Building on his Pedagogy
Teaching Ideas that build on Pestalozzi’s Pedagogy
by Dr. Joanna Nair for PestalozziWorld
These Teaching Ideas:
Use a variety of approaches to explore Pestalozzi’s teaching approach and his beliefs as they relate to education
Include extension activities which link to Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi’s educational approach and demonstrate his relevance to what is happening today, specifically in the lives and experience of the students
Include an explanation, given in bold at the end of each Teaching Idea, of the aspect of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi’s educational approach to which each relates
Include ideas for use with a variety of levels of students but each idea can be adapted for use with any level or with mixed ability
A guide on how to use these teaching ideas is available here.
Circles (1) – Circle of Kindness (Elementary to Intermediate)
Circles (2) – My Inner Circles (Elementary to Intermediate)
Circles (3) – The Circles We Live In (Elementary to Intermediate)
Circles (4) – Helping And Being Helped In The Circles We Live In (Elementary to Intermediate)
Circles (5) – Imagined Future Circles (Intermediate to Advanced)
Circles (6) – Pestalozzi’s Own Circles (Intermediate to Advanced)
Circles (7) – A Famous Person’s Circles (Advanced)
Co-operation – Heaven or Hell (Elementary)
Don’t Judge Too Soon (1) – The Blind Men and the Elephant (Elementary to Intermediate)
Don’t Judge Too Soon (2) – ‘A Simpleton’s Judgement’ (Intermediate)
Don’t Judge Too Soon (3) – Some Descriptions of Pestalozzi (Intermediate to Advanced)
Freedom and Obedience – Self-Discipline and Morality (Intermediate to Advanced)
Head, Heart and Hands (1) – Helping Others (Elementary)
Head, Heart and Hands (2) – A Week’s Activities (1) (Elementary)
Head, Heart and Hands (2) (continued) – A Week’s Activities (2) (continued) (Elementary)
Head, Heart and Hands (3) – True or False (Intermediate to Advanced)
Head, Heart and Hands (4) – The Importance of Our Actions (Intermediate to Advanced)
Heart-led – Feelings – The Power of the Heart (Elementary)
Human Rights (1) – Rights (Intermediate to Advanced)
Human Rights (2) – Rights and Responsibilities (Intermediate to Advanced)
Independence – Fundraising for a PestalozziWorld Local Project (Intermediate to Advanced)
Learning By Example – A [Student’s Name] Tree (Elementary to Advanced)
Learning from the Local – Local Handicrafts (Intermediate to Advanced)
Literacy – The Disadvantages of Not Being Able to Read (Elementary)
Observation (1) – In the Teaching Room Elementary
Observation (2) – Describing and Drawing Local Areas (Intermediate to Advanced)
Observation (3) – Modelling Local Areas (Intermediate to Advanced)
Perception and Empathy (1) – Simon Says (Elementary to Intermediate)
Perception and Empathy (2) – Being Picked On (Intermediate to Advanced)
Philanthropy (1) – Helping Others Now and in the Future (Intermediate to Advanced)
Philanthropy (2) – Philanthropic Projects in the Local Community (Intermediate to Advanced)
Philanthropy (3) – Your Home Community (Intermediate to Advanced)
Philanthropy (4) – Fundraising for Others (Intermediate to Advanced)
Poverty (1) – Definitions of Poverty (Intermediate to Advanced)
Poverty (2) – Causes of, Effects of and How to Overcome Poverty (1) (Intermediate to Advanced)
Poverty (2) (continued) – Causes of, Effects of and How to Overcome Poverty (1) (continued) (Intermediate to Advanced)
Schools (1) – The Worst Schools (Elementary to Intermediate)
Schools (1) (continued ‘a’) – The Best Schools (Elementary to Intermediate)
Schools (1) (continued ‘b’) – The Changes Pestalozzi Made to Schools (Elementary to Intermediate)
Sense-Impression (1) – Using the Senses Other than Sight (1) (Elementary to Intermediate)
Sense-Impression (2) – Using the Senses Other than Sight (2) (Elementary to Intermediate)
Sense-Impression (3) – Using the Five Senses and Similes (Elementary to Intermediate)
Sense-Impression (4) – Observing the Commonplace (Intermediate)
Sense Impression (5) – Detailed Description (Intermediate to Advanced)
Social Justice and Equality (1) – It’s Not Fair! (Intermediate to Advanced)
Students Teaching Students (1) – Teaching a Group of Young/Disabled Children (1) (Intermediate to Advanced)
Students Teaching Students (1) (continued) – Teaching a Group of Young/Disabled Children (1) (continued) (Intermediate to Advanced)
Students Teaching Students (3) – Introduction to New Students (1) (Intermediate to Advanced)
Students Teaching Students (4) – Peer Teaching – Learning From Each Other (Intermediate to Advanced)
The Tree and The Gardener (1) – The Child as a Tree (Elementary to Advanced)
The Tree and The Gardener (1) (continued) – The Teacher as a Gardener (Elementary to Advanced)
Values Held by Pestalozzi (1) – Songs (1) (Intermediate to Advanced)
Values Held by Pestalozzi (1) (continued) – Songs (1) (continued) (Intermediate to Advanced)