TESSA: Active Learning - Audio

These short dramas portray a range of active learning techniques in a fictional primary school in West Africa: 'Cast the Spell' - creating a drama in the classroom; 'Seven Rivers in Africa' - using songs and poems; 'The Maths Game' - engaging pupils with games; 'The Open Day Drama' - pupils working in groups; 'The Town Meeting' - interactive stories and 'Let me do the Cooking Mama' - practical tasks.

  • 4 minutes 11 seconds
    TESSA - Let me do the Cooking Mama
    Mama Fati's daughter and friend try to help in the kitchen. Unfortunately, they do some things wrong and Mama Fati has to advise them on the best way to cook and learns something herself along the way.
    24 December 2008, 12:56 am
  • Transcript -- TESSA - Let me do the Cooking Mama
    Transcript -- Mama Fati's daughter and friend try to help in the kitchen. Unfortunately, they do some things wrong and Mama Fati has to advise them on the best way to cook and learns something herself along the way.
    24 December 2008, 12:56 am
  • 3 minutes 20 seconds
    TESSA - The Open Day Drama
    The four children create a drama for the school open day. They argue but the leader (Major) pulls them together so that they can finish the production even when one of them falls ill.
    24 December 2008, 12:55 am
  • Transcript -- TESSA - The Open Day Drama
    Transcript -- The four children create a drama for the school open day. They argue but the leader (Major) pulls them together so that they can finish the production even when one of them falls ill.
    24 December 2008, 12:55 am
  • 4 minutes 15 seconds
    TESSA - The Town Meeting
    Ezekiel is trying to host the town meeting but his children are too noisy. He is angry and goes to punish them but Njideka persuades him not too. She quietens them with a story instead.
    24 December 2008, 12:54 am
  • Transcript -- TESSA - The Town Meeting
    Transcript -- Ezekiel is trying to host the town meeting but his children are too noisy. He is angry and goes to punish them but Njideka persuades him not too. She quietens them with a story instead.
    24 December 2008, 12:54 am
  • 4 minutes 20 seconds
    TESSA - Cast the Spell
    The children create a drama in an allegorical style.
    24 December 2008, 12:53 am
  • Transcript -- TESSA - Cast the Spell
    Transcript -- The children create a drama in an allegorical style.
    24 December 2008, 12:53 am
  • 4 minutes 31 seconds
    TESSA - The Maths Game
    Titus, the teacher, is multiplication tables. Some children are not paying attention and fail his test. Later he sees them playing a game using multiplication and asks them to teach it to the other children.
    24 December 2008, 12:52 am
  • Transcript -- TESSA - The Maths Game
    Transcript -- Titus, the teacher, is multiplication tables. Some children are not paying attention and fail his test. Later he sees them playing a game using multiplication and asks them to teach it to the other children.
    24 December 2008, 12:52 am
  • 3 minutes 17 seconds
    TESSA - Seven Rivers in Africa
    Kevwe finds geography difficult but is taught a simple song to help her remember the names of seven rivers in Africa.
    24 December 2008, 12:51 am
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