Tinker Resources - Advantages

The advantages of each resource in ‘Tinker Resource Kits’ are listed here.

Stick Puppets

● Puppets help bring stories to life.

● They help keep learners engaged in a story.
● The stick puppets represent the characters and elements of the stories given
in the books.
● These help teachers conduct activities such as storytelling and role-play.
● Various structured activities using the stick puppets are recommended in the
Tinker mentor manual.

Flashcards

Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory tells us that there are different kinds
of learners in a classroom.

● Flashcards appeal to the visual learners. These cards are bright and colourful
and enable children to learn faster.

● Flashcards can also be used to make learning fun.

● These cards can be used to introduce or recapitulate concepts or conduct

various activities such as sorting, matching and memory games.

● Flashcards are excellent learning and teaching tools, especially when

introducing new letters, numbers, vocabulary or drilling familiar words.
Besides being used by the teacher, they can also be posted around the
classroom for students to refer.

Sandpaper Flashcards

● Sandpaper flashcards are specially textured surface cards that can be used to
teach tracing to learners. They especially appeal to kinesthetic learners.

● We believe that it is important to be able to trace well-formed letters because

the pattern required for writing should be learned correctly during the initial
stages of learning.
 ● These tactile flashcards help learners to remember the pattern of different
letters in the way they are written.

● They also help learners to create muscle memory of the shape of the letters
and numbers through a multi-sensory approach.

● The child will hear the sound, see its representation in the form of a letter, and
feel the way it is written as the child feels the letter with his fingers. Since a
motor pattern should be learned correctly the first time, it is very important that
the child trace properly formed letters. Sandpaper flashcards play a great role
in developing a correct pattern for handwriting.

Poster Charts

● Posters are one of the most important resources that help in teaching and
learning. When pasted on classroom walls they serve as constant reminders
of important concepts or skills like good habits, safety practices etc.

● Now that you have learnt about the benefits of each kind of resource, let’s
have a look at the advantages of these resource kits for teachers and how the
resources are helpful in making the teaching-learning process more effective.

Tinker resource kits are advantageous for teachers to:-

● Conduct classes with ease.

● Grab the attention of learners.
● Actively engage different kinds of learners in various activities.
● Manage larger groups effectively.
● Reduce the time spent in planning and preparation

Tinker resource kits are advantageous for children in:-

● Triggering their cognitive development

● Making the concepts clear
● Improving their retention capacity
● Enhancing language skills
● Expediting the fine motor development

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