According to professionals and educationalists,

The days when children played with their parents and grandparents are no where to find, because of the packed schedules. Here are the days when children and even elders are bound to electronics. As a result, the child is kept away from the hook of life and hence is rarely held accountable for their actions.

The Role of Parents

Swamy Vivekananda said, “ Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man..”

The kind of person the kid grows will have the reflection of their parents. Kids just learn from around, whether it is good or bad. We parents are the ones who can analyze the good and bad traits of our child.

Before the school and teachers, parents are the major source of shaping the kids in the right way. Kids are like sponges. They absorb what is there in and around the place they were in. For this reason, we as parents need to spend some time with the kids to observe their actions and words.  

Children used to spend time with their parents, grandparents, or other elders in the house. They used to listen to the grandma’s stories and explore them by asking and knowing things. But now, they are given a mobile in hand. These underline that children need attention more than ever until they know what’s right and wrong. There are many distractions around them to install ill thoughts and imprecise truth . It is we who have to steer them on the right path. Here comes the need for moral values for children.

What are Moral Values?

According to us, any activity that involves judging right or wrong requires values. While “Morals” are the senses to make the right conclusion. In essence, moral values are personality traits. Following moral ideals help children develop a good personality that is likable. Moral values are the standards that help individuals choose for themselves. This is the reason for us to introduce a subject called moral science.

Students are now more into studies and games but somewhere lacking moral values. In our moral science subject, we inculcated the basic principles such as truthfulness, honesty, hospitality, tolerance, empathy, and more.

The Values To Incorporate –

1. Respect:

We tell the child to “Give respect so they will get loved back more.”  A child must be taught to respect people regardless of age, religion, nationality, or beliefs. We as parents and teachers are an example for the child when we speak respectfully. Another important thing to teach the child is to respect and accept the competition. We must inculcate in children, respect for their circumstances as they learn from their failures.

Healthy social and professional relations from their childhood are steps to make them social. Talking politely to their bus drivers, maidens or house help are the things we teach to build ideal behaviours.

2. Gratitude:

The expression of thanks and appreciation is the most incredible human nature. It begins with contentment. We at Walkertown, cultivate thankfulness in children. This event starts by thanking their maid who helped them complete their lunch box, their bus driver who got them in and out of the bus, and their teacher who guided them to learn and enjoy. We don’t teach these as a lesson but as regular exercise. We teach them this value as a part of their daily activities.

3. Honesty:

“Honesty is the best policy.” Children read this in their stories and books, but to understand it’s true meaning might be difficult for them .

A child can learn honesty by being truthful to the parents and teachers. Let your child speak to you fearlessly about their daily activities be it school or playground. Do not restrict them from expressing themselves.  Be it grabbing their friend’s pencil box or bringing a doll from their friends. Once they convey the situation to you, you can make them understand  if their actions were right or wrong and what’s the right approach . This way you can acquaint your child to understand the difference between a wrong and the right path. This will surely imbibe in them to not lie about anything.

In fact, our faculty encourages the children to tell what he/she did in the day. We take every word of the children and let them speak their heart out and to understand their perspectives which helps the faculty  to teach them things better.

4. Empathy:

Empathy means understanding the other person’s problems, issues, emotions, and concerns. This is important to make the child socialise with the surroundings and to offer help to people in need. To raise an empathetic child, we need to first  be empathetic toward them. Our teachers listen to the story of each of our students. We do not  judge or jump into conclusions before listening the whole story. Then we gently answer them, so that they feel comfortable sharing anything with us.

5. Compassion:

Feeling love and care for others is the best thing one can experience. It is our responsibility to instill such values in children. It is necessary that the children learns to feel the emotions. Compassion and kindness can boost academic performance as well as one’s health, happiness, and interpersonal relationships.

6. Equality:

Equality is an integral moral value to have. Treating everyone equally for their rights, and opportunities is necessary. This will help eradicate thoughts of supremacy. These feelings are learnt from the surroundings where they spend most of their time.

The way you treat your maids, watchman, or maintenance member matters a lot for the kid to learn equality. Equality need not be sitting parallel and doing the work always. It is treating people as a human than as your support at work.

7. Courage:

Courage is a willingness to do things in any unforeseen instance or difficult situation. This ethical practice prepares individuals to do what is right. If the child is telling about his classmate who is bullying him, take it seriously. Speak to him in detail. This makes the  child  understand that he needs to raise his voice against unfair things around them.

8. Generosity:

It is essential for fostering kindness and social responsibility in your child. A kind child will be willing to provide a helping hand. Allow your child to offer help to others in need. Let them do what little they can.

9. Perseverance:

Making consistent efforts to accomplish a goal or feat is the act of perseverance. It’s important to introduce youngsters to a never-give-up mentality when teaching tenacity. Introduce it in their  everyday life. If a child has low grades, encourage him/her to keep working hard until they receive the best grades. But do not reprimand and compare them with others. When you can, use encouraging words to help the child learn how to persevere.

10. Self-Control:

With self-control, Children can better manage their ideas, words, behaviour, and emotions. Such kids refrain from impulsive behaviour and temper tantrums. Promote the value of self-regulation and patience to develop self-control. For instance, the next time a situation makes you furious or frustrated, try to restrain your feelings and respond rationally. It will give your youngster the best role model for self-control.

At Walkertown

At Walkertown Academy, we are responsible for teaching moral values to the child from a young age. Real education is not only academic excellence but also humane excellence, We believe it and practice it.

Comment down which of the above Morals your child posses and how you show your appreciation for their Good Morals.

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Zero. It is the first whole number in the infinite-length number system. This single number changed the way mathematics takes its form. In the History of Math and Zero in India, we would read that without zero, there is no accounting and Calculus.

We might sometimes wonder why would this zero even exists. Just imagine, what could be the case if we remove zero from the number system. For most of the calculations, we think almost all would have gotten their end.

Well, you may feel why this math even existed. But, we cannot escape from the fact that maths is an important subject. Everything starts from Zero. So, we must accept Zero and Math as resources than calculations.

If we want to know about the history of Math and Zero, we should know about Brahamagupta. Brahmagupta is an ancient Indian Mathematician. He was the one who explored the properties of Number Zero. Some of the advanced mathematical discoveries had their roots in India.

India added Zero to Maths

The modern system of positional decimal arithmetic with zero was discovered in the fourth or fifth century. This is because,

As the 19th-century mathematician Pierre-Simon Laplace explained:

It is India that gave us the ingenious method of expressing all numbers using ten symbols, each symbol receiving a value of position as well as an absolute value; a profound and important idea that appears so simple to us now that we ignore its true merit. But its very simplicity and the great ease which it has lent to all computations put our arithmetic in the first rank of useful inventions; and we shall appreciate the grandeur of this achievement the more when we remember that it escaped the genius of Archimedes and Apollonius, two of the greatest men produced by antiquity.

