In this section you find creative teaching ideas

Teaching Strategies: Water Balloons
What are the benefits of this teaching strategy? Water balloons are a great addition to any lesson plan or activity that you have created because…...

Teaching Strategies: Let the Child be the Teacher
What do we mean by let the child be the teacher? Just what we say. Find the time to either let the child teach you…...

Teaching Strategies: Intrinsic Motivation – Case Study: Brazos
Goal: To provide an example of how you can use a more obscure interest to teach a variety of different related and unrelated subjects. Pre-requisites:…...

Teaching Strategies: Questions not to ask
What type of questions should avoid? The general rule of thumb is to avoid asking the child what we refer to as a pressured question…...

Teaching Strategies: Intrinsic Motivation – Case Study: Cartoon Characters
Goal: To provide an example of how you can use a common interest like cartoon characters to motivate a child to learn. Pre-requisites: Please ensure…...

Teaching Strategies: Intrinsic Motivation – Case Study: NLine
Goal: To provide an example of how you can use a more obscure interest like Rowan’s love of a traffic control company called N Line…...

Teaching Strategies: Intrinsic Motivation
What do we mean by intrinsic motivation? In simple terms intrinsic motivation involves performing an activity for its own sake rather than for an external…...

Teaching Strategies: Issue/ Conflict Resolution through Visible Learning/IB Learner Profile
Adult education and 5th Grade; IB Standards; IB Learner Profile with Success Criteria Prerequisites: Students are familiar with the language of the IB learner profile…...

Teaching Strategies: Using Animals
What are the benefits of this teaching strategy? There are a whole host of reasons that animals are beneficial to learning the most powerful of…...

Teaching Strategies: Balloons
What are the benefits of this teaching strategy? Balloons are a great addition to any lesson plan or activity that you have created because most…...

Teaching Strategies: Teaching in your spare time
What do we mean by teaching in your spare time? When we say ‘teach in your spare time’ what we really mean is that it…...

Teaching Strategies: Treasure Hunt
What are the benefits of this teaching strategy? A treasure hunt is kinetic learning at its best. They are relatively quick and easy to create…...