Teaching kids at school is not an easy task. The teacher
needs a lot of training in this regard to be able to pass knowledge effectively
to the young minds. It is important to understand children behavior and
psychology. A lot of hardwork and patience are also required to achieve a better result. Sometimes the teacher is faced
with the challenge of explaining certain concepts in a manner that is easy to
understand.
At one time, I was having this challenge. I was teaching a
six year old pupil mathematics. The topic was ‘arranging numbers according to
their size starting with the biggest’. The pupil didn’t know the meaning of the
terms ‘arrange’ and ‘biggest’. Explained the two terms the best way I could.
Yet, he didn’t understand. Then I paused and thought long how to explain it
using familiar terms. Suddenly I realized I could use a simple illustration he
was familiar with.
I used three oranges: a whole orange, half cut orange and
one quarter orange. I placed them on the table for him to see. I asked him to
pick out the biggest. He quickly picked the whole orange. Again I asked him to
choose the smallest; likewise it was easy for him. Then I further asked him to
arrange all the oranges from the biggest to the smallest. He did the right
thing. Indeed, he understood the topic.
QUESTION FOR READERS
Do you think the use of illustration is an effective
teaching tool?
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