Math is a subject that is very intimidating to many students. Learners often find it hard to understand its concepts and lose hope in the middle of it all. However, there are some who will easily understand the concepts and do it with ease. Here are the seven effective steps on how to teach math that will simplify your work as a math teacher, and make all your students understand easily.
Introduction. Ensure that you introduce the topic to the learners. Come up with interesting ways of introducing the topic that will make them really eager to get to know more about it. Use a whole lesson just to give the students a good overview of the topic. Create a good amount of suspense that will send them to the books even before you come back for the next lesson.
Take time to explain the many pending questions. After the learners have taken some minutes to peruse through the whole topic, they will have a lot of questions. They will need to be given explanations on why that topic exists in the syllabus. Explain to them the importance of such a topic in the outside world. Also, explain to them how that topic came about. This will enable them to learn the subject willingly.
Explain the concept gradually. This should be after the students have clearly understood the use of that topic and are eager to learn and understand it. Take that privilege and bring in the principles and rules that are involved in that topic. Gradually explain them logically and clearly to help the students understand effectively. Repeat the steps as many times as possible until you are convinced that all your students have understood the concept.
Examples. After you are convinced that the learners have understood the concepts that the topic is based on, gradually introduce the examples. Start with the simple examples that all the students will easily understand. Then go to the more complex examples that may prove difficult to some of the students. Take time to explain the examples until your students understand the subject from all perspectives.
Exceptions. Most students will get lost here because they will apply the same rules for every task they find on that topic. It is therefore essential for you to do this effectively. Make sure that all the students are alert then clearly list the exceptions one by one while explaining the reason for each one of them.
Involve the team. It will also be very effective for you to involve the students in the teaching. Give them questions to practice after explaining each concept. You can also give different students a chance to explain the concept before the others to help them understand.
Give them tests. It will also be essential for you to give your students tests to make sure that they have understood the topic fully. Twist the questions you used as examples to make they have not crammed but rather understood.
Introduction. Ensure that you introduce the topic to the learners. Come up with interesting ways of introducing the topic that will make them really eager to get to know more about it. Use a whole lesson just to give the students a good overview of the topic. Create a good amount of suspense that will send them to the books even before you come back for the next lesson.
Take time to explain the many pending questions. After the learners have taken some minutes to peruse through the whole topic, they will have a lot of questions. They will need to be given explanations on why that topic exists in the syllabus. Explain to them the importance of such a topic in the outside world. Also, explain to them how that topic came about. This will enable them to learn the subject willingly.
Explain the concept gradually. This should be after the students have clearly understood the use of that topic and are eager to learn and understand it. Take that privilege and bring in the principles and rules that are involved in that topic. Gradually explain them logically and clearly to help the students understand effectively. Repeat the steps as many times as possible until you are convinced that all your students have understood the concept.
Examples. After you are convinced that the learners have understood the concepts that the topic is based on, gradually introduce the examples. Start with the simple examples that all the students will easily understand. Then go to the more complex examples that may prove difficult to some of the students. Take time to explain the examples until your students understand the subject from all perspectives.
Exceptions. Most students will get lost here because they will apply the same rules for every task they find on that topic. It is therefore essential for you to do this effectively. Make sure that all the students are alert then clearly list the exceptions one by one while explaining the reason for each one of them.
Involve the team. It will also be very effective for you to involve the students in the teaching. Give them questions to practice after explaining each concept. You can also give different students a chance to explain the concept before the others to help them understand.
Give them tests. It will also be essential for you to give your students tests to make sure that they have understood the topic fully. Twist the questions you used as examples to make they have not crammed but rather understood.
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