Teaching Strategies

Challenging Slow and advanced learners in the same class

Psychologists have researched extensively on the concept of learning in classrooms. The

category of slow v/s fast learners is not a diagnostic criteria and has porous boundaries. Each
student has his or her own learning curve and hence learns at his or her own pace. In order to
do justice to teaching, it is important to take adequate measures to challenge both slow and
advanced learners so that both can grow and better themselves.
Firstly instead of making cross comparisons between students, each student should be
encouraged and motivated to improve in comparison to his or her past performance. An explicit
way to implement this would be to formulate assignments and tasks graded in difficulty level
from easy, moderate to difficult and students should be encouraged to solve them at their own
pace. In this manner students would challenge themselves to increase the level of problems
they are solving.
Another way would be giving group tasks based on the active learning model to allow cross
pollination of ideas and skills and enhance learning. Peer interaction is one of the best ways of
learning and all types of students would benefit from this.

Engaging a Child Who Is Totally Disinterested in Learning

A
Thchild who is disinterested in learning must be having some blocks or challenges in learning.
For instance he might not be grasping the concepts because he or she is not proficient in the
medium of instruction. Or he or she might have a general disinclination to learning since he or
she finds it too difficult or uninteresting. Firstly the challenges or the blocks that the child is
facing should be identified by interacting with the child on multiple occasions. Moreover, the
interests, hobbies, personality type and learning style of the child should be ascertained. On the
basis of this a personalised teaching style depending on the interests of the child should be
undertaken so as to kindle interest in the child. The subject should be taught to the child in the
way that appeals him or her the most. Multiple modalities of teaching should be used- audio,
visual as well as experiential. Learning in general is the best when multiple senses are involved.
So the child should be given an immersive environment in which lots of practical and
experiential activities are included. For example, lots of hands on experiments in science
classes, observing natural phenomena in real life etc. tailored on the basis of the interests of the
child.

Short plants with green tender stems are:

a. Herbs b. Shrubs c.trees
Plants with green stems that cannot stand are called:
a. Climbers b.creepers c.shrubs
The broad green part of the leaf is called:
a. Petiole b. Lamina c. stalk
Which of the following vegetable is a root?
a. Carrot b.tomato c.brinjal
Small leaf like structures at the base of a flower are called:
a. Sepals b. Petals c.Stalk
Draw the following diagrams: Flower. Leaf with reticulate venation
Teaching Strategies
Challenging Slow and advanced learners in the same class

Psychologists have researched extensively on the concept of learning in classrooms. The

category of slow v/s fast learners is not a diagnostic criteria and has porous boundaries. Each
student has his or her own learning curve and hence learns at his or her own pace. In order to
do justice to teaching, it is important to take adequate measures to challenge both slow and
advanced learners so that both can grow and better themselves.
Firstly instead of making cross comparisons between students, each student should be
encouraged and motivated to improve in comparison to his or her past performance. An explicit
way to implement this would be to formulate assignments and tasks graded in difficulty level
from easy, moderate to difficult and students should be encouraged to solve them at their own
pace. In this manner students would challenge themselves to increase the level of problems
they are solving.
Another way would be giving group tasks based on the active learning model to allow cross
pollination of ideas and skills and enhance learning. Peer interaction is one of the best ways of
learning and all types of students would benefit from this.

Engaging a Child Who Is Totally Disinterested in Learning

Lesson
Th Plan:
Class 6
Chapter 7: Getting to Know Plants Around Us

Class Plan
This chapter acquaints students with types of plants around us and most basic types and parts
of plants.
The best way to impart this lesson would be to make it as practical and experiential as possible.
Some activities and experiences to be included:
A Nature Walk can be arranged in the school’s garden. The students can be shown different
types of plants and trees growing in the garden.
Demonstrating an activity to show conduction of water through roots using a beaker, water, red
ink and herb.
Study leaves with types of venation.
Show the dissection of a hibiscus flower to show the different parts of the plant.

Take a quiz in the end to assess learning.