Different Teaching Methods for Young Learners PDF

[Different Teaching Methods/Approaches for YL & AL] ===============================================================  - Small chairs, tables and similar furniture can be used in classrooms - Young children can be give recess twice a day - They should be allowed some out...

[Different Teaching Methods/Approaches for YL & AL] ===============================================================  - Small chairs, tables and similar furniture can be used in classrooms - Young children can be give recess twice a day - They should be allowed some outdoor time during lunch break - Classrooms must have a separate reading area  - Teachers will be present but won't dominate the play space - Play has to be more cooperative than competitive - Teachers need to figure out what works best for each child - Songs to be used to move children from one activity to the next - Teachers must respond in soft-spoken way often using touch to connect to their students - Strong focus on group work and social collaboration - Communicate with children through rhythm and rhyme  - Children are encouraged to interact in open and clutter-free environment - Provide them with authentic learning materials and tools - Teaching should be based on the child's interests - Emphasis on making the children's thoughts visible - Usage of photographs, drawings, painting and sculptures - Teacher's role is that of a facilitator - Emphasis should be on activities and materials - Usage of blocks, jigsaw puzzles, memory games - Music, games and other creative activities need to be explored - Nursery rhymes can be recited in a singing manner - Ample opportunities have to be given to children to express themselves  - Logical-mathematical -- Usage of puzzles and counting items in the classroom - Linguistic -- Use storytelling in your class or showing an item and discussing about it - Spatial -- Children drawing pictures after hearing a story or closing their eyes and visualizing a character - Body-Kinaesthetic -- Using sign language while singing or body movements to express an action in a story - Musical -- Clapping hands to highlight an action in the middle of an activity or listening to music while learning something new - Interpersonal -- Children can create a picture by working together or describing other people's feelings - Intrapersonal -- Children can be asked to work on a puzzle alone or can be asked to read a book quietly - Natural -- Children can be involved in gardening or can take a walk in the natural surrounding - Existential -- Let children ask questions about the world and God Creative Teaching Method ========================  - *In the classroom, the children need to be provided with playful items like puzzles or legos in "a prepared environment" (Montessori theory) which will empower their creativity.* - *In drawing activity classes they should be given the freedom to cultivate their interest.* - *Teachers should try to follow the policy of guidance rather than instruction when it comes to teaching and correcting the young children in their classes.* - *A modern classroom full of creative students is one where the teachers encourage the children to think for themselves, form their own ideas and ask questions whenever they are unable to understand things in the class* - *The teachers need to make the classes more interesting and interactive.* Real World Learning =================== - *Real world learning can be facilitated through the video clips shown to them, preferably 3D ones that will certainly be more beneficial than the normal videos* - *The kids can be assigned projects in the class, which will enable and improve their knowledge on the matter that they deal with* - *Multimedia programs can be used in the classrooms to make a connection between the things taught in the books and real world stuffs* - *A slice of the real world can also be experienced by the students when they are brought outside the classrooms and taken to various field trips*  - *Occasional trips to the amusement parks or museums can be taken where they get a chance to interact with the surrounding environment and have many firsthand experiences.* Audio & Video Devices ===================== Role Play =========