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Integrating Learning Through Cooking

Posted by: Bharati Thakur under: Updated: 31 May 3 Thoughts
Cooking is something where we have to give time and be patient with the dish. Guys I am back with my new article where you can teach your child ample of things through cooking,parents and adults can also get help from the recipe. Cooking activity is an integrated approach where we can connect all the subject with a dish. Being a teacher I felt that cooking is a kind of activity through which children enjoy and learn the concepts easily. In school,when children does these small activities related to cooking,they really learn a lot from it.
So here is my first recipe of donuts which is loved by the people worldwide. Can there be any learning from baking donuts? Ya of course , everything in this world will teach you something. Cooking is an integrated learning,so let's discuss some learning outcomes of cooking donuts for the children.
donuts

  • Development of language skills- children get through new vocabulary and they can name the ingredients of recipe ,can converse about it with family.
  • Children develops Math skills like measurement,counting,fractions, different shapes. Before cooking we measure each and everything,so we can teach measurement through cooking.children learn varieties of shapes. 
  • Children develops the skill of problem solving.
  • By understanding how food changes after cooking then science is also integrated in cooking.
  • Geographical condition of food is known while cooking the dish as from where it has been grown,climatic condition required to grow it.
  • Cultural lessons about the diets of people in other parts of the world. 
  • We do our own creativity.
  • We get to know about History lessons about how people used to eat in the past. 
  • Health lessons, such as understanding nutrition and the food groups, as well as appreciating the importance of safety and cleanliness.
  • Fine motor skills, through whisking, measuring, pouring,cutting, kneading dough and rolling. 
  • And of course social skills, such as responsibility, cooperation, sharing, and self-esteem. 
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Now let's see how we can bake donuts at home with easy steps and then you can involve your child with you. First I tried making it at home,whole article is based on my personal experience. I made it with these ingredients.
Here are the ingredients required to make donuts
Ingredients
1 cup whole wheat flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ cup powdered sugar
pinch of salt
2 tablespoon refined oil
2 tablespoon curd/dahi
2-3 tablespoon milk or as required
For decorating donuts
Chocolate syrup ( for dipping donuts)
Coconut powder 
Now let us try to make the donuts with simple steps.
Method
Take a large bowl. Sieve wheat flour properly,add baking soda,baking powder powdered sugar,pinch of salt, curd ,refined oil and mix it well.
Make a soft dough using milk as required. Keep the dough for rest for 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes,coat a drop of oil and again knead the dough for 1 minute.
Divide the dough into 2 half and roll it like thick chapati but thickness should be there.
Cut the rolled chapati with the help of donuts cutter or you can use sharp edge round lid or steel glass for cutting,after that, cut it in center with the help of any small lid,you will get a donuts shape. Prepare all the donuts in same way.
Baking
Take a deep pan ,heat the oil ,fry all the donuts in pan in medium flame till golden brown. Keep it in a observant paper and keep aside for cooling.
You can either bake in oven at 200°c for 5 to 7 minutes till golden brown.
baked donuts

Decorating the donuts
Take chocolate syrup in a bowl,dip the donuts into it and spread grated coconut on the donuts and yummy donuts are ready to serve. Thank you for reading this.

I really enjoyed making donuts. You can also make it,and I am pretty sure that you will bake better than me. If you have any kind of queries you can comment below and if you really liked my way of making donuts by engaging your child for integrated learning then share it with your family and friends and subscribe for more updates.







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Best Inspirational Quotes About Life and Struggles

Posted by: Bharati Thakur under: Updated: 04 May
Give life a chance to change by following some simple but meaningful lines and thoughts. these are a piece of advice that can help you in reframing negative thoughts during tough times and these inspirational thoughts will help you to change your attitude.

Below is the list of best motivational thoughts to inspire you to start your day with a lovely morning these short positive thoughts can certainly change you.

Inspirational Quotes for Students About Education

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” -Marcus Tullius Cicero
Books are the best friend of humans; books are the source of energy which boosts your thoughts and then it helps to change your attitude.

“Talk to yourself at least once in a day. Otherwise, you may miss a meeting with an EXCELLENT person in this world.” -Swami Vivekananda
To know your ability and your capability, you must spend some time with yourself.

“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” –David Brinkley

Never say no to anything as everything will give you something which will make you a successful man.
“The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.” -Winston Churchill

Positive thinking is very important to have, because when positivity is there, then we are halfway to success.
“Dream until your dream comes true.” -A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM

Very well said by A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM, here dreaming refers to doing work seriously upon your aim, we must not stop until we achieve the set goal.
“Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.” -Zig Ziglar
“Falling down is an accident, staying down is a choice.”
The condition in which you are is was not known to you but You always have the option to stand and change your condition to get success.
“One book is equal to 100 good friends but one good friend is equal to a library.
“Remember, that life’s greatest lessons are usually learned from worst mistakes.”
Trying not to repeat your mistakes, makes you a better person.

