Make Education More Engaging For a Child

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Make Education More Engaging For a Child Every
child is born with an unlimited potential. It is
sad that as adults instead of nurturing this
potential we tend to start putting kids
into boxes, comparing them with
others academically and in the process make
education a chore for the child. What is
important is that we acknowledge the fact that
each child is unique and that different learning
styles work for different individuals. If as
a parent you are looking for an answer to
how to make learning easy for students, here is
help.
1. Engage all kinds of intelligences As opposed
to the idea of a single unchanging IQ of
an individual, there are actually
multiple types of human intelligence, each
representing different ways of processing
information. Providing the child with
multiple ways to learn, therefore, increases
engagement and learning. If your child is having
trouble writing, for example, while helping
with the writing skills, you could help him or
her learn a concept through a song, drawing a
picture, and more. By giving the child a
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choice, you will make sure that you engage
them better and make learning a lot of fun.
Pro tip- It is important to remember that a
childs multiple intelligence profile isnt
static and can keep shifting over time.
Exposing the child to different activities works
well to allow them to learn and grow.

• Value strengths instead of focusing on what kids
  cant do
• Ever so often we tend to see what is lacking in
  the children and label them accordingly. Instead
  of saying that the child is not good at
  reading, it will work well to build a
  childs sense of pride in things that he is
  good at. The message that needs to go to the
  child is not You are not good enough and need to
  be fixed. While there are some basic academic
  competencies that children need to master, a
  hyper-focus on weaknesses can lead to negative
  outcomes. On the other hand, a strengths focus
  can build up childrens confidence and
  improve their outlook, which will lead to
  improved outcomes in all areas.
• Connect learning to real life
• It is imperative that when children are learning
  new things, you connect their learning to
  real life. For a child learning the concept
  of addition, for example, it will be good to
  help him find out the total of black and red
  cars that he saw on the road. When teaching
  them science concepts, it will help to
  bring them to life with age appropriate
  experiments. When you are teaching about plants,
  for example, plan a day in the outdoors where you
  can demonstrate all that you are teaching. With
  a little effort you will be able to find enough
  and more ways to make learning fun.

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• Encourage movement
• Much as we would like the child to sit still and
  focus on what we are teaching, it is
  important to understand that nobody enjoys
  sitting still for long stretches of time. On the
  contrary, if the child is up and about she will
  be more alert and engaged. Wherever possible,
  therefore add movement to a lesson. For
  example, if you are teaching the child new
  words, you could demonstrate a movement
  that goes well with the word. Similarly
  small steps like having the child give answers in
  the form of thumbs up or thumbs down will keep
  them engaged in the process of learning.
  Looking for ways to introduce some movement
  in the lesson plan can go a long way to
  keep the child active.
• Integrate technology into learning
• Children surely love technology. When used in
  moderation, it can become yet another
  engaging learning tool. In fact,
  technology can bring a lesson to life for the
  child. From Virtual Reality field trips to
  showing the child the inside of the human body to
  taking the child to see the seven wonders of the
  world, virtually, there is a lot that can be
  achieved with technology. You could also
  demonstrate how technology can be used to
  look up important information. The answer to how
  to motivate kids to study can lie in the right
  use of technology.
• Learning can be fun
• When done correctly, learning can be a lot
  of fun. When lessons are interactive and also
  relate to real life, children are not only likely
  to enjoy the process of learning but also retain
  what they have learnt. Heres to setting your
  young ones on the path of a lifetime of learning!