Creative Teaching Ideas, Lesson Plans and Activities

Teaching and Learning Materials (TLM) are vital for effective teaching and learning. They enable children to imagine, think critically, and grasp concepts more deeply, while also keeping students engaged and attentive during lessons. In science education, models play a pivotal role by helping students understand abstract concepts and visualize the structure and function of various phenomena. Here are three models that I have used in my teaching of my primary students. 1. Nervous System : 2. Photosynthesis Model :  3. Circulatory System :

Here is a creative and fun activity for kids to teach about animals and their food habits. Animals have different food habits. Based on their food habits, we classify the animals into herbivorous, carnivorous, and omnivorous. Animals have different types of teeth based on their eating habit.  The activity (Types of Animals, their teeth, and food habits) targets both concepts of food habits and their teeth. The creative art integrated activity gives immense pleasure to the students and makes them involved in the process. Animals have been part of our lives. Students see different animals daily, but they may not know which animal is Herbivorous, Carnivorous, or Omnivorous. They usually see cows, dogs, and lions,  but they don't know why their teeth are formed differently from each other, and their relationship with their food habits.  The activity blends both ideas and gives the overall concept of their food habits and teeth arrangement. The relation between the food habits...

Teaching English grammar at the primary level is a challenging task. Especially the classrooms where English is the second language are facing the challenge with English grammar . I have been using various strategies in my classroom for a better understanding of the topic or concept. I have been using puppets , flashcards, and concept-oriented worksheets to help my students understand well and apply it in their real-life situations.                      Usually, I have been using the bilingual strategy to teach grammar to my students. I chose topics that are in Telugu and English. I plan a collaborative activity to make them understand the concept well. Here is another collaborative activity that I taught in a bilingual way about WH-question words and their usage. I noticed the same topic is given in Teugu and English in the same month. So, I planned this activity to deal with the multiclass and multilingual classroom scenar...