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Inspirational Message for Everyday Life

“Don’t talk just act, don’t say just show, don’t promise just prove.”
“No one is born happy, but everyone is born with the ability to create happiness.”
“The struggle you are in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow.”
“You cannot go back and change the beginning but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
“Running away from any problem only increases the distance from the solution.”
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”
“Life is like riding a bicycle .to keep your balance you must keep moving.”
“Never believe the lines on your hands that predict your future, because people who don’t have hands also have a future.”
“Life is like a book. Some chapters are sad, some are happy, and some exciting, but if you never turn the page, you will never know what the next chapter hold.”
“Life is a most difficult exam, many people fail because they try to copy others, not realizing that everyone has a different question paper.”
“You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.”
“When life puts you in tough situations, don’t say ‘why me’ just say ‘try me’."
“Always believe that something wonderful is going to happen.”
You must always Keep faith in yourself that whatever happens, happens for the good.
“Don’t wait until you reach your goal to be proud of yourself, be proud of every step you take."
Last Words:
Hope these small and simple lines help you to eradicate problems and give a positive way towards your life, these quotations will definitely make fruitful changes in your thinking. If you find this post helpful to you then share it with your friends and family members and subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to get the latest updates through e-mail. Do write something within comments; I would like to hear from you.
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How to Engage Children in Developing Skills

Posted by: Bharati Thakur under: Updated: 27 April 3 Thoughts
Opportunities come upon us every day, only a few can see them and even less know what to do with them. So, here is my article and it will help you, how your children can be engaged in different activities during vacations or any free time. These days children have a lot of time to explore but under the guidance of parents. A home is a place where children spent most of the time. Children are more attached to their homely things. Kids are sensible for the things they see around. Home is a place where children learn by doing the activities on their own, and also by seeing observing the family member's activities.

There are ample of activities which can be done at home under the guidance of elders. Children learn more when they experience something on their own.

Drawing can make Better Visualization
When a person does a drawing, it means he/she is constantly thinking or feeling something, so what they choose to draw, the patterns they use, and the story they try to portray helps them build in their knowledge and visual skills. Their fine motor and coordination skills increase as well. Drawing or sketching is a vision on paper. A child always visualizes the environment around them then only they are able to draw, so drawing in free time makes the child feel happy. Suppose a child has seen a toy, then she will try to draw the same toy by putting her own creativity on the paper, and through this work, the child will be engaged in the drawing work.

Gardening is Love for Nature
This is the second activity which can be done in free time. Gardening is a work where you become sensitive towards nature, nature has ample of plants and trees that can be taken care of. Children love to be in nature, and you can teach them many things with the help of nature. Children love to touch and feel the texture of different leaves and plants, so gardening is one of the best activities to be engaged with nature. They can plant a sapling and water daily, take proper care of the plants, in this way children will be sensitive towards nature.

Craft is Imagination
Here is the most popular activity for children. Craft is an activity in which you need skill with your hand. Crafting requires making things skillfully by hand. Art and Craft is a process that helps a child in exploring, discovering, creating, and experimenting. This altogether helps a child in growing as an individual. Arts and crafts are the way to express themselves. There is no doubt that arts and crafts are fun activities for kids. They learn in the play way method. Through coloring with crayons or making miniature statues from clay, folding paper to create fine origami, or designing a handmade card, there are several craft activities that can enhance the interest of the children and explore their artistic potential. Children can learn different types of the craft just by folding or cutting the paper.

Cooking is an Art
Cooking helps children to do hands-on activities, they develop confidence and skill. Children get an opportunity to use their previous knowledge they have and apply it by counting, measuring, following a sequence, following directions to make that dish. Cooking can aid children in acceptance of responsibility. Children love to do several activities in cooking as well as it is an integral part of learning. Cooking promotes a lifetime skill of healthy cooking starts at a young age. Children may try new dishes, snacks at their home with their parents. Children who cook at home indicate a sense of accomplishment, self-confidence, and feelings of contributing to their families. During this Lockdown children can cook any dish of their choice.

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Instruments Relieve Stress
Playing an instrument relieves stress. There are so many different kinds of instruments children can learn to play these days. They can also learn their favorite instrument has many advantages. These are some instruments - keyboard, guitar, drum set, tabla, dholak, and many more. All the children of different age groups (babies, toddlers, and other children) can all benefit from playing a musical instrument. It speeds up brain development, it also helps in sensory development because children get sensitivity through the songs, music. Playing an instrument improves listening skills. Playing an instrument makes you smarter. Children get socialized in their friend circle. Children can learn their favorite instrument in free time.

Indoor Games is Mental Exercise
These days playing indoor games helps us to practice essential cognitive skills and enhance the parts of the brain responsible for complex thought and memory formation. Creative indoor games help the brain retain and build cognitive associations. Playing indoor games encourage social development.

These are some activities in which children can utilize the time and explore creativity.

