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February 2011, Primary Pack »

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Using stories as the medium, here are different ways you can teach children the English language.

February 2011, Primary Pack »

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A child today is overloaded with information and his intelligence is determined based on his reproducing that information. Such a system of education does not consider the child’s ability to process the information as important. Developing a child’s thinking skills deserves more attention than we are currently giving it

January 2011, Primary Pack »

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Here are some games and activities that can make EVS classes more interesting.

November 2010, Primary Pack »

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Book clubs in schools help children engage with the world and themselves more deeply. Through creative activities, children can be made to ask questions, make connections with a text and their own lives, infer an author’s message, visualize a description and glean the gist of a book. Any teacher who has a passion for reading can conduct a book club. Cultivating lifelong readers is the greatest gift a teacher can bestow.

October 2010, Primary Pack »

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Pictures fascinate children a lot more than words do. Ratna Rao gives here the many different kinds of activities using pictures that you can introduce in the classroom to facilitate learning language especially grammar.

April 2009, Primary Pack »

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Sheela Ramakrishnan and Rajika Dhiren
Hello everybody! The Happy series is back again, this time with a theme that is on everybody’s mind – Going Green! The need to preserve our planet for our children can never be over-emphasised, and we need our children’s cooperation to make that happen.

March 2009, Primary Pack »

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Sushma Rana
Why do we believe that learning can happen only within the four walls of a classroom? Why do we curb the natural instinct of young kids to explore? A simple walk in and around the school/neighbourhood can teach children a lot more than simply sitting in the classroom.

February 2009, Primary Pack »

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Sheela Ramakrishnan and Rajika Dhiren
Happy decided to go diving in the ocean. The seagulls in the blue sky cried out to say “bye” as he plunged into the blue waters.

January 2009, Primary Pack »

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Cheryl Rao
Everyone agrees that reading is a virtue and a reading habit is one of the best things for a child to acquire.

January 2009, Primary Pack »

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Shailendra Gupta
Children love playing or doing activities that involve motor skills. While teaching we can think of many activities and games related to the topic we are dealing with, which will be both stimulating and involve thinking and problem solving.