1. Moral Education
Step 2
s What fundamental
knowledge must I have to
teach moral education?
– Child development
– My moral values
s What do I teach them in
moral education?
– Syllabus for preschool
s How am I going to teach this
topic in an interesting way?
– Activities for preschoolers
2. My foundation
s How does moral
development take place in
children?
s What do I understand by
morality / what values do I
hold strongly?
s How do I deal with teaching
affective domain?
s What skills do I have?
3. Preschool Moral
Education
s curriculum
– Citizenship Development
– Discipline and Habit formation
– Critical Thinking Skills
4. Values
s taught explicitly (directly) and
implicitly (subtly)
s Moral education starts the
moment you step into the
school until you leave at the
end of the day!
s Moral values are taught
across the curriculum in all
subjects.
5. Morality
s what is right and
what is wrong
s what is right according to the
norms of the society
s influenced greatly by our
upbringing (cultural and
religious)
s what is taught right is what
the teacher feels right.
6. Objective
sto build a society
of good citizens
– bring about positive behaviour
change
s to cultivate universal values
– good manners
s to develop moral reasoning
so that individual makes
good moral choices.
– Act in a moral way based on
moral principles, to make good
moral judgments
7. Teaching Strategy
s Values Clarification
s Teaching techniques
– storytelling,
– role play ………..
8. Planning
s Objective
s Theme
s Stimulus / AVA
s Activity - eg. Puppet show
s Evaluation - eg. Checklist
– Reflection
9. Evaluation
s checklist for teachers,
parents, self-assessment,
others
s Questioning and reasoning
s practical application
10. Activities
s Games s Songs with
– Board games values in lyrics
with simple rules /create own
s Sequencing songs
puzzles s Language
s Puppet show learning -
s Ground rules - opposites of
animate things in values
the classroom, s Situations
Candle time s Circumstances -
s Drama ask what they
s Reading books - will do
value in story, s Coloured rocks /
title is a value stuffed toys -
s Art label them with
values
s Pictures
11. Moral Education
Step 4
s What fundamental
knowledge must I have to
teach moral education?
– Values clarification
s How am I going to teach this
topic in an interesting way?
– activities
s How can I know if I am doing
the right thing?
– Evaluation forms
12. Questioni
ng
skill
Affective Own
Domain Values
Moral Values
Across
curriculum
Education
Psychologists
Classroom
Activities
14. Issues for Preschool
Moral Education
Consideration
s Dealing with parents on
issues of habits / values
s Environmental issues
s Field trips to centres of
interest
s Sex education
s Prioritizing confronting issues
s Teachers as role models
s Religious and cultural
differences
15. Issues for Preschool
Moral Education
(cont)
s Methodology - 1/2 hr circle
time, rules, set max limit,
record progress, questioning
skills
s How to draw the line?
s Moral issues that teachers
deal with
s Conflicting values between
teachers and parents
s Universal values - common
16. What teachers need to be
aware of:
s Create a psychologically safe
environment
– mutual respect
s Provide structured plan
s Avoid moralizing
s Introduce values gradually
s Make your own activities
s Inform others with your
progress with methods used
s Be cautious - don’t expect
miracles
– children are not the same
– some take more time to value their
own thinking
17. Clarifying questions
s Stimulating
– open-ended questions
s Allow critical thinking
s Divert from normal
classroom questions
s Challenge them to think
s Thought provoking, motivate
child to respond / to explore
more deeply
s Help clarify his thinking
18. Tips:
s Become aware
• try to ask at least once a
clarifying question per day
s Be brief
• can be at recess, before school,
lunch time, class, circle time
s Ask selective children
• those who make personal
statements about interest
s Avoid ‘why’ questions
• which lead child to justify or
defend what he/she said
s Do not give answer
• allow silence for personal
thinking (don’t be anxious to
answer question yourself!)
19. Open-ended Questions
s What did you do ..?
s If someone gave you
RM100/- what would you do?
s I feel happy when …
s I feel sad when …
C h ild re n love to s h are
th e ir fe e lings and
b e lie fs
20. Discussion
s Open discussion
• accept all viewpoints
• Can you describe your friend….?
• How can we save the earth?
s Zig Zag lesson
– start questioning mildly, stimulate
interest then zero in with a
confronting question
• How did you come to school?
• How many of you walk?
• How many use cars?.. Bus?
• What are some of the rules you follow
on the way to school?
• Suppose there were no rules for
stopping at signal lights?
21. Kurikulum Pendidikan
Moral 2002
s Perkembangan diri
s Diri dengan keluarga
s Diri dengan masyarakat
s Diri dengan alam sekitar
s Diri dengan negara
– Bercerita, main pernan,
permainan, pemerhatian,
latihan amali
– Isu semasa
– Diterapkan kebanyakan aktiviti