This is clear evidence that Zero was first developed in India around the fifth century. Soon then zero has become an important part of the number system across the world. The Indian scholar Pingala was the first to use ‘Shunya’, a Sanskrit word for zero. In 628 AD, Brahmagupta first defined zero and its operation. He developed a symbol which is a dot under the numbers. He also defined clear rules for addition and subtraction formulas. These are the basis of any mathematical function. Later these, Aryabatta used zero in the decimal system. Besides these, mathematics was also found to be used  in religious texts in ancient India.

The scholars preserved Mathematics in the city of Mohenjo Daro. This is far from the past during the Indus Valley Civilization. We use Math everywhere. Right from advanced architecture to its methods of measurement, counting, weighing, and more. The Roman number system does not go further than ten to the exponent of four. In contrast to it, the Indus Valley Civilization knew denominations as large as ten to the exponent of twelve.

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India’s Lost history of a great Mathematician – Srinivasa Ramanujan

The heritage of Indian mathematics was grown after the work of Srinivasa Ramanujan. Most of the discoveries attributed to European scholars have their traces in India. Pythagorean theorem is one glorious example. Similarly, much of the work on Calculus is also done in India.

A Brief about Zero in Maths!

Sometimes, nothing makes better sense if placed beside the valued one. The same is the case with Zero. Despite the negative view, the invention of zero simplified many calculations. The rule of zero in math is significant. If you want to better know the value of zero, check about its placeholder value.

European civilizations were late to incorporate zero until the Fibonacci concept came out. Later in the Middle East and Africa, zero has become a revolutionary concept. This inspired the middle age thinkers to fundamental mathematics in the world.

The count of Nothing started here

The discovery of zero did not come all at once. It followed a series of stages in its fullest evolution. The count of this Nothing started first by Babylonians some 4000 years ago.  They adopted the positional notation to count the number and read it(The one we follow now). They divided the number into columns and defined the positional value of each column. (Ex: Ones, Tens, Hundreds, etc from right to left).

In this process, when they find nothing between the columns, they filled it up with ‘-’(A Dash/Hyphen). This has nothing in the true sense.  Later on, they came out with placing wedges in place of dash/hyphen. When the context of writing the sum of 2 & -2, the result is not very precise to show.

From here, zero slowly began to spread all around. But the true appreciation of representing zero in number line ventured in India. The researchers saw the first evidence of zero as ‘Shunya’.  And then Brahmagupta on his rules for calculations wrote that

“When zero is added to a number or subtracted from a number, the number remains unchanged; and a number multiplied by zero becomes zero.”

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Here are the few important roles of Zero in math –

1. Necessary for fractions:

We wouldn’t know the concept of fractions without zero in math. Zero created a more accurate way to describe fractions.

2. Set the Boundary:

In basic subtraction, you find negative numbers. How could these come without zero? Confused?

Zero is neither positive nor negative. But, It sets the boundary between them both.

3. Foundation of Digital world:

There are two kinds of people. They are those who understand math(1) and those who don’t(0).

You may not understand this, but the computer you are operating understands this well. Because all your computer functions are built in Binary language which has only two alphabet (0 and 1).

Wrapping Up

From the first line of this blog, it is told that zero came into existence as a notion of nothingness. Then why do we need to indicate that nothingness even?

Though the Greeks believed zero was nothing, nothingness was very important in eastern regions. There were many debates to figure out the origin of Zero. But finally, this “Zero has become the Hero” of the world.

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Education nowadays is changing vigorously and with these changing times, it is even more necessary to teach students the concept of the subject. By no means, the blog is to degrade theory-based learning but to understand that the weightage given should vary. 

Not every child can learn the subjects just by understanding theory whereas project learning would involve the student’s engagement in the work and interaction. During the project, there are chances for them to improve their communication skills, and confidence and also work on their leadership skills.

Project-Based Learning –

We see Project-based learning as the approach that is being used by every institution nowadays because of the benefits which students gain during these projects, but it largely depends on teachers, who are going to monitor, explain and nurture the students about it. Every one of us knows that teachers now are more understanding, and friendly towards the students. That’s great any day but with it, the chances of students taking them for granted and not taking up studies/ work seriously are high. 

During these types of projects, one needs to get out of the room and face the outside world for the completion of the project which brings exposure to an individual. Projects are mostly divided into two types – projects given only to an individual or can be given to a group of individuals.

Individual Vs Team Player – 

According to me, the second one is more beneficial, when we see it from the corporate perspective. In this very situation, they have to work as a team and it becomes very important for any school to teach them well how they can deal and cope with the situation. No one can learn all these by just reading it. Some things need to have practicality attached to it. Knowing and understanding how to work in a team, lead a team, divide the work and get the things done is the exposure to the outside world and it is one of the very important things to be taught to kids nowadays. 

To get on to the next type, assigning projects individually is also equally challenging since it leaves the students with no other choice but to do all the things by themselves and would play a major role in nurturing their skills in every aspect right from decision-making until the execution. 

Students get to know life in the institutions as well as the real world. We as humans love competition/ challenges. When projects are given to the students it motivates them and encourages them to study the concept on their own and execute it with their thoughts or in given situations which is a great way by which a student can learn a particular topic at any point in time. Project learning not only eases the subject for the students by involving them to study but also gives them a new start in studying.

Every child shall learn how things are begun and ended. Like how an entrepreneur needs to know a gist on various things to make things easy to work, this learning would act as a preview to them. 

To be very precise, project learning also builds a competitive space among the students in the class to be the number one in the class which pushes the students for better learning, execution, and presentation as in the project they are given the deadline which also urges them to complete the task on time which helps them to learn the punctuality, the importance of the deadline and commitment which will be useful for them in the future. 

Project-based learning is just not any alternate method of learning but it also doesn’t limit the students to the institution’s syllabus and provides the students with a bit of extra knowledge during this activity. Therefore, it also received acceptance very soon. 

Though we agree to the point that project-based learning cannot be applied to teaching all the concepts, using it as often as possible will be in favor of students.

Theory Learning –

Theory learning eventually causes students to lose/ lack interest in their studies. Learning things by reading cannot be useful for all subjects.
We agree that theories are essential because they guide and explain the things we observe. For conducting an investigation and gathering data through observation, a researcher must have a clear understanding of the data that is crucial to gather. Thus, valid theories are validated by research and are a sound basis for practical action. We corroborate the fact that not everything can be explained practically.

For example, When we talk about history as a subject it is very boring for most children. Memorizing it becomes difficult as it has so much to offer. 

