Teaching- learning process to be more effective must be personalized in the sense that the teacher devotes time and effort to prepare all the needed materials. The teaching materials alone could not make the process effective as is expected to be. Teaching –learning process must be a fun and enjoyable to both teacher and learners,.You cannot expect learners to have fun if you are not having fun with them! If you only read the instructions out of a textbook, it’s ineffective. Instead, make your lessons come alive by making it as interactive and engaging as possible You must be creative and resourceful enough to make success possible.. Let your passion for teaching shine through each and everyday. Enjoy every teaching moment to the fullest, although it is demanding and exhausting at times.
Here are some suggestions to make teaching – learning process fun and enjoyable:
- Get to know your pupils and their interests so that you can find ways to connect with them.
- Bring positive energy into the classroom every single day. You have a beautiful smile so don’t forget to flash it as much as possible throughout the day. Inspite of your personal problems that you ‘re facing , once you enter the classroom, you should leave all of them behind before you step foot in the door.
- Use real objects if possible to elicit pupils’ interest and connect with their experiences to make learning easier. Let them manipulate the objects especially with primary grade pupils.
- Introduce lessons in different and varied ways like games , puzzle and use of pictures.
- Give practice exercises in different forms like answering question in a basket while the music is playing , picking questions on tree and other form of contest .
- Use multi media learning materials
- Provide individual and group activities
- Don’t forget to give rewards and praises among your learners to motivate them further
By: Celia M. Constante | Master Teacher I | Ipag Elem. School Mariveles District | Mariveles, Bataan
