Child-Centered Teaching Methods

Here is a great picture. I caught Sunitha in the act of conducting an extremely child-friendly Hindi lesson. She picked up the local cat (a white and ginger boy cat I call "Lal," which means red). She used Lal during a 1st standard A section lesson using a BIG book, constructed and donated by Sangeeta Gupta, our strongest and longest-serving volunteer. (The big books are part of the literacy methods we use, borrowed from the Columbia Teacher's College literacy program.)

This Hindi "big book was" about a cat that escaped from her owner, a little girl. The kids LOVED this lesson, they sat spell-bound in their seats - eyes sparkling.

I was so happy that Sunitha and the rest of the teachers are using their training that we had a party - cool drinks party - that day during the meeting.

CHEERS!

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