Conclusion:
So, at the end of this article, I hope that you all will take advantage of this post to engage your child in different activities by utilizing the precious time on holiday. I have described some basic activities, which can be easily performed at home which is a kind of long term investment in children. If you liked this content to be helpful, please do a favor and share this article through your different social media handles. Or if you have any suggestions or queries regarding this blog or any content, feel free to ask within comments.
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How can Study Skills Support your Learning in your Daily Routine?

Posted by: Bharati Thakur under: Updated: 03 March
The ability to do something well is called skill. In today’s time we need to be skillful, efficient in our work. We can be skillful only through smart learning. Study can be a major problem for students as they are engaged in so many co-curricular activities. Generating time for study can be challenging as children are attending school and try to adjust to their new classes. Below are some best study skills tips which you can implement for developing effective study skills. These effective study skill strategies will surely help you to develop good study habits.
How can Study Skills Support your Learning in your Daily Routine?

Habits which should be inbuilt inside students:

There are habits which can be inbuilt in the character of children improve their study skills. Some of the habits are as follows:
  1. Students must have enough sleep so that they feel relaxed while studying.
  2. There must be positive attitude towards study.
  3. Develop a schedule to study effectively. Make schedule for time in which you do not study, and then it will be more effective.
  4. To be competence, you need to be organized in your working habits.
  5. If you prefer peer group learning, then that is also a best option. Develop good study group.
  6. You need to focus on interested area of your study. More is the interest in subject, the more you study then you will have skillfulness activity.
  7. Review your notes of whole day, whatever you have read, and repeat it regularly.
  8. Try to pen down whatever you understood from the text because when we write we memorize the thing more easily and quickly.
  9. If you have talent show your capability by smartness in your work.
  10. Many students have their own way of studying. Define your own way in which you are most compatible and happy.
  11. Develop critical reading skills so that your reading efficiency increases.
  12. SWOT Analysis:
    • S-Strength: List out all the subjects in which you are strong in order.
    • W-Weakness: List out all the subjects in which you are weak in order.
    • O-Opportunity: Use time for your study in an appropriate manner as time is an opportunity for us.
    • T-Threats: Beware of threats like Television, Friends, Smart Phones, etc. 
  13. Give more time and attention to the subjects in which you are weaker than other.
  14. Give less time to the subjects in which you are strong enough than other. But don’t lose your attention.

How to improve concentration study skill:

  1. Set a study environment. It may be a private room, library (when free in school). There should be no scope of distraction.
  2. Be an active learner
  3. Be full of energy while studying as it is required for full concentration. For getting energy keep taking proper diet, nuts, snacks, water, etc.
  4. Clean and clear your study table. All things on the study table should be related to the subject you are studying currently.
  5. Unplug from unnecessary electronics. Be away from your mobile, computers, laptop, tab, television, if not required for study.
  6. Stick to a routine. Make a proper time table and keep it in front of your study table and follow it strictly.
  7. You can also do meditation to increase your concentration skill for 15 to 20 minutes.
  8. Think of an incentive. Before you start studying, you can think for a reward. For example after completing for 3 hrs you may have talk with your family members.
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Best Ways to Integrate Technology in Child Education

Posted by: Bharati Thakur under: Updated: 05 February
Technology is inescapable part of students’ life. Many schools, houses have connected computers with internet facility. There is a wide availability of new and emerging technology tools that can assist teacher in making teaching much easier and much more fun. Integrating technology has become very important in today’s scenario as technology is used in almost all the fields. Educational technology refers to the use of physical hardware and educational theories. It assists in the communication of knowledge and its development.
Technologies have become a tool for students and teachers to learn new things or acquire different knowledge. It changes learning style of children. Children stay engaged in their work if they are provided with computers. It becomes happier place for the students. Children get most up to date information quickly on a single tap.
education-technology
Technology should not replace teachers. Its main use is to enable children learning better in their classroom and it will help the child individually to increase the grade. It becomes happier place as children enjoy using tech. Children will get to know about the processing, application of tech.

Virtual classroom:
  • Virtual classroom is online learning method in class that allows children to communicate to each other.
  • Children can share their ideas through presentation or video clippings can interact with each other and can do work in group to complete the given task.
  • In V.C we can see time video and listen audio.
  • There is a facility of synchronous learning. In this children and teacher connect and interact with each other in same time duration.
  • This is good way to ask question directly to teacher and get answers. It becomes interesting and lively for students.
  • We can also record the lecture of that session.
Smart Classes:
  • We can improve education through technology in smart classes. Smart classes are technology enhances classroom that produce opportunity for teaching and learning technology.
  • It requires computers software listening device networking.
  • Smart class is a technique of teaching in easiest way by using technology to help the child in under station.
  • It helps the teachers to access the multimedia content and information that can be used to teach in effective manner.
  • In their method, there is screen on the wall, and projector is fixed on the roof.
  • It works like a computer board.
  • Online grading system.
School can give facility of grading system online.
In this system parents can directly view grades, attendance, profile and homework, parents can be provided with a username and password so that