Talk about playing games in the class or get ready to narrate a story and then watch the students spring into action. There are innumerable similar joyful learning ideas for kids that are being adopted by the modern education system in India and abroad. Explaining a concept or teaching a chapter becomes all the more engaging when the teacher chooses some joyful learning ideas for kids. Compare the same to teaching a chapter from books by monotonous lectures and typical notebook assignments.
The former technique of adopting more playful teaching methods would be preferred by one and all. The ever-growing education system of India is incorporating these more impactful and modern techniques of classroom teaching. The primary focus of teaching through books has shifted to imparting education through joyful learning techniques. Learning through games, activities and student-teacher interaction is the most preferred pedagogical approach in the education system today.
Fun Ways of learning through Tyre’s & Tubes!
Children in remote areas of the country can often be spotted playing with tyres and tubes. But, have we ever seen any child using those tyres to learn and understand their lessons in the class? Don’t be surprised. Such a view is common in the classes of Government Primary School, U S Nagar district of Uttarakhand. Harpal Singh, a teacher in this primary school has incorporated similar innovations to explain varied concepts to his students. He says “Teachers have to take the lead, only then the students develop an interest in something. It is the responsibility of the teacher to engage the young minds towards something constructive.”
Mr. Singh uses worn-out tyre tubes to teach geometrical shapes to his students. He believes that different waste materials can be brought in usage for joyful and experimental learning inside the class. Eggshells, bamboo sticks, batteries, and empty bottles are used to make different items that help in innovative teaching.
Learning through tyre tubes and eggshells was one such innovative idea for joyful learning that is being used by a Uttarakhand school. There are many more innovative and engaging ideas that are being used by the teachers in other schools. Some more examples of these experiential teaching methods are:-
