The power of hands!
I recently inherited a year 11 maths class who have an
amazing ability to recall information linked to hand movements. Their
previous maths teacher used lots of hands, song and rhymes to help them to
learn information and remarkably it has worked. Most people think of
jazzy hands as something associated with a dance lesson but for these students
it meant to half something.
I found myself smiling when I read the following article on
the BBC news.
Their previous teacher is not only animated teacher, she is
actually an inspiring teacher.
Mrs
Tracey Williams
To me, this is one of many methods of learning by association, which is a valuable skill for students to learn to use themselves. As science teachers, we use it all the time; there is so much content, and so many contexts, so it is essential. Sometimes, the association is humorous, and the students always remember these. Dan Woodham
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