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Make Education More Engaging For a Child

If you are looking for ways to make education more engaging for your child, here is help. From factoring in your childu2019s learning style to incorporating movement, here are a number of handy tips.<br>

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Make Education More Engaging For a Child

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  1. MakeEducationMoreEngagingForaChild Everychildisbornwithanunlimitedpotential.Itissadthatasadultsinsteadofnurturingthispotentialwetendtostartputtingkidsintoboxes,comparingthemwithothersacademicallyandintheprocessmakeeducationachoreforthechild.Whatisimportantisthatweacknowledgethefactthateachchildisuniqueandthatdifferentlearningstylesworkfordifferentindividuals.Ifasaparentyouarelookingforananswertohowtomakelearningeasyforstudents,hereishelp. 1.Engageallkindsofintelligences AsopposedtotheideaofasingleunchangingIQofanindividual,thereareactuallymultipletypesofhumanintelligence,eachrepresentingdifferentwaysofprocessinginformation.Providingthechildwithmultiplewaystolearn,therefore,increasesengagementandlearning.Ifyourchildishavingtroublewriting,forexample,whilehelpingwiththewritingskills,youcouldhelphimorherlearnaconceptthroughasong,drawingapicture,andmore.Bygivingthechilda

  2. choice,youwillmakesurethatyouengagethembetterandmakelearningalotoffun.Protip-Itisimportanttorememberthatachild’smultipleintelligenceprofileisn’tstaticandcankeepshiftingovertime.Exposingthechildtodifferentactivitiesworkswelltoallowthemtolearnandgrow.choice,youwillmakesurethatyouengagethembetterandmakelearningalotoffun.Protip-Itisimportanttorememberthatachild’smultipleintelligenceprofileisn’tstaticandcankeepshiftingovertime.Exposingthechildtodifferentactivitiesworkswelltoallowthemtolearnandgrow. Valuestrengthsinsteadoffocusingonwhatkidscan’tdo Eversooftenwetendtoseewhatislackinginthechildrenandlabelthemaccordingly.Insteadofsayingthatthechildisnotgoodatreading,itwillworkwelltobuildachild’ssenseofprideinthingsthatheisgoodat.Themessagethatneedstogotothechildisnot“Youarenotgoodenoughandneedtobefixed.” Whiletherearesomebasicacademiccompetenciesthatchildrenneedtomaster,ahyper-focusonweaknessescanleadtonegativeoutcomes.Ontheotherhand,astrengthsfocuscanbuildupchildren’sconfidenceandimprovetheiroutlook,whichwillleadtoimprovedoutcomesinallareas. Connectlearningtoreallife Itisimperativethatwhenchildrenarelearningnewthings,youconnecttheirlearningtoreallife.Forachildlearningtheconceptofaddition,forexample,itwillbegoodtohelphimfindoutthetotalofblackandredcarsthathesawontheroad.Whenteachingthemscienceconcepts,itwillhelptobringthemtolifewithageappropriateexperiments.Whenyouareteachingaboutplants,forexample,planadayintheoutdoorswhereyoucandemonstrateallthatyouareteaching.Withalittleeffortyouwillbeabletofindenoughandmorewaystomake learning fun.

  3. Encouragemovement Muchaswewouldlikethechildtositstillandfocusonwhatweareteaching,itisimportanttounderstandthatnobodyenjoyssittingstillforlongstretchesoftime.Onthecontrary,ifthechildisupandaboutshewillbemorealertandengaged.Whereverpossible,thereforeaddmovementtoalesson.Forexample,ifyouareteachingthechildnewwords,youcoulddemonstrateamovementthatgoeswellwiththeword.Similarlysmallstepslikehavingthechildgiveanswersintheformofthumbsuporthumbsdownwillkeepthemengagedintheprocessoflearning.Lookingforwaystointroducesomemovementinthelessonplancangoalongwaytokeepthechildactive. Integratetechnologyintolearning Childrensurelylovetechnology.Whenusedinmoderation,itcanbecomeyetanotherengaginglearningtool.Infact,technologycanbringalessontolifeforthechild.FromVirtualRealityfieldtripstoshowingthechildtheinsideofthehumanbodytotakingthechildtoseethesevenwondersoftheworld,virtually,thereisalotthatcanbeachievedwithtechnology.Youcouldalsodemonstratehowtechnologycanbeusedtolookupimportantinformation.Theanswertohowtomotivatekids to studycanlieintherightuseoftechnology. Learningcanbefun Whendonecorrectly,learningcanbealotoffun.Whenlessonsareinteractiveandalsorelatetoreallife,childrenarenotonlylikelytoenjoytheprocessoflearningbutalsoretainwhattheyhavelearnt.Here’stosettingyouryoungonesonthepathofalifetimeoflearning!

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