Alternative Teaching Tools

2. What are alternative teaching tools?
• Conventional methods use materials like
textbooks, worksheets and sometimes
expensive equipment.
• Alternative methods make use of simple,
low cost teaching tools to promote quality
instruction just as effectively as
conventional methods.
• These materials may be handmade from
household products or from native
materials found in the environment.

3. Examples of Alternative Teaching Tools
• Manipulative
•Games
• Experiments
•Homemade Equipment

4. What resources can be used?
• Any small objects (beads, caps,
string, sticks, etc)
• Anything free (trash and yard waste,
etc)
• Anything available in the environment
• Human resources, skills and brain

5. Why use teaching aids at all?
• Active student involvement
• Motivates students
• Make ideas concrete
• Allows for different approaches to
• tGoipviecss hands-on experience
• Develops group work skills)
• Creates opportunity for English
practice

6. How are alternative tools beneficial?
• They are a good substitute when
conventional methods are not
available.
• They are simple enough for even
children to create and use.
• They can be made with locally
available materials found in your
home, backyard or at the market.
• These materials are often
inexpensive and easy to obtain.

7. Some things to keep in mind...
• Keep it
simple!
• Be creative!
- Saves time
- Saves money
- Get ideas from your
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• Use available
resources!
- What do you have at
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outside?