plant provides food for the parrot.
  

Video: Utilising Questioning in the Primary Classroom

Posted on 5/08/2021
Two experienced classroom teachers talk through using questioning techniques with your students: common pitfalls to avoid and top tips for success.