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Explain, in your own words, what “processing activities” are and how they contribute to a coherent curriculum.
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Processing Activities are chances we take to revisit moments or foundational ideas we have discussed in the past. It not only acts as a good reminder of what we have done, but it also reminds us of some of most important aspects of issues we have discussed. Its a chance to revisit foundational ideas. The curriculum that lacks moments of reflection is not complete. The teacher who thinks that forward motion is the only valuable use of time does not recognize the need, and biblical precedent, for revisiting what has been discussed in the past.
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Processing activities are the means by which you revisit prior lessons and refresh the students mind. Lots of repetition, different activities, applying it to real life situations etc.
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Processing activities help students dive into the topics that are at hand. They may help them go deeper, reflect or debrief about what they learned in a lesson or unit.
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Processing activities are what and how students learn, be it through repetition or long term processing.
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Processing activities are an opportunity for students to truly digest what they have learned. It may be over a week, month, or semester. It allows the student to document understanding and to revisit that same knowledge and see how God has expanded their understanding, changed their thinking, or shown how it might be applied in their lives.