How students receive, process, perceive, and retain the concepts, might differ. We aren’t talking about the students who can learn through any method or approach of teaching. Be it theory or project it wouldn’t make much of a difference to them, but students who aren’t in the same boat as the other kids would need extra attention and care. It is for them that project-based learning would be highly beneficial.

Especially during exams when a child has to learn and understand a concept easily, it might be a task via notes, whereas when it is enacted as a drama or made a presentation about or any of such activity is used increases the chances to retain information becomes stronger since the interaction and involvement have increased. 

Study Tips on How to Study Theory Subjects

• Emphasis on Keywords 

Learning keywords in theory subjects is important to score, but first, focus on understanding concepts. Then, focussing on the main words would be better.

• Read out loud

Read aloud whatever it is you are studying. Theoretically, this approach works because it makes use of a variety of bodily sensations. For eg, only our visual senses are alert while we read in our minds. However, when we read it aloud, our senses of vision and hearing are attentive, and we are also speaking simultaneously.

• Write to Learn

One of the oldest and most successful tactics in the book. following the text. You can record your learning by answering questions or taking notes.

• Self-Made Notes

Making notes for every chapter by yourself is the best method to save time and understand the concepts. Take notes during the lesson, and jot down all the things that are still on your mind but that you were unable to understand earlier. It helps in quick revision and will help your mind to retain information for longer.

• Use visualization

Relate things to visuals, whether they be actual or animated. You can make up stories about things or tie them to actual case studies, just like in law.

Role of the Teachers – 

Teachers can organize and create subject-specific activities and strategies to learn the subject. Prioritizing a well-rounded education is essential for teachers to master a variety of teaching and classroom management strategies to benefit the kids. Learning theories in the classrooms, and also learning how, when, and where it will be useful can also add points in helping the kids.

Teachers that are knowledgeable in learning theories are better able to relate to a wide range of students and register things in their brains. Concentrate on different learning styles, resulting in instruction that is specifically tailored to each student’s requirements and abilities.

We would like to mention that Theory based learning and Project-based learning, both have a set of things that can help the student in some way or the other.

For example. 

Theory Based Learning can teach the students – 

1. Communication skills,
2. Improves focus, and
3. Expands imagination skills.

And, Project Based Learning can teach the students – 

1. Leadership skills,
2. Boost self-confidence, and
3. Teamwork.

Conclusion

Through this blog, we wanted to explain that theory-based learning can be a help for a few students but project-based learning can be a help for many students. Project-based learning will not bide them to sit in the class the whole day to learn but it will encourage them to learn things on their own and boost their competitive spirit as well. There are many schools in Hyderabad that have already introduced it and are teaching the students the necessary skills for life.

Now, it is time for the others to also join the ride and see the difference in students themselves.

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How to solve aptitude questions easily? This is the biggest question everyone has. Now and then, we look for different tricks to solve a problem, that may be a family issue or something related to subjects and education. If it is in education, we search for finding methods to solve the given question in a limited time. We try to solve them as quickly as possible to win the battle of any entrance exam. But this requires a lot of practice and focus on its depth. For some questions, we need a logical side of our brain to get the answer. Managing all these in a single exam and importantly within a given time limit. To accomplish this, every school started teaching the students some tips on creative, logical, and timely thinking right from primary levels.

Understanding Aptitude Rightly

When the students are moving to their secondary school, they move closer to making some interests and thus make their choices from optional subjects or extra-curricular courses. Aptitude is one introduced to build the ability to think critically about a given problem in a specified time. 

The decision of what to study in senior secondary schools, such as humanities, commerce, science, or vocational fields, is one of many significant decisions that students must make when they advance into the secondary stage of their education. Many things, including students’ interests, attitudes, motivation, personalities, and aptitudes, impact this choice. Students’ decisions are frequently impacted by their professors, parents, family members, and friends. By assisting kids in understanding their goals, strengths, and limitations, teachers and parents play a vital part in assisting children in making decisions. We all know that when students are aware of their abilities, they are more likely to be motivated to work harder and produce better work.

A specific ability or group of abilities is called aptitude. Because aptitude is a distinctive skill needed to study or work, it predicts a person’s likelihood of succeeding in a given field of study, occupation, or vocation as well as the extent to which training in that field would be beneficial. Different professions require different skill sets. For instance, having the ability to sketch freehand and having a visual recall are all necessary for being a great architect. A student who possesses this set of skills is at an advantage and is more likely to succeed in this position.

Therefore, being aware of one’s aptitude may aid a student in making wise professional (educational and occupational/vocational) choices. It’s critical to understand that a student’s hobbies, character traits, educational background, and job needs all play a significant part in career planning.

Information on aptitude that is useful to students

Students looking for academic or professional counseling can benefit from knowing more about aptitude. It should be applied while taking into account the needs and academic level of the students. Parents, teachers, and school officials would be able to support students in making these decisions if they were aware of their strengths and weaknesses.

Results from aptitude tests may support pupils in the:

• Having an understanding of and making subject decisions based on the stated special abilities
• Investigate possible job paths that are especially relevant to their areas of strength.
• Reaffirm their aptitude and consider whether they want to stick with the program they’ve chosen or look for alternatives.
• They should re-evaluate their career aims and goals in light of their unique aptitudes, as well as their efforts to meet their academic and professional objectives.

Here are some steps which are often overlooked. These steps if practiced regularly will certainly improve the overall performance. 

1. Sort the questions into three groups based on their degree of difficulty: easy, moderate, and hard. Compared to difficult ones, easy questions will take less time to answer. 
2. Try to answer these questions by imposing time constraints on yourself.
3. Look for other ways to answer the same question. You can use it to decide which option is simpler and quicker.
4. Identify your areas of strength and weakness. Improve your weak areas and make your regions stronger.
5. Practice a lot is the fourth and last step. There isn’t a shortcut.

Best ways to increase your Aptitude Solving Capabilities

We all know that “Practice Makes the man perfect.”

For many people, Aptitude tests are like launching a new rocket. But it is better easy if understood and practiced well. Improve your aptitude paper solving by following these simple tips and increase your aptitude-solving capabilities. 

• You must spend at least two hours per day solving aptitude questions. 
  • You can attempt doing the papers provided at the end of the book after using aptitude test books to comprehend the ideas. 

• Make sure you answer the questions without using a calculator because the majority of the exams do not permit this. 
  • When time is the most important factor in any test, take note of it as you are answering the questions. 

• Solve brainteasers and puzzles to help your brain function more quickly and develop your logical thinking.

