Importance Of Teaching Puppets

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While teaching preschool, it is always important to use teaching aids and puppets to ensure that the students can learn their lessons in such a way that they will never forget them. But are we using the teaching aids correctly? Many of teachers might sometimes use it but most of them are still teaching in the traditional manner by giving worksheets etc. Let us go back to the past where everything was taught in the traditional manner. In this situation, teacher will explain everything and the students is expected to know everything without getting the chance to use their mind and explore what lies beyond the lesson. Therefore, it is important that while teaching students of preschool, we should …show more content…
Furthermore, by using puppets it brings out the students out of their shells by encouraging them to come to the front of the class to speak and present their ideas. However, it also helps the teachers by making the teaching much simpler and easier which will help the students to know the lesson in a much better way. It also allows the students to express themselves in various ways that teachers never …show more content…
It also helps the students to understand new concepts and learn new things whereas it is also especially helps them to learn about the human nature and the environment around them. Furthermore, it is a wise idea to use teaching aids when teaching because it helps them to get involved in the lessons with interest and eager to learn something new. Furthermore, by using the correct teaching aids it would definitely ensure the student’s success in absorbing the knowledge he/she learns from the teachers and also it would might help the students become successful in their future

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