HL1 – July: The Great Outdoors
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Teacher Tips
Working with younger students might be a little overwhelming at first, but don’t worry! Once you start to develop a routine with your students, your worries will soon start to melt away. Here are some quick tips to get you started:
- Kids usually thrive in an energetic classroom.
- Be enthusiastic with your students. Sometimes it can be difficult to find the energy to keep your students focused but having the right amount of energy is necessary to create a healthy learning environment.
- Be enthusiastic with your students. Sometimes it can be difficult to find the energy to keep your students focused but having the right amount of energy is necessary to create a healthy learning environment.
- All kids are different, and they all learn differently! Try to vary your teaching styles to cater to all different types of learning styles.
Here is a list of different types of learning styles:
- Visual (spatial): Prefer using pictures, images, and spatial understanding.
- Aural (auditory-musical): Prefer using sound and music.
- Verbal (linguistic): Prefer using words, both in speech and writing.
- Physical (kinesthetic): Prefer using your body, hands and sense of touch.
- Logical (mathematical): Prefer using logic, reasoning and systems.
- Social (interpersonal): Prefer to learn in groups or with people.
- Solitary (intrapersonal): Prefer to work alone and use self-study.
- Noisy classrooms are not always a
bad thing! Younger students have a lot of energy, and sometimes they need to
have an outlet. However, some students might take some things a little too
far. If you have some students who need
to be reminded of the rules, try these methods:
- Reward good behavior of other students with stars and make sure all the students know why they are being rewarded.
- If students are not obeying the rules, take away stars and make sure all of the students know which rule is being broken.
- Be consistent with the reward system. If you are consistent, the students will know the difference between what kind of behavior is right and what is wrong.
- Have fun with your students and
talk to them as much as possible!
- At first it might seem unnatural speaking to the students when they don’t understand, but small talk with them at such a young age is crucial to their learning.