Playing Mathematics games will help improve the aptitude skills

• One of the best techniques for developing aptitude skills while having fun is playing math games. Many games will help in mathematics, including Dragon Box Algebra 5+.
• “Don’t abuse the internet for and by your children”. Ask them to find educational books or additional games and applications.
• Make aptitude a priority in whatever you do. Learning new concepts by applying them to daily life is always simple.
• I would advise applying math to daily activities, such as figuring out discounts while making purchases. Your aptitude will increase as a result, and your calculations will become quicker.

You should aware that online aptitude tests might help you develop your aptitude. You can enroll in any coaching school if you believe you cannot improve your aptitude skills on your own. Your blunders will be easier to spot and your preparation for competitive tests will go more smoothly if you have a mentor, you can ask your queries.

The goal of aptitude tests for the fifth grade is to gauge a student’s capability for learning rather than their actual knowledge. This makes studying for aptitude exams challenging. However, you may assist your child in preparing for a fifth-grade aptitude exam by going over the test’s objectives, focusing on test-taking techniques, studying the proper material, supporting your child’s extracurricular activities, and attending to their physical requirements (like a good diet and plenty of rest before tests).

Conclusion

Study up on the exam. For further information, speak to the school, a guidance counselor, or your child’s teacher. What kind of aptitude exam will your child take? The intelligence quotient (IQ) test and interest inventories are two popular aptitude assessments. IQ tests are used by schools to identify whether students should participate in specialized programs including gifted education, advanced placement classes, and special education.

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Bappa is everyone’s favorite and we eagerly wait to celebrate him every year. Ganesha is an elephant-headed god, a remover of obstacles, and teaches us the wisdom of living. Ganesha is one of the best-known and most easily recognizable Hindu deities.

In India, Ganesh Chaturthi also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi (Or Chavithi) is celebrated across different states like Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, etc. This is the long-celebrated festival which lasts for 9 days. As per the Hindu Calendar, this festival is celebrated in the month of Bhadrapada which falls between August and September.

About the Festival of Ganesh Chaturthi

India is the land of different religions and cultures. Every religion mark itself for its traditions, customs, and unique style of commemorating the festivals. The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is one such festival observed by every Hindu. This festival is said to be the Birth of Lord Ganesh, who is the prime god of any new beginning. Lord Ganesha is also called the God of wisdom and education. People celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi and worship the god for 9 or 11 days, especially during the festival. They believe that lord Ganesh blesses them with good health and prosperity.

History of Ganesh Navratri

We all know that during the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, we worship the god for 9 days and call it “Ganesh Navratri.” This tradition of celebration first began in Pune in Maharashtra. During the time of Chatrapati Shivaji, Ganesh Chaturthi has been publicly commemorated. This is first bought by Indian freedom fighter and social reformer Lokmanya Tilak.

Why is Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrated?

There are many stories surrounding the birth of Lord Ganesh. We all know that Ganesha is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi.

One day Parvathi while going to take bath, thinks of having some privacy. There is no one dedicated to her to guard the entrance and Parvathi with a wish to have one dedicated guard, takes the turmeric applied on her body and molds an idol. Parvathi then breathes life into that turmeric mold and is named Ganesha. To mark the birth of Ganesha, we celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi beginning this day and lasting for 9 days.

Ganesha and his Elephant Head

Parvathi when lord Shiva is away appoints Ganesha to guard the entrance and not allow anyone to enter her house. Ganesha stays at the entrance dedicated and sends back all whoever comes to meet Goddess Parvati.

When Lord Shiva returned, willing to meet Goddess Parvathi, Ganesha stops him as he was advised by Parvathi ma to stop from entering House. Lord Ganesha was so stubborn that he did not allow Lord Shiva to enter and that led to a tussle between them. Initially, Lord Shiva with his pleasant tone tries to convince little Ganesh but he kept on refusing him. Eventually, Lord Shiva got furious and destructed Lord Ganesha cutting his head off.

Knowing this Goddess Parvathi rushed towards Ganesha and explains to Lord Shiva all her demands Ganesha followed. Goddess Parvathi asks Shiva to bring back life to her dearest son who never missed to obey her. Knowing the truth, Lord Shiva orders his followers to get the head of the very first dead animal they encounter in the direction of North. Lord Shiva’s followers get the Elephant’s head and then he brings life to Ganesha.

The Rituals

The festival of Bappa includes 4 distinct rituals. Pranapratishtha, Shhodashopachara, Uttarpuja, and Ganpati Visarjan.

In Pranapratishtha, the birth of Ganesh is symbolized by creating idols. These idols are placed in mandaps and homes offering the pooja for 9 days. Prayers are offered by devotees by singing devotional songs and chanting hymns.

In Shhodashopachara, 16 types of prayers are performed including offering different types of fruits, flowers, leaves, and Prasadam especially Modaks(Undrallu).

The last phase is called Uttarapuja which takes right before the immersion of the Ganesh Idol. On this day, the Ganesha idol is taken to immerse in the nearby Lake or River.

Ganesha is associated with Knowledge, Wisdom, and Prosperity.

Lord Ganesha symbolizes many life lessons and is hence considered the lord of wisdom and knowledge. As we heard from many Puranas, Lord Ganesha is the lord of new beginnings and is worshipped before every new event or beginning. He is believed to clear the obstacles. Ganesha is said the patron deity of students and hence worshipping him brings success in careers and achieve success in their lives.

How Walkertown Academy celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi?

We celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi a day or two days before the actual festivals. We conduct a special assembly for the celebrations of Ganesh Chaturti.  

The young children of Walkertown Academy are profound to take the DIY activities and get the best out of their work. We teach them why Ganesha is worshipped every year by giving them mythological stories and narrations. We also organize cultural performances to tell them the significance of Lord Ganesha.

We not only make it an entertainment day but also, embeds the students in the importance of Indian customs and traditions to follow, their scientific significance, etc. This year we explained the importance of clay Ganesha to our students who showed the utmost interest in making the Bappa idols.

Finally, on this Ganesh Chaturthi – We wish you all a Very Happy and Prosperous time.

How do you celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi? Tell us in the comments below!

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In case you haven’t watched the movies, kids find it the most difficult to adjust in a new environment. They isolate themselves and refrain from making friends. This can have a huge impact on their developing personalities. Hence, it is vital that the parents select the best schools for their children. A good school will make the kids comfortable, and give them the freedom to explore and learn. Schools aren’t just for studies as children make some lifelong friends and learn valuable lessons outside of academics in school.

That being said, there’s a lot to look at in a school. For instance, if they have a good faculty, a sports ground, extracurricular activities, and much more. Now, let’s look at the top 10 CBSE schools in Hyderabad.

Please note that this is not an official ranking list. In the following list, you will find schools in no particular order, gathered from research, surveys, and comparisons of facilities.

