Searching For Instructional Materials

Educational resources are very important tools used by every

teacher to improve teaching – learning process. Effective use of
instructional materials can assure a teacher for an active and productive learning
and assessment.

Your task as a student teacher is vital in assisting your cooperating Teacher

(CT) to search appropriate instructional materials. This activity will build your
competency in choosing instructional materials that meet the needs of the individual
learners.

Prepares FS 2 Students for PPST: Your Intended Learning

Outcome:
Domain: Curriculum Planning
Search for an effective and
Strand: Teaching and learning resources including
appropriate instructional material
ICT

Your Experiential Task Your Reflection Trigger

1.1 Exposure
Examining Instructional Materials
from the School’s Resources or
through Technology or Digital
Resources

1.2 Participation
Identifying the Purposes of
Instructional Materials

1.3 Identification
Considering the Different Principles
in Selecting Instructional Materials
 Why should a teacher spend
1.4 Internalization time in searching for appropriate
Applying Guidelines in Selecting instructional materials?
Instructional Materials

1.5 Dissemination
Presenting Appropriate Instructional
Materials “Better This Time”.
 1.1 EXPOSURE
Examining Instructional Materials from the School’s Resources or
Through Technology or Digital Resources

One of the things that your Cooperating Teacher (CT) needs assistance from
you is your skill in searching for instructional materials. Your CT will give you a list of
instructional materials he/she needs in a particular lesson or lessons. You may also
be requested to search for information or do PowerPoint presentation for
instructional materials generated from the internet.

Request a copy of your CT’s learning plans of his/her subject and look at the
learning objectives as your guide in searching for his/her needed instructional
materials.

Make a checklist of the sources where you can get the appropriate
instructional materials for your assigned subject/s.
Subject School List of Technology or Website and Short
Resources Materials Digital Description of the
and Short Resources Instructional Materials
Description
Example

Araling Library Book on the On-line https://

Panlipunan Different www.onthegotours.
Wonders of Com
the World The Official Seven
with New Wonders of the
description/s World
 Man-made
Wonders
 Nature’s
Wonders
English Library Books about Internet Website about the list
action words of action words
Teacher’s
Guide Book

Internet
English Library Book in internet Website about the
/MTB-MLE English and weeks and months
Teacher’s MTB-MLE for
Guide Book grade 1 pupil
 1.2 PARTICIPATION
Identifying the Purposes of the Instructional Materials

The importance of the producing instructional materials is to facilitate the

teaching-learning process. The essence is not to use the instructional materials as
objects of decoration but instructional materials must be utilized for an effective,
meaningful, and interactive teaching-learning engagements.

As you assist your CT in searching for needed instructional materials,

consider the following purposes why teachers use instructional materials in teaching.

Purpose of the Utilization of the Instructional Materials

 The instructional materials capture the learners’ interest.

 The instructional materials contribute in the realization of the learning
objectives.
 The instructional materials motivate the learners to be engaged in the
teaching learning process.
 The instructional materials contribute in making difficult concepts easy to
understand.
 The instructional materials concretize abstract ideas or make concepts
realistic to the learners.
 The instructional materials afford degree of retention of concepts or ideas.
 The instructional materials make learning more real and meaningful.
 The instructional materials stimulate self-activity on the part of the learners.
 The instructional materials address different learning styles and needs of the
learners.
 1.3 IDENTIFICATION
Considering the Different Principles in Selecting Instructional
Materials

While searching for your CT’s instructional materials, make yourself guided by
the following principles in selecting instructional materials (Buno, 2004).
Check whether what you have searched adheres to the given principles:

Yes No
a. Principle of Appropriateness (appropriate to the intended 
learning objectives and level of the learners)
b. Principle of Authenticity (present, accurate, up to date and 
dependable information)
c. Principle of Cost (economical and easy to manipulate) 

d. Principle of interest (power to encourage creativity and 

imaginative response among the learners)
e. Principles of Organization and Balance (clarity and in 
accordance with the principles of learning such as
reinforcement or transfer)

REEXAMINING YOUR ASSISTING TASK:

In assisting your CT to search for appropriate instructional materials,

what problems have you encountered as regards the principles to apply in the
selection of instructional materials?

The problem that I have encountered is that lacks or resources in making the
instructional material I can also be resourceful and creative in developing the
material. I use old materials like used bond papers
 1.4 INTERNALIZATION

Applying Guidelines in Selecting Instructional Materials

As you search for your Cooperating Teacher’s needed instructional

materials, fill out the table below to serve as your guide in searching and preparing
instructional resources.

Year Learning Subject Purpose for the Possible

Level Objectives Matter Instructional Instructional
Materials Resources
Grade 1  Identify English :  Capture the
action recognize attention of
words common the
through action words pupils(motivati
picture. in stories on)
listened to Youtube
 execute the ENG1G-Iva-  To teach the Google
action word e-3.4 lesson in an English books
properly easier way.

1.5 DISSEMINATION
Presenting Appropriate Instructional Materials – “Better This Time”

1. Guided by the learning objectives of the subject matter given to you, provide
your Cooperating Teacher with the list of resources that you have searched.

Subject Matter Learning objectives List of Resources

English recognize
common action words in  Identify action  BEAM ENG1
stories listened to words through Module 8- noting
ENG1G-Iva-e-3.4 picture. details.2009
 execute the action  UnionBank
word properly English.Grade
2Unit 2. Lesson 10
 English (learner’s
maerial ).Grade2.2
013.pp 164-165
 Let’s begin reading
in English
2.2013.pp323-329

2. Write your short reflection on how teaching a certain lesson can be better
because the teacher uses appropriate instructional materials.

No.1
 Growth Portfolio Entry

Teaching______________English _________________ is Better This Time

(Subject/Lesson)

In teaching it is very important to use an appropriate instructional materials not

just to capture the attention of the learners but also to teach the lesson in an
easier way. To make the lesson more engaging.
In making the instructional materials, it is very simple we just need to be
resourceful in a way that we must also have a plan B wherein we could use it just
in case that the material is not yet available. Like if we use television and then
suddenly the current went off then your other instructional material must be
prepared.
An instructional material also guides the teacher in delivering his/her lesson.
So it is very important that we must prepare instructional materials and we must
utilize it.

GROWTH PORTFOLIO ENTRY No. 1

 ASSESSMENT

For Use of the FS Program Coordinator

Criterion: Depth of Understanding

Rubric

Score Description
91-100 Reflection shows evidence of exemplary understanding of the
principles and guidelines in searching for appropriate
instructional materials.
81-90 Reflection shows evidence of adequate understanding of the
principles and guidelines in searching for appropriate
instructional materials.
71-80 Reflection shows minimal understanding of the principles and
guidelines in searching for appropriate instructional materials.
61-70 Reflection shows difficulty in understanding of the principles
and guidelines in searching for appropriate instructional
materials.
51-60 Reflection shows a need for substantial guidance in
understanding of the principles and guidelines in searching for
appropriate instructional materials.

Rating for LE 1:___________

Signature of FS Program Coordinator