Sharmila Govande
There is no child that does not want to learn. The trick is to get children interested. Once their interest is piqued the learning will come naturally. Find out how this teacher taught her students about oceans and continents.
Category: Primary Pack
Once upon a time…
Ratna Rao
Stories are exciting. Stories are fascinating. Stories are inspiring. Stories are also educative. Find out how you can use stories to teach children the nuances of the English language.
Real projects for the real world
Sameera Sood
When teachers assign projects to children, they need to go beyond the ordinary and give meaningful projects to encourage exploration and application. Projects must help children attain a deeper understanding and develop skills such as communication, collaboration and personal responsibility. This article outlines what a good project is and how teachers must go about assessing the project.
Learning to learn
Sharmila Govande
Every child has the potential to connect his learning at school to real life issues and find solutions to whatever problems that might arise. It is the responsibility of teachers to nurture this potential to think, reason, apply and solve especially in the primary school years.
The water story
Kobita Dass Kolli
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. With just one per cent of fresh water available for the entire humankind how do we conserve this precious resource? How do we tell our children the importance of saving water?
The ‘arts’ of learning
Usha Pandit
Find out how and why the arts and crafts are the best way for young children to learn and grow.
Word play and language learning
Sameera Sood
Communication is an essential work and life skill. Children need to be taught to use language spontaneously and not in a laboured fashion. Here are some interesting language games for children that teachers can make use of.
KenKen – the new sensation
Dr. SN Gananath
You have surely heard of the Sudoku and perhaps even attempted your hand at it. Now try your hand at KenKen, another number puzzle from Japan.
Empowering pupils with reading skills
Remediana Dias
How does one begin a remedial programme for children who find it difficult to read? A helpful starting point would be to address their attitudes to reading and talk to them about what readers do when they read. Sharing an entire story, preparing them to embrace the new vocabulary, using a tape recorder are some important ways to engage them in this task.
Divide and rule
Sheela Iyer and Pallavi Mallya
Children often misunderstand the concept of division and end up with the wrong answers. Teachers must first understand the concept completely before they pass on their learning to children. Division needs to be developed from simple and easy numbers to complex and complicated numbers. This article explains how the concept can be taught clearly and with the help of a few tools.