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Contextualized learning happens when teachers develop a lesson plan that is tailored to fit each student individually.  This helps the student construct meaning based on the learning experience.

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Especially for young kids, rhythm and music are a great way to create a memory for the child to reference.  For example, memorizing the presidents and their office terms is easy when you sing them to the tune "Yankee Doodle".

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Presidents Song (with Full Names & Dates)

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http://bit.ly/15cEsWn DomanMom.com - Learn the presidents in order with their full names and the date their presidency began sung to the tune of Yankee Doodle.

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Another way to incorporate contextualized learning to your classroom is by using games as a learning tool.  If computers are accessible in your school, mathplayground.com is a great website that teaches kids to apply math skills in a fun creative way.  Here is an interactive game to help your kids learn to add fractions.

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Mental Math - add and subtract fractions
Problem Solving - identify equivalent fractions

Common Core Connection for Grades 3 and 4

Recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions, e.g., 1/2 = 2/4, 4/6 = 2/3.
Compare two fractions with different numerators and different denominators.
Adding and subtracting parts of the same whole.

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Mental Math - add and subtract fractions Problem Solving - identify equivalent fractions Common Core Connection for Grades 3 and 4 Recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions, e.g., 1/2 = 2/4, 4/6 = 2/3. Compare two fractions with different numerators and different denominators. Adding and subtracting parts of the same whole.

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What makes Contextualized Learning Different?

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What makes Contextualized Learning Different?

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An expository teaching style is a very structured and straight forward approach where the instructor simply stands in front of the classroom and presents the information while the students take notes.  There is no further interaction between them.

On the other hand, contextualized learning encourages the students to be engaged in activities that aid in the understanding of the presented material.

It is easy too see that contextualized learning enables students to better grasp the concepts in daily lessons.  When there is a relatable experience for the student to refer back to, they are more likely to recall the information they learned.

For more information about using contextualized learning in your classroom, visit facdev.niu.edu

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Situated Learning
Northern Illinois University. (n.d.). Situated Learning. Retrieved from http://www.facdev.niu.edu/facdev/pdf/guide/strategies/situatedlearning.pdf
Presidents
DomanMom (2013, May 2). Presidents Song (with Full Names & Dates) [video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFO5GMcO2mU&sns=em
Game
Mathplayground. (n.d.). Mobile Math Playground: Speedway Fractions [video file]. Retrieved February 24, 2016 from
http://www.mathplayground.com/mobile_games.html