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I have never tried a geography game. This is an interesting idea and has just stimulated my imagination. For example, one can have a map drawn on canvas. Then participants toss a marble on top intended to fall on any country which has some points assigned. However, for one to earn points, they...

There is a refrain that winners make history. The party that wins a war or is superior in one aspect or the other is the one that writes and rewrites the script of history. The subject is multifaceted and political history is a key cog in the syllabus. Politics like religion is an emotive issue...

Recent research suggests that children who participate in more physical activity have larger brain volumes in association with cognitive control and memory. They also have enhanced attention spans compared to their less active peers. Scientific research has also pointed at physical activity as a...

Things are a bit different in the school system where I come from. For example, PE is mandatory at primary school level under close supervision by the class teacher. When one graduates to secondary school, things change dramatically. PE becomes an elective and one is free to be active or become...

My taste in different sports has undergone a flux over the years. When I was in primary school, I was an avid volleyballer but discontinued the sport in high school due to lack of a dedicated team mates. When I went to college, my fascination with volleyball ignited. I blame my failure to become...

My disinterest with maths started way back in primary school. This was precipitated by a female teacher who was very harsh. She used to administer corporal punishment especially on Mondays. This made me fear maths. I am an incentive and not a coercive type of a learner and this is where my...

I come from a rural area in the tropics. Here, kids playing outside is the norm rather than the exception. Though crime is everywhere in the world nowadays, this is not a serious impediment save for big urban areas. The greatest worry for parents with regard to kids playing outside has to do...

Profuse thanks for this exhaustive resource for creating PDF files. I am going to save this page and bookmark it. I have been mulling on whether I should take such a course online. With the internet being a great labyrinth of information, it would have been a bit tricky to sift the wheat from...

The advances in computet technology in the past 15 years are nothing short of phenomenal. Previously huge and bulky pieces have been replaced with sleek touchscreen laptops and tablets not to mention state of the art iPads and iPhones. Miniaturization is the future. Perhaps the greatest strides...

I wonder whether you have rights issues because I feel like given a chance, I can print there panoramic images. Rozafa Castle is surreal and the landscape photographs you have posted conjure a screenshot mental image of what to expect in paradise. I am not putting artificial emphasis or...

It is important that students devote some their time to study reference books like the bible and the dictionary. These source books contain most of the information and that is why they are used for reference. They form the bedrock of teaching CRE and English respectively. Such books should be...

I have noted with some interest that people learning English as a second language face significant challenges when it comes to accentuation. You find someone who speaks French speaking English with a guttural sound. There is the problem of direct translations and a healthy dose of mother tongue...

I have read about Duolingo and even bookmarked it but never thought it was such an important resource. I have also had the opportunity to read reviews of other apps like Busuu. I have always wondered whether there apps are interactive when one is learning. Is one able to use videos and audio...

My take is that parenting plays into moulding us into what we are 50% of the time. The rest include genetics, our environment and individual choices. Parenting is not dissimilar to raising a seedling. You take great base at the formative stages. Them you gradually loosen the bolts with time to...

Outdoor safety is paramount since the students are exposed to the elements and the vagaries of the unknown. In that connection, it becomes inevitable to teach students lessons in first aid starting at elementary level. Like wound dressing, snake bites and mouth resuscitation. This becomes an...

It can't be gainsaid that good organization is crucial for learners to optimise their abilities. Show me a disorganized student and I see a failure, is a common refrain. Students should be guided on how to plan their notes and study time including play. They should be guided on filing, indexing...

Movies have a way of capturing ones attention and memories. The script is ingrained better into their subconscious mind. They are especially effective for visual learners. The excitement associated with movies makes learners to look forward to studying literary works. Whatever they read...

This is yet another great resource for elementary education providers especially ECDE teachers. The cornerstone of fluency in languages is laid at the infancy of learning. In some countries especially in the Third World, it is not uncommon to find Std.8 class pupils unable to express themselves...

I would like to postulate a method of teaching that involves introducing a new or complex scientific concept after systematically analysing it by breaking it down to its simplest terms. For example the concept 'photosynthesis is a photolytic process' can be introduced to learners after an...

This is quite an exhaustive resource. Some children are assumed to be dislexic and others have language and speech problems since the teaching aids were limited. I remember when I was in elementary school, we were largely on our own. I was lucky to get my diction and phonetics on a sound footing...