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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 help students understanding the subjects that they are working on. It gives them a greater understanding and also is hands on.
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Processing activities help a student to have a deep understanding of the material. Using manipulatives such as index cards to write their questions/thoughts and coming back to it to discuss further.
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Processing activities are when a student understands what is being taught and tries to interpret it according to his ability. If a student can understand and process what is being taught, then he will be able to adapt to the curriculum in an organized and systematic way. He will be able to plan a study guide or timeline for his studies to be completed in an organized method.
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Processing activities help students to develop a deeper understanding of difficult subject matter. This gives them multiple avenues for which digest concepts that are deeply theological and will help them in their future understanding of the subject.
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This can include asking questions such as: How does it all fit together? What have we learned so far? How can we see God’s hand in this? How has my thinking changed on this subject?