As a teacher, how do you keep up with what you are going to teach the kids in week 1, and what would be the plan for week 2? While there is no doubt that experience and expertise can make teachers proficient at the planning part, however, a weekly lesson plan can do wonders for … Read more
“Our exams are in the month of December, so we still have 3 months to relax. However, we must start preparing a month in advance, that is, from November.” Noticed anything in this sentence? Observe how the sentence is talking about a certain timeline pertaining to the months. However, the question now arises, how would … Read more
English might be the most spoken language in the world, however, a few rules and aspects of the language can be at times perplexing and bewildering. At such times, using some logic might not just be the right way to go about it. Similar is the case with Blends and Digraphs. They can make reading, … Read more
Visual closure is the ability to identify a form or object from an incomplete presentation, even when the entire object is not visible. This entails visualizing and mentally “filling in” the missing visual information. Because our visual system does not have to analyze every detail to recognize what we’re seeing, we can process information in … Read more
Good educational achievements are the result of having experienced and well-qualified teachers. The characteristics of a teacher evaluated are based on the performance with respect to a set of criteria. The evaluation of a teacher today places a strong emphasis on the students’’ learning results. A teacher with a solid grasp of instructional methodologies, the … Read more
Learning to spell and absorb the complexities of a few words can be a daunting task for little learners. However, some tools like the Elkonin Boxes can help massively with phonological awareness. Elkonin boxes, also known as sound boxes or phoneme frames can be used to help young children learn how to segment and blend … Read more
Read these two sentences. These are two sentences with the same words but different meanings. What made all the difference? Your mind automatically read these two sentences differently because of the punctuation. Punctuation marks, as they are commonly known, help to add emphasis or pauses in ideas or thoughts that are depicted in the text. … Read more
We all know the importance of numbers, counting, and other essential math concepts like place value, which are irreplaceable in life. The word value in place value stands for the value addition it brings to digits. Be it money, calculations, measurements, or any other crucial math activity, place value is an imperative part of learning … Read more
We all know what elapsed time is, but have you ever thought about how it’s represented on a number line? Before we dive deeper, let us define the concepts of time and elapsed independently. Time is a quantifiable period or length of time in which an event occurs, and elapse is a verb of time … Read more
When your Kindergarten kids have mastered the skills of blending, spelling, and reading words, you may be thinking, “Where do I proceed from here?” Digraphs or consonant mixes are the following phonics skills you can focus on with your kids. Digraphs are two characters that form the same sound, such as the letters th, sh, … Read more