WALKERTOWN ACADEMY

One of the best schools in all of Hyderabad. The state-of-the-art campus and faculty make this the leading school in Hyderabad. They will take care of your child’s social, behavioral, and emotional development apart from the usual academic development. What sets Walkertown Academy apart is its vision to make the school an experiential learning environment. It is a way of learning that focuses more on a practical and hands-on approach to things than a classroom theory-based education system.

Making use of the National Education Policy 2020, Walkertown Academy introduces digital resources to cater to individualistic student needs. For instance, focusing on their multiple intelligences, including musical, kinaesthetic, interpersonal, linguistic, mathematical, naturalistic, intrapersonal, and visual education. They follow the CBSE curriculum and the faculty is top-notch.

Website:

https://www.walkertownacademy.com/

Classes:

Nursery to Grade 7

Facilities:

• Athletic and Sports
• Library
• Math Lab
• Composite Science Lab
• Safety and Security

Bhartiya Vidya Bhavans Public School

One of the most reputed schools in Hyderabad. It was inaugurated in 1979 by Swami Ranganathanandaji. Apart from following the quality CBSE syllabus, the school also organizes activities such as trekking, sports day, arts day, etc. They have a huge ground, that lets children play games like football, basketball, cricket, etc. They also have a good library with a great collection of educational and children’s books. The school is reformed to enable IT as technology is an integral part of our lives now. They have dedicated labs that teach children computers and technology.

Website:

http://bvbpsjh.com/

Classes:

Upto Grade 12

Facilities:

• Co-curricular Activities
• Library
• Medical Facilities
• School Transport
• Labs

JUBILEE HILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL

Jubilee hills public school is in the top 10 of many CBSE schools list. Its vision is to improve quality of life, knowledge, international competitiveness, and interaction in an exemplary, versatile and sustainable way. They strive to provide students with exemplary facilities to further expand their skills and personality.

The school promotes e-learning and has managed it really well during the tough times of the Pandemic. They are on track with every educational change and incorporate ideas and processes in collaboration with other schools.

Website:

http://jhpublicschool.com/

Classes:

Upto Grade 12

Facilities:

• Spacious Classrooms
• Medical Facility
• Mini Auditorium
• SMS alerts to Parents
• Canteen
• Cricket Club
• Stationery outlets

CHIREC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Chirec is not just a school. Its vision is to be a community of thriving, high-achieving critical thinkers, collaborative lifelong learners, and compassionate human beings. Chirec International School is on a mission to educate kids and inculcate in them morals and lessons that will help them be successful in whichever path they choose for themselves.

They follow a holistic approach when it comes to education. They plan to educate “The Whole Child” through some key frameworks. The elements of this framework include Inquiry, Physical, Language, and Creative. Each element focuses on multiple areas to develop a child’s personality as a whole.

Website:

https://www.chirec.ac.in/

Classes:

Upto Grade 12

Facilities:

• Smart Classrooms
• Laboratories
• Libraries
• Remedial Classrooms
• Playgrounds
• Open-Air Auditorium
• Dining Hall
• Art & Pottery Rooms
• Conveyance

THE GAUDIUM SCHOOL

The Gaudium school gives solution to some vital education system questions. For instance, is education only about test scores and knowledge about certain things? Or is it much more than that? “Gaudium” means joy in latin. They help each child find joy through the core values of Respect, Empathy, Integrity, Perseverance and Gratitude.

Their philosophy is simple. The school wants a value creating education. It should have a signifiant and upfront impact upon the society. Their activities and school environment challenges students to interact with the world and learn some vital things that they will certainly carry with themselves for the rest of their lives.

Website:

https://www.thegaudium.com/

Classes:

Upto Class 12

Facilities:

• Sustainable Campus
• Interactive Science Park
• Adventure Camp Site
• World Class Labs and Studios
• IT induced learning from Grade 1

P OBDUL REDDY PUBLIC SCHOOL

This school has a rich history. It was founded in 1989 by two great minds: Padma Vibhushan Dr.(Smt) Durgabai Deshmukh, an activist for women’s emancipation, and Shri Obul Reddy, an industrialist, philanthropist and patron of the arts, who have been raising awareness of the importance of education.

The students excel equally well in co-curricular and extracurricular activities due to a 360 degree approach and holistic educational pedagogy. Year after year, the students bring laurels and accolades in academics and sports. Students are provided with a high-quality curriculum designed with their needs in mind by staff that is highly qualified and experienced.

Website:

https://www.amsporps.org/

Classes:

LKG to Class 12

Facilities:

• Library.
• Laboratories
• Digital Learning.
• ART & Craft Lab.
• Dance & Music.
• Auditorium.
• Sports Complex.

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL

Delhi Public School is renowned all over India. The Hyderabad campus was built in 2002, and since then it has been in every CBSE school’s list ever. It has some of the best faculty and student resources in Hyderabad. Their mission and vision is to provide the country with empowered students who are environmental-friendly and culturally, linguiically, and technologically apt.

They strive to make children ready to transition into adult life with good values and health. Delhi Public School provides a meticulous school environment, and induce in them qualities that they’ll cherish forever.

Website:

https://www.dpshyderabad.in/

Classes:

Upto Class 12

Facilities:

• Smart Classes
• Libraries
• Science Labs
• Computer Labs

GLENDALE ACADEMY

Located on a lush 10-acre campus, Glendale Academy offers a world-class, highly engaging educational platform for students. It empowers and enlightens the students to enhance their strengths and correct their weaknesses. The faculty at Greendale Academy believe in building both character and competence of a child.

Among its many curriculum options, Glendale Academy offers a plethora of opportunities for students to develop and assess problem solving, critical thinking, and creativity – competencies identified by the World Economic Forum as most important in the future.

Website:

https://www.glendale.edu.in/

Classes:

Upto Grade 12

Facilities:

• Spacious Classrooms
• Laboratories
• Library
• Ampitheatre
• Playground
• Auditorium
• Dining Halls
• Transport
• Health checkups

SUCHITRA ACADEMY

Suchitra Academy is one of the best CBSE schools in Hyderabad. It is conveniently located on NH 7 highway, with easy access from most parts of the city. The infrastructure of this school supports all-round development for every child, from the playpen to art and craft rooms to the sports fields. They also have a career guidance department, and is aligned with the CBSE curriculum

The faculty and management of the school are firm believers that a student shouldn’t be burdened with unnecessary information. The sole purpose of education for them is to make this world a better place. Therefore, they strive to provide their students with morals and lessons that will guide them through life.

