Sushree Mishra
Why? Any child’s favourite question. And stories are any child’s favourite means of entertainment. Imagine what you can achieve when you combine the two. Create your own ‘pourquoi’ tales and hook children to learning.
Category: Resources
Using Edmodo in the ESL Classroom
Priyanka Davies
This article is all about how teachers can use a tool called Edmodo in their classrooms that can help students stay engaged in the learning process.
Resources
Compiled by Yasmin Jayathirtha Books Classic Chemistry Demonstrations Compiled by Ted Lister and published by Royal Society of Chemistry 1998 A collection of 100 demonstrations, categorised into entertainment, pre-16, post-16 and subject headings. Will be available at The British Library Read More …
Learning Math through Language
Monica Kochar
This article outlines a few ways in which English can be used to learn Math. Students who have a good vocabulary find ways to express their understanding of the subject without the use of symbols.
Books that make better sense
Sonali Bhatia
Books are meant to be read and there is no rule which says that a child studying in class IV cannot read books that are meant for children of higher classes. The writer in this article makes a case for allowing younger children to pick tougher books sometimes, and let older students choose so-called ‘baby’ books.
On my own bookshelf
T Vijayendra
An important exercise that teachers must engage in is reading. Find in this article a list of books that every teacher must read. And this list is not too tight on your purse either.
ICTs for user-driven math learning
Monica Kochar
When it comes to integrating technology in teaching subjects, students are very focussed and are fully engaged in their own learning. The teacher becomes a facilitator and in engaging with the students, manages to pick up a lot of new skills. This article gives a glimpse into how maths learning through technology became a fun-filled session.
Playtime = Learning time
Munusamy Raviraaj
Getting children to learn and incorporate value education in classrooms is a challenge faced by educators. A new fun and experiential learning aid for children in elementary schools called ‘Play and Improve’ helps teachers to talk about positive and negative attitudes in a fun way. Teachers can get across important messages with values to the children so that it is firmly imprinted in their minds. Read all about this exciting tool in this article.
Photoplay: A medium of the mind
Subha Das Mollick
Watching movies is fun and when things are fun learning becomes easy. Here is how you can use movies as a teaching-learning tool.
Think aloud – unleashing a child’s mind
Think aloud can be an effective strategy in the teaching-learning process as teachers can clearly witness how different students think their way out of the problems they encounter. This article offers tips on how students can be taught to think aloud.