Of course when we were in Institut Perguruan Ilmu Khas we were constantly in pursuit to create new teaching aids for the endless lesson plans for all the subject.
Now, what is a TEACHING AID?
A teaching aid is a tool used by teachers to
- help learners improve reading and other skills
- illustrate or reinforce a skill, fact, or idea, and
- relieve anxiety, fears, or boredom, since many teaching aids are like games.
Some examples of tecahing aids would be:-
The Alphabet Book
Introduction
Alphabet books are sometimes used
* as motivational tools to attract people's attention to books
* as supplements to primers
* to help transfer reading skills from one language to another, or
* to introduce the sounds and letters of an alphabet.
Definition
An alphabet book is a collection of pages that lists and illustrates the entire alphabet.
Features
Here are some features of an alphabet book. An alphabet book usually contains the following for each letter:
* one or more keywords
* an illustration of each keyword, and
* the letter(s) in small and capital letters.
Variations
An alphabet book might include
* all the letters in a language
* only the vowels
* selected vowels and consonants
* sentences using the keywords and letters
* paragraphs or stories featuring the key words or letters
* an entire page of examples of the use of one letter, or
* several letters on each page.
Other than that posters are also good teaching aids
Introduction
A poster is an informative, often decorative way to attract attention to the information it contains.
Here are some ways to use posters in classroom:
* To advertise events or products
* To display information or instructions
* To teach some kinds of information
Ready-made posters from
o business organizations
o community development organizations
o government offices
o medical companies, or
o tourist agencies.
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