Making Learning Fun For Children
Children are very inquisitive little people, and they are learning constantly - even when they don't realise it.
However, while learning new things can be really good fun, a great number of children find certain lessons, or even school boring.
While the traditional model of teaching has seen children being taught in a classroom by a teacher standing in front of a blackboard, lots of children and adults find that this isn't the best way for them to learn - so which is the best way? While there are many different teachers, schools, teaching styles and tools of though on education, more and more people are finding the traditional norms in teaching really rather basic and slightly old fashioned.
After all, do you remember when you were in school and you spent hours sitting at your desk, watching your teacher write words or numbers on the boards? If you do, do you remember it being fun? Or do you remember it being a little boring? If you found it boring, then you are not alone, as many people find this somewhat passive way of learning very difficult to conquer, as they found that the information went in one ear and then out of the other.
So for today's children, what is the answer? Let's look at the two most common subjects that many children have a problem with: maths and science.
These subjects, as you might already know are related in a number of ways, and they both can be very exciting and fun subjects to learn, yet so many children are being taught them in stuffy classrooms in the accepted passive way.
However, maths and science can actually be very practical subjects, so instead of teaching school pupils by making them learn whilst being shown what to do, how about we let them learn themselves by doing some exciting mathematical or scientific exercises? The revolutionary 'learning while doing' approach gives the child the chance to experience what they are being taught, and gives them more of a taste of the wonders and opportunities of the subject.
For example, if you are teaching your science class about space, why not take them on a school trip to a planetarium, or give them quizzes and even games to help them remember what they are being taught? Science and maths can be dull to some people, but that doesn't mean we have to teach it in an uninspiring or dull way - so why not let the children learn for themselves by setting them practical tasks instead of academic homework, for a change, and see what kind of reaction that approach gets? There are a number of ways that you can make these subjects seem more fun to kids of all ages, so think about investing some time in creating some tasks that will encourage learning while doing, and see what kind of effects it has on your students.
The results could surprise you.
However, while learning new things can be really good fun, a great number of children find certain lessons, or even school boring.
While the traditional model of teaching has seen children being taught in a classroom by a teacher standing in front of a blackboard, lots of children and adults find that this isn't the best way for them to learn - so which is the best way? While there are many different teachers, schools, teaching styles and tools of though on education, more and more people are finding the traditional norms in teaching really rather basic and slightly old fashioned.
After all, do you remember when you were in school and you spent hours sitting at your desk, watching your teacher write words or numbers on the boards? If you do, do you remember it being fun? Or do you remember it being a little boring? If you found it boring, then you are not alone, as many people find this somewhat passive way of learning very difficult to conquer, as they found that the information went in one ear and then out of the other.
So for today's children, what is the answer? Let's look at the two most common subjects that many children have a problem with: maths and science.
These subjects, as you might already know are related in a number of ways, and they both can be very exciting and fun subjects to learn, yet so many children are being taught them in stuffy classrooms in the accepted passive way.
However, maths and science can actually be very practical subjects, so instead of teaching school pupils by making them learn whilst being shown what to do, how about we let them learn themselves by doing some exciting mathematical or scientific exercises? The revolutionary 'learning while doing' approach gives the child the chance to experience what they are being taught, and gives them more of a taste of the wonders and opportunities of the subject.
For example, if you are teaching your science class about space, why not take them on a school trip to a planetarium, or give them quizzes and even games to help them remember what they are being taught? Science and maths can be dull to some people, but that doesn't mean we have to teach it in an uninspiring or dull way - so why not let the children learn for themselves by setting them practical tasks instead of academic homework, for a change, and see what kind of reaction that approach gets? There are a number of ways that you can make these subjects seem more fun to kids of all ages, so think about investing some time in creating some tasks that will encourage learning while doing, and see what kind of effects it has on your students.
The results could surprise you.
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