Website:

https://suchitra.in/

Classes:

Upto Class 12

Facilities:

• Spacious classrooms
• Library
• Laboratory
• Cafeteria
• Ampitheatre
• Multipurpose Hall
• Playground
• Co-curricular Activities

MERIDIAN SCHOOL

The Meridian School in Banjara Hills counts among the top schools in the area. A tranquil environment, combined with innovative pedagogy, make it the foundation for a progressive education. This school offers classes starting from kindergarten to 12th grade and is affiliated with the CBSE board. Ancient values and new approaches coexist in its annals, offering a sacred space where knowledge and culture coexist.

Website:

https://meridianschool.in/

Classes:

Upto Class 12

Facilities:

• Spacious classrooms
• Library
• Laboratory
• Cafeteria
• Transport
• Infirmary
• Playground
• Co-curricular Activities

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Collaborative learning teams are said to attain high-level thinking and that preserves the information longer times than individual learning. Collaborative learning creates the space for discussions, raising doubts, clarifying the ideas and evaluating the information shared between each other. This altogether bulks in more information and knowledge sharing. This information gained will be retained in long-term memory.

Teaching children how to collaborate and learn creates vast experiences of learning the things interacting with the fellow mates. It is an excellent way to develop a fluid class room that builds confidence in children as learners.

Collaborative Teaching

Collaborative teaching, sometimes called co-teaching, is when multiple teachers work together in a learning community for the benefit of many children. They cooperatively work together to teach the same group of students together. Collaborative teaching provides opportunities for holistic education and helps students in many ways bringing out the social skills in them.

The main aim of this collaborative teaching is to impart education in the right way equally to all the students. As the group of teachers involves for a single goal, the final results will be ultimately remarkable.

In the current generation, a shift of thought should be from traditional teaching methods to adopting collaborative teaching environments right from the early school days. This makes students actively involved in learning rather than following the instructions to accomplish the given task.

How Does This Teaching Work?

This collaborative teaching involves multiple teachers is the combination of interdependence of skills, knowledge, experience and expertise. This teaching environment offers the students to understand the topic in different perspectives and dimensions. For teachers, this collaborative teaching helps in exploring the topics to present them in a more creative way to make it an interesting subject to the students.

The completeness to collaborative teaching comes when each of the individuals acknowledge each of the group’s contributions. For collaborative teaching phenomenal based teaching is the holistic approach which involves changing the focus of learning from subjects to phenomena.

Know The Anatomy Of Effective Collaboration

To make the collaborative teaching more impactful, the teachers should incorporate the art of thoughtful considerations on the part of students. The teacher must set the developing lessons, and the appropriate teaching techniques to use with the specific students or the group of students altogether.

In most of the schools the schedule for this collaborative teaching was designed a year ahead to coordinate with their efforts of delivering the topic more planned and effective.

Collaborative skills in students can be developed in two levels to empower them for the opportunities they have. The most connecting aspect and in fact the outcome of this collaborative learning is that it creates an environment where children who might have been labelled as “Low Ability” make leaps and bounds of progress believing in themselves as learners. This helps them in interdependency for certain things to address.

Now let us understand how all these can be achieved. What are the processes or approaches we employed at Walkertown to make it a grand success?

How Can This Collaborative Teaching Be Implemented?

We have purposefully figured the key concepts or areas to start with.

1. Teaching Children on “How to Collaborate?” and
2. Creating a certain environment to promote collaborative learning.

Start With Small Steps

Starting collaborative teaching may not require to be with the subject or from books. We would rather encourage beginning it from very basic tasks. We make the students find the partners of their choice to learn together. 

This might be a lame guide, but some children who are less interactive will enforce themselves to interact with their classmates. This injects them to be collaborative and communicative throughout.

Embedding Collaborative Learning

This makes the teaching process easy as it helps you in making the subject interactive rather than one-way.  The child being involved in group education or learns in pairs with other students, engages in different learning activities.

In most of the preschools, technology embedded activities are promoted like looking at the computers for the stories in particular, which offers a wide range of possibilities for collaborative learning in the zone of proximal development. In this pattern of learning, children were put together to discuss and share the ideas of what they have observed. Developing strong communication and coordination, students will make individual progress working towards a common goal.

Another way to embed collaborative learning is through phenomenal-learning which broadens the scope of learning from individual subjects to phenomena, topics, events and from technology. 

On a while embedding collaborative learning helps students in many ways bringing the benefits for learning and growth of the students. Some of the key benefits include,

Celebration of Diversity, in collaborative learning, pupils open up to very diverse and new perspectives of life from the peers. They reflect the circumstances against the other students and then learn to acknowledge the difference when it is critical.

Interpersonal Development, interacting with the people around us is as important as learning the subject. Collaborative learning enables students to speak out and discuss the activities around them.

Embedded Learning, Collaboration embeds stronger knowledge than that of individual learning as they listen and speak on the topic. The word from his close friend or the partner in task stays longer with the context.

Inclusivity, No student is “average” until they are marked out of certain outcomes from them. They have the internal strength of understanding and analysing their friends actions and words, even if they value and appreciate them. Effective collaborative learning recognises the merit of each student.

Know About The Types Of Collaborative Teachings

1.    Simultaneous Teaching

This mode of teaching is almost similar to regular teaching. One difference is, in this teaching pattern there are two teachers and the entire class is divided into two and then teachers have the session simultaneously for two groups on the same topic at same time. This promotes the students in knowing the same topic in two different perspectives thus making it registered for long time memory.

2.    Instructional Stations

In most of the schools and classes, the strength of students is more making teachers to sometimes miss interacting with few students. In these instructional stations, the students were grouped and assigned different tasks. Based on the task completion, the students were then instructed to move to another task station. This promotes students to learn multiple aspects from a single session of class.

3.    Lead-Observe-Assist

As this collaborative teaching involves multiple teachers, one teacher will lead the topic and explain the details of it. The other teacher then observes if all the students are getting the topic right and understanding the intent correctly. On the other hand, another teacher will assist the student in understanding the sessions. This teaching process helps in addressing all the students and helping them to collaborate and understand.

4.    Teach and Reteach

This is almost like the previous pattern but in this technique, the lead teacher gives the course explanation and material to the students whereas the co-instructor reviews everything taught and takes the session forward by evaluating each student’s performance from tests.

5.    Supplemental Teaching

In supplemental teaching, the classroom is divided into two groups, one with majority of strength and the other with some less strength compared to the first one. The lead teacher will instruct the larger group and the co-teacher instructs the smaller group.

Cooperative And Collaborative Learning

Collaborative learning is a mode of learning where each student makes a progressive improvement in-line with the others. This creates a scope to learn to manage the methods of any activity without the further instructions from adults or any other. There are quite good benefits of Collaborative learning as the learning is group-structured. This helps them in knowing their strengths and interests.

