Much as we teachers try to keep the children relaxed, somewhere, somehow, most of the children do begin to feel anxious. How do we make them feel easy and help them learn in a fun way ? Here is a...
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A parent in our Parent Course conducted by BET, told the faculty that her child would get stressed and anxious when he had to speak in English. He had difficulties in other areas of academics also. The faculty suggested the...
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The annotate option, available in some online teaching platforms, can be successfully used in online teaching to ensure active student participation. Students get to annotate on the white board either simultaneously or one by one as called upon by the...
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Art plays an important role in enriching children’s learning and educational experiences. Learning through the art can engage and inspire children, support key educational outcomes and develop skills that prepare a child for life beyond school. Art enhances creativity and...
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A child writes about his passion.
Developing written expression in a child is a sequential process. This is an example of how a mindmap was generated in class, followed by writing from the mindmap. image files : mindmap dog part 1 and part 2 go with...
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On 17th August , there was a presentation by Ms. Kala Rao, who spoke about poetry, characteristics of poem, types of poems and how to write an ode. Children were asked to write an ode to – My Family. They...
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Ms Vasanthi Hariprakash, the well-known media personality addressed our students. Some of our students had these to share as part of their nteraction with her! Things learnt in Ms Vasanthi ‘s session I shared my thought in the session It...
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To quote Mahatma Gandhi, “It is good to swim in the waters of tradition but to sink in them is suicide.” The argument generalising all traditions as barriers in the way of progress are severely flawed. Modernisation does not necessitate...
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Students were given the words farm and skyscraper, and they had to weave a story around it. The poor family had nothing but a farm where they kept their most prized possessions. These were a simple herd of goats, some...
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Over the past few decades, animals have been treated with increasing cruelty. They, as living organisms, have an equal presence on the Earth as human beings. The importance of animals in our society extends from the cycle of energy in...
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What a start this was, to my journey in the field of special education!! This was in my year of volunteering in Brindavan alongside doing my Diploma in Specific Learning Disabilities in the year 2012 – 2013. When I look...
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