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Matching Teaching and Learning Styles

In any classroom, there will be students who easily understand and comprehend everything a teacher is communicating. There are also students who struggle to follow the teacher’s instructions. There was a time when this inability to understand the teacher was misinterpreted as as learning disability. The truth is that in these cases it is more likely that the teaching style of the instructor doesn’t match the students learning style. While one teacher cannot adapt their teaching style to meet the learning styles of everyone, In the homeschool environment adapting is much easier. The first thing a homeschool parent must do … Continue reading →

Education Week in Review: December 1 – December 7

The topics and articles in education are continuing. This week’s discussions ranged from teaching various types of learners to the support staff in the school. Check below for a recap of all of this week’s articles. Saturday, December 1 The Truth about School Support Staff There are more people involved in making a school success than just the teachers. This article discusses those people. The Truth about School Bus Drivers Many people think that school bus drivers simply drive a bus. However, there is much more to being a school bus driver. Read this article to find out. Sunday, December … Continue reading →

A Middle School Lesson Plan that Addresses Different Types of Learners

Through a previous series of articles, I have discussed and described various types of learners that teachers encounter in the classroom. I have also listed some ideas to help teachers reach these learners through their lessons. I have now been giving examples of lesson plans that display information presented in various forms in order to reach more children during one presentation of material. My last article detailed a lesson plan for primary grades. The lesson plan was intended to reach the auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learners. This article will focus on the middle school grades. I have taught both middle … Continue reading →

A Primary Lesson that Addresses Different Types of Learners

In previous articles, I detailed some ideas for teaching each type of the following learner: auditory, visual, and kinesthetic. I also discussed how it is important for teachers to address each of these learners in their lessons. For this reason, my next two articles will describe two lessons that reaches all three types of learners. This article will be geared toward a primary grade level while the next article will focus more on a middle school class level. During the Christmas holiday season, my class reads the Gingerbread Man. We sequence the people or animals that the Gingerbread Man passes … Continue reading →