Eco-Friendly Teaching & Activity Tools
Learning Space Foundation (LSF) has been working over many years to better literacy and numeracy skills in primary levels of Zilla Parishad schools in rural areas, and these methods and materials are now being highly appreciated for their use in urban schools to impart a sturdy base of foundational education. With these indigenous materials, LSF has played a significant role in offering top-quality methodology and materials for all educators across varied environments and learning groups
Aligning creative methods & materials with Local Curriculum: LSF has ensured that the letters, numbers, and activities match the prescribed syllabus learning objectives.
Language and Cultural Relevance: Adapted cutouts to the local language and cultural context.
Teaching Resources: Provided teachers with manuals, lesson plans, and activity guides that offer ideas on how to use the cutouts to teach specific literacy and numeracy concepts.
Useful Parental Involvement: Engaging parents in the use of wooden cutouts at home to support their children's learning. LSF has done this through community exhibitions and home visits.
Local Craftsmen Involvement: LSF has partnered with local craftsmen to create the cutouts, which promotes livelihood and employment in the rural community.
Interactive Learning Activities such as Games and Puzzles have been developed by the LSF team with the help of the best of resource persons guiding early education forward & making learning fun and engaging
LSF has made ready wooden cutout kits of alphabets and numericals to distribute learning kits along with instructions and activity User manuals.
Workshop at LSF Center
LSF Members making eco friendly material
Local Artist making wood craft at LSF workshop
Using alphabet and numeracy wooden cutouts as part of learning activities can greatly enhance foundational literacy and numeracy skills (FLN) in early and primary learners.
Light & Portable Learning Tools: Easily transported and used in various settings and groups
Hands-On Learning & Tactile Engagement: Wooden cutouts provide a tactile learning & sensory experience, so learners connect physical shapes with abstract concepts.
Motor Skills Development: Handling and manipulating cutouts improve fine motor skills/
Interactive & Collaborative Learning: More engaging experience compared to traditional rote learning enhancing communication skills
Cognitive Development through Pattern Recognition: To form words, which helps in recognizing patterns, a fundamental skill in both literacy and numeracy.
Numerical Understanding: Counting, basic arithmetic, and number recognition, building a strong foundation for more advanced mathematical concepts.
Durable: Long-lasting and promoting sustainabilty, making them a one-time investment and cost-effective in long run.
Bridging Educational Gaps with Inclusive Learning: Cater to different learning levels, helping to bridge learning gaps.
Supports Diverse Learning Needs when learners have different pace and styles of learning.
Creative Expression: Use in imaginative ways, such as creating stories with words or solving puzzles.
Multilingual Support: Cutouts customized for various regional languages for different linguistic groups
By integrating such eco-friendly sustainable materials & with participative and enjoyable activities, educators can help develop a strong foundation in literacy and numeracy for early learners, setting the stage for continued educational success.
English Letters & Words Game Box
Multi-Learning Cube Game Box
Clock Game Box
Math Game box
Colour Cup & Papier Mache Balls Game Activity
Emojis for Emotional Learning
Regular construction of eco-friendly learning & activity tools
More and more people are becoming aware of the usefulness of the eco-friendly materials made by the LSF team, as Zilla Parishad teachers visit the LSF center and request access to them for their schools. In this manner, regular production has been started with raw materials, design standardization and so forth. A catalogue of items has been introduced after a complete set of tools was finalized and thoroughly checked for authenticity. A research and development assessment on the efficacy of learning tools for attaining age-appropriate foundational literacy and numeracy skills in rural 2nd and 3rd grade learners across schools in the districts of Thane and Palghar, has been initiated in July 2024 to establish the outcomes produced by these learning tools.
Students using Eco Friendly Activity Tools