The story of ‘BB Bird’ and Hyacinth blossoms!!! (Lesson 4)

The story of ‘BB Bird’ and hyacinth blossoms!!! (Lesson 4)

“Here Hyacinths of heavenly blue, shook their rich tresses to the morn”.

-James Montgomery


Model of Hyacinth flowers

When the students were asked to name the Nightingale they came up with the acronym ‘BB Bird’- Beautiful Brown Bird. From that class onwards we had a pet name for the beautiful Nightingale. What a teacher writes on the blackboard of life can never be erased. The ultimate aim of any teacher is to make the students fall in love with the art of learning. They should see learning as something that gives them happiness and not as a laborious task that causes pain, exhaustion, and boredom. To suit the purpose teaching aids, activities and games have a great role to play. With that, the teacher could increase the retention ability of the students and create in their minds a spark for learning and knowledge. Then only the teaching will be effective.

Highlights

  • Homework of the students
  

Homework of students

The revision of the homework of the students helps for proper and effective reinforcement. It will create an urge in them to perform better and to be punctual in submitting their works on time.

  • Cartoons for Revisions
  

Revision using Cartoons

The class was revised using the cartoon method. The pictures and the dialogue written in the form of a story helped them to gather the gist of the passage effectively.

  • Reading

Models used for storytelling 

For reading the story aloud teacher used role-play method using models of the characters.

  • Attractive slides

Slides 

The slides used were suitable to the content transacted and was attractive to the students too.

  • Word Study
  

Word Study


The words were taught in an elaborate manner using pictures, live demonstrations, illustrations, videos, gifs etc.

  • Model of hyacinth flower

Model of hyacinth flowers

The teacher made a model of the hyacinth flower for the students. They appreciated the effort.

When the students in the class appreciate the effort taken by the teacher and make their own effort to reciprocate it's a feeling of bliss. it cannot be explained in words. 


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