Kids love fun ways of learning things. The best way to teach a kid is in a way that they don’t actually know they are learning. Games and videos are both great tools for really engaging them and should be used as teaching aids. We will further discuss some of the ways this content can be useful for parents and teachers to really engage kids and get them excited about learning.
To start with, let’s take a look at how learning actually takes place. There are 7 primary styles of learning, visual, aural, verbal, physical, logical, social and solitary. Using videos to teach kids primarily utilizes the three styles of learning: aural, visual and verbal.
Visual Learners:
Kids who learn visually can more easily grasp things they see. Having things labeled or in different bright colors can really help this kind of learner. In the article video, bright colors of Play Doh are used to enhance the visual appeal of what the kids are seeing. The use of bright animated text is also an excellent way to help improve their comprehension.
Aural
For aural learners, using sounds and music are very effective tools. In order to facilitate this kind of learner try having a catchy tune playing in the background or putting the lesson to music to help stimulate learning. Videos are a fantastic resource to assist learning when utilized properly.
Verbal
To help verbal learners engage with video they should be encouraged to repeat the thigs that they see and hear on the screen. Repeating what the presenter says or repeating the words and phrases shown on the screen can help engage this kind of learner.
A video can also be of use in other ways for different types of learners than the primary ones listed above by adding additional things to the lesson. For example, if you have a child who is a physical learner, you can have them act out spelling the words or colors with their hands. For a logical learner, you could create a set of colored cards with an animal’s name and a toy or picture of the animal and play a matching game where the child matches them up. And to help social learners you could turn the lesson into a game and engage a group of student.
The above video is a great example of how YouTube can be used as an educational tool. It combines the names of animals along with the colors of clay to really add to the surprise and appeal of seeing the animals come out of the balls of clay.
