Association

Activity Summary

The teacher writes a word, term, phrase, quote etc. in the centre of the circle on the board. Students then connect their associations to the given term. Associative learning is the process of connecting or associating two or more things together in order to understand them better.

Activity Plan

1 min

Teacher writes a word, term, phrase, quote etc. in the middle of the board.

5 mins

Students can then write down their associations to the given term and share them with the teacher who writes them on the board. Or in order to increase the physical activity of students, it is possible for each student to go in front of the blackboard and write down an association.

5 mins

The teacher facilitates a discussion on the associations with the students and announces the topic of the lesson.

Tips & Tricks

The activity can, also, be carried out using a digital tool. For example, Mentimeter or Padlet.

30 minutes to 1 hour, Less than 10 minutes

Synthetise & Analyse

Class, Individual

Setup and materials

Paper and pen, board.

Intended Learning Outcomes

think about the given topic

communicate their associations

students will compare their associations with their peers

Pillars insight

Creativity

Associative learning and thinking encourages students to connect with information more deeply and develop their creative thinking skills.

Co-creation

Students share and compare their associations deepening their learning.

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