In cooperative learning the students interdependently relies on each other in the group to achieve their common goal. When needed, they clearly map out the roles and responsibilities to take among themselves to accomplish the given tasks.

To Conclude,

In the modern and changing world, collaboration and cooperation are the keys that develop social skills in the place of working together. Our formulation of teaching patterns were solely based on this principle. We at Walkertown help your student imbibing the skills of team work and team communication right from the early age.

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Instead of this, why can’t we try saying “It’s your turn today to plan your day”.  Yes, this marks the beginning of teaching your child to think for themselves independently. We understand children seek to have a parent to oversee them, but at times, it is required to allow them to plan their day. This highlights the importance of their role in their life. 

Teaching your child to think independently

So, thinking about how this works? Let us simplify it, think if you are planning to teach your child how to ride a bike. He obviously would ask you to stay back holding the bicycle. Do you ever think about what he would do if you don’t accompany him? This time try leaving him and let him make his choice. With this, the child starts thinking of overcoming the imbalances he faces while riding the bicycle. 

Your child is an innovative thinker than anyone!

Yes, every child has their own mannerism to walk, talk, read, and do things. But the only thing that is blocking us to notice them is “He/She is Just a Kid”. Yes, you are correct in your way. Your child is a kid to you but he is the hero of his life. Let them start thinking independently at least in their daily routines first. Watch and guide, do not stop!

●      What is independent critical thinking?

Critical thinking is not much deeper to practice. It is just a way we look into things and make clear and reasoned decisions out of it. Adding independence to critical thinking is making a decision of our own choice without the assistance of any family or friend.

Remember; Don’t do for your kids what they can do by and for them!

Being a kid, your child will not have any big deals in life except attending school, completing the homework, and then playing. So, why do you worry about the decisions they make? However, what they have to study and in which school they have to pursue academics is all decided by you!

Allow your kid to start their day by themselves. Start incorporating positive parenting as your philosophy to make your kid think independently.

●      Why does independent thinking matter

Independent thinking allows an individual to question the situation, analyze the cause of the problem, predict the consequences then devise a proper solution. This in turn improves the Inner potential of the individual making them “ready for life.” Independent thinking makes the child an instinctual problem-solver and a great observer.

●      How do you teach independent thoughts?

Independent thinking is not an academic subject that requires degrees to teach. It is just a state of acceptance of what your kid does and guides them to choose the right among all.

Firstly, understand how your kid thinks. It is important to know how they look into certain situations and respond to them. Respect their unique individuality encouraging them to be independent as they already are. Be flexible with the things they do! Never command them of their mistakes, speak to them and know why they intended to do so. This assures them that they are on the right track of thinking but slightly tilted in implementing it.

How to promote independent learning in the classroom

Allow the kid to work independently. Give them a craft and see how he explores it.

Teach them how to organize things and common chores like making homework and playtime schedule, arranging their bookshelf, segregating their bag for the next day, etc.

Conclusion

At Walkertown Academy, we believe in creative and interactive learning sessions rather than the confined textbook learning. We believe bringing up the kids as independent thinkers builds out stronger Individuals who are needed for a stronger society. We cherish each child in Blossoming with an independent attitude.

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Robotics might be a complex topic to comprehend for young brains. But it is not as complicated as we see. If this is continuously presented, it will become their favorite subject.  Let’s understand!

What is robotics for kids?

This is one of the subject that builds curiosity in every child and he/ she shows interest to learn and has become the most preferred subject. It is an entertaining way to engage your child in learning STEM concepts. In most, adaptive educational institutions robotics have already become a part of the curriculum. Robotics is one of the most innovative and promising technologies that is going to replace traditional patterns.

Introducing Robotics to Kids at a Young Age!

Robotics is one of the futuristic subjects as most companies adapt to it with the growing technology. Robotics is paving the better way for all ,right from healthcare to a smarter workforce. Hence it is advised to teach robotics to children right from the schooling to make them understand how technology works and growing in each way.

Robots have always been the stuff of dreams and fantasies that help in bringing out and improving the innovative idea of the kid. Robotics help kids in learning Science, Technology, Engineering, and math (STEM). Learning robotics embodies the exploration and discovery of a child’s innovative ideas upon a problem and helps them improve critical thinking.

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Benefits of Robotics

1.    Facilitates STEM Learning

The future is all around Science and technology. Integrating robotics into the curriculum helps children learn robotics as a part of the course. Incorporating more STEM activities develops a solid foundation for kids to analyze things differently.

2.    Enhances Creativity

Robotics help children to trigger their creative headspace and bring out the most innovative ideas. They put their interest in discovering things from unpredictable challenges overcoming multiple retries and of course learning from each.

3.    Instils Teamwork and Collaboration

In robotics sessions, your child is made to interactively participate in the creative activities with fellow kids. Every child gets the importance for their contribution to making the given activity a big success. They together achieve the job after many efforts and interactions with their ideas. They learn to broaden the idea of others and respect them to achieve their cumulative task.

4.    Robotics are a great help to autistic children

Playing with robots helps Austistic children feel better to learn as they repeat the things and stay consistent. With the advent of socially assistive robots, it has become more popular that robotics assistance in making Austin children learn.

5.    Compliments for Various Practical Skills

Robotics is one of the interdisciplinary approaches that help in improving practical thinking. They help in designing a new concept and bringing life to it. Being explorative and playful, robotics compliments the creative vision for a given problem to find a better solution.

How Can our Robotics Classes for Kids Help Your Children?

At Walkertown, every child will have the scope to easily learn the concepts from activities that make kids more interested. Our teaching pattern is a blend of learning and playing to make kids adopt to new patterns and techniques. Our robotics classes featured an Engaging learning environment that creates a child-friendly ambiance under the training of professional and experienced faculty.

Ways of learning Robotics!

Kids of age over 10 Years can start learning robotics. To start with robotics, kids are to be embedded with STEM concepts that make them think out of the box. To start with the learning process, make your kid join a course or workshop in your community, or join a nearby school that offers robotics for kids. We at Walkertown embodied robotics as our main curriculum and started the teaching learning process with technologies and tool kits for practical knowledge.

In Conclusion

Robotics is the advisable course curriculum that has increased the demands with zero limits to learn. Immersing kids in robotics helps them in discovering themselves.

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There is a reason that time management is a subject in business schools. There are time management workshops in every city, not to mention the videos and books of all motivational speakers who preach time management. So, what is time management and why is it important for everyone? Let’s find out.

Humans have more than 6000 thoughts per day. Most of them are random branches of a single thought that has nothing to do with our present situation. We only act upon a handful of our thoughts, and if there is a routine, then our daily activities can be counted on the fingers of a single hand. So, why do we struggle with our work? Why does it feel like there isn’t enough time to finish everything? Why do we wish that there were more than 24 hours in a single day?

