By Venkat Ramakrishnan | Project Leader
We all know how difficult it is to understand concepts
like elements (air, water, earth, etc.) at an early age,
but we also do know that it is important to teach those
concepts to the children as early as possible. Especially,
young children learn well by the way of demonstration.
Keeping this in mind, the grade 2 teachers of Dharmapuri
school organised a learning session about air, in which
the teacher and the students participated. The students
were given balloons to be filled with air. Other objects
like kites were also present for the session. Colourful charts
were also prepared to highlight the concepts.
The students filled the air in the balloon, which demonstrated
how air fills in an object and make it bulge. The students
were then taken to the playground, where the prepared
balloons were tied and let into the air, which showed how
the air lifted the balloons which contained the air. Children
were also asked to play and bounce the balloons to get a
feel of how the air acts on the balloons. Kites were also
used to demonstrate how the air lifted them, and the pressure
that is exerted on them by the air.
Shares 2nd grade teacher Elangovan:
"Today, I took Environmental Science activity for the 2nd grade
from the 'Air' lesson. I informed the students a day before to
bring the material needed. They brought all the required things
like balloons, paper, thread, gum, broomsticks etc, With those,
we prepared kites, blown balloons & moved to the playground
to learn the practical demonstration. The students enjoyed
the activity a lot. Through this activity, students experienced
the feel of air which they couldn't see with their eyes, which
is the key point of the 'Air' lesson."
Dear Patrons, we hope that you appreciate the practical ways
in which subjects and concepts are taught to the students at
Isha Vidhya. If you have any suggestions, please feel free
to email us at global.giving@ishavidhya.org. We thank you
for your continued support of Isha Vidhya's work!
Note: No last names or surnames of individuals are used
in this report.
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