Arts

Colouring with Hugo and his friends

By Garth Lombard | Feb 27, 2013

Give your students some crayons and colour pencils and let them have fun colouring in Hugo and friends colouring-in book!

Exploring with clay

By TeacherPlus | Nov 14, 2012

Working with clay gives children an opportunity to make contact with the earth. It is something that all children can and must do. Playing with clay is a great stress reliever, affordable, and most importantly, fun.

Learning Curve - Issue XVIII - Arts in School Education

By Learning Curve | Oct 3, 2012

The latest issue of Learning Curve focuses on 'arts in school education'. The burthen of the collective message of this issue is: in the life of our children, Art is as essential as any other subject. Art sharpens perceptions of the world around us, it increases awareness and sensitivity. It also enhances human relationships as we discover the similarities of the artistic experience.There is a general recognition of the fact that the word 'art' encapsulates within itself a wealth of meaning, as witness phrases such as the art of writing, of communication, of social and political exchange.

Beyond the curriculum

By TeacherPlus | Aug 24, 2012

The aim of education should be to strive to produce multi-talented individuals. Education has to be broad enough to accommodate both curricular and extra-curricular syllabi so that children evolve into complete individuals. This article attempts to highlight the significance of extra-curricular activities in a student’s life.

Larva - paper activity

By junykwilfred | Aug 23, 2012
English

Draw to Multiply

By TeacherPlus | Aug 23, 2012

There are several strategies to teach multiplication tables and using patterns to remember the tables has become popular. The patterns help the children remember the numbers.

 

A concertina book

By TeacherPlus | Aug 23, 2012

The teacher can acquaint the students with the importance and uses of a concertina book before discussing the topic in detail. Here is an activity for the students to collect information, and tap their imaginative powers.

Building bridges between school and village traditional performing arts

By Devika V.R. | Aug 15, 2012

Traditional Performing Arts needs to be given more importance in the education space as it provides channels for expressing the socio-ritual, moral and emotional needs of the society or societies to which it belongs. Moreover the technique and form of these rural arts can be effectively used to give students an opportunity to understand various methods of communication.

A feeling for beauty dance in education

By Leela Samson | Aug 14, 2012

The value of art in education cannot be underestimated. Art reflects an interest in the varied expressions of life and nature. The power of observation has to be encouraged in every child. A child will express himself freely, without norms, in ever-new ways if given the opportunity.

Play with Symmetry ~Cycle Game

By Rajkishore Patnaik | Jul 27, 2012

The identification of patterns is central to mathematics. Starting with simple patterns of repeating shapes, the child can move on to more complex patterns involving shapes as well as numbers. Playing with patterns gives immense joy to the child. Understanding, visualizing, and predicting patterns is very much central to appreciating the beauty of mathematics. The National Curriculum Framework 2005 stresses on this fact.

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