These questions are just adding to the pile of our daily thoughts just like our work that gets piled up with no time for us to finish them. As kids, we used to crave the freedom of being an adult. However, now we know that adults are prisoners of time, and the true freedom was childhood.

What if I tell you that the key to this prison is a simple technique that you can learn? And the best part is you can give this key to your kids so that they never have to be prisoners of time.

The key is called “Time Management”. It is a technique that involves planning and practicing control over your time by dividing daily activities to achieve maximum productivity and efficacy. It is important because time management boosts task efficiency, reduces stress levels, gives you more recreational time, and goals are achieved faster than you might think.

The key elements of Time Management are:

• Set realistic goals/tasks.
• Prioritize these goals/tasks wisely with the most important and big one to be done first.
• Set deadlines for these goals/tasks.
• Take energy-boosting breaks between each task.
• After a few days, remove or postpone tasks that do not provide value in the longer run.
• Plan anew and follow daily.

This was a brief about the key elements of time management. We will explore each shortly. The real question is, will you relay this invaluable knowledge to your children?

Is Time Management Important for Kids?

Kids have a very fickle mind. They jump from one thing to another instantaneously. It rarely happens that kids willingly sit in one place and finish whatever they’re doing. You might have noticed that almost all parents have a tough time feeding food to their children. It is because their brain is in the developing stage and requires constant stimulation. The part of the brain that allows adults to focus on a single thing isn’t fully developed in kids.

With the rise in technology, even adults are struggling with time management because our brain is getting used to the constant stimulation given by social media and extensive work demands. This leads to a loss of time on stuff that isn’t adding value.

If we teach our kids the technique of time management, they will get used to a quality of life where they have successfully visualized their goals, and everything gets done on time.

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Benefits of Time Management for kids

There is no need to mention that time management will help your kid to eat, sleep, and reach school in a timely fashion. Your kid will also do daily homework and chores with the help of time management. All these are instant benefits that will help them in their academics and give them a sense of satisfaction. However, what about their future? Most adults were incredible learners and disciplined students in their childhood, but they struggle with time management today because “life happened”.

Life happens to everyone, and people change over time. However, our core values are intact. Our principles do not falter because that is deep within us.
If we teach our kids the right way, then they will internalize time management as a part of their personality and this can do wonders for their life.

So, Time Management for kids is beneficial because it also teaches them the following things for life:

Punctuality

Punctuality is the act of being on time for everything, and being on time means being a bit early for everything. Your kid will have this trait and people will appreciate it. The value of punctuality in today’s world is too high. Quality of both professional and personal life will improve when your kid will learn punctuality through time management.

Self-confidence

The single most important factor that drives people to do things that others just dream of. This world tries to tell you your value, but you must know your true value to avoid insecurity and other negative feelings. Time management will teach your kid self-confidence. A trait through which the quality of life increases tenfold.

Discipline

Discipline alone can pave the path toward success. It is a guarantee that a disciplined person will reach his/her goals. Time management adds to a disciplined life. Life is divided between things you can handle and things that are out of your control. Most people even fail to control the things that are in their hands. Discipline is the key to achieving maximum certainty about success.

Priorities

Kids will learn to prioritize the right things from the start. Growing up, their decisions about things will get rock solid. Time Management for kids will not just focus on what is the top priority, but also on what isn’t. Delaying and delegating unnecessary tasks are also a part of time management.

Patience

This is probably the most beneficial thing about time management. Adult life is fast-paced and a kid who just entered adulthood is not prepared for that. Time management will keep your kid grounded and focused on one thing at a time. It will also force them to see a task to its completion. Thus, inviting patience.

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How do we teach Time Management to kids?

There isn’t a step-by-step process to teach time management to kids. One cannot just recite time management lessons that are taught to adults in business schools. Children should get enough freedom to find time management attractive enough. Therefore, conventional time management techniques won’t be very useful for kids.

Tips and Techniques of Time management for kids

Since every age has a different brain development process, we can customize our techniques for specific age groups.

Time Management for children aged 3-4

This is the age where their brains are developing rapidly. A preschool phase where every parent tries to instill some morals and lessons into them so that their school life gets easy. To introduce Time management to them at this age might seem absurd, but it is possible. You can do things like

• Make a schedule for them such as bedtime, lunchtime, study time, etc.
• Make them wait for the things that they want. This will indirectly teach them patience etc.
• Give them a time calendar to follow that has attractive pictures and drawings for each task.

Time Management for children aged 5-9

Children between these age groups are officially attending school. While schools play a major role in your child’s development, more things can be done to instill the value of time in them. You can do things like

Teaching them how to be organized. Assigning specific places for everything gives them a sense of clarity. Organized kids will have it easy to track time and go about their day.
Introduce them to timers. Set deadlines for them, and treat them when the task is completed within the deadline.
Let them take responsibility. For example, if they ever miss their homework then tell them to speak the truth to their professors at school. Consequences create a good example for kids to do tasks in a timely fashion.

Time Management for children aged 10-13

This is the age when kids start to understand the constraints of time. Academics and extracurricular activities increase, and they are forced to organize and prioritize stuff. You might want to extend a helping hand by doing these things

Help them to plan their long-term tasks. It will help them to stay on track with their goals. They will learn to divide the ongoing tasks into smaller everyday deliverables.
Let them know that quality is more important than quantity. There might be too many things to do, but doing one thing at a time properly is rewarded more than trying to do everything at once.
Empathize with them if they fail. Time management isn’t easy, and they should know that failure is a comma and not a full stop.

Books and Movies that teach Time Management to kids

Make your kids fall in love with books. Start with comics and graphic novels, and slowly move on to novels. It cannot be stressed enough how important the habit of reading is. Here are some books that your kids will learn from:

• Away with Wastefulness, by Sophia Day
• Stella Diaz Dreams Big, by Angela Dominguez
• Getting it Together, by Erin Falligant
• Planning isn’t my priority! And Making Priorities isn’t in my Plans!, by Julia Cook
• Wait by Antoinette Portis

Happy Reading!

Specific movies that cater to time management for kids are hard to find. However, anything from Disney and Studio Ghibli is a treat to watch. Your kids will love those movies, and it also has morals and lessons in them.

What can help the kids to avoid Procrastination?

Here are some tips that parents can follow to encourage execution and reduce procrastination in children.

• Help them to get started
• Plan practical goals with them
• Reward and compliment them
• Talk to them to understand their challenges
• Show them the bigger picture.

Every child is unique. Some learn fast while some take time. In the end, they all reach there with love and support. Time management will change your kids’ lives completely. It is not just a personal development technique. It is a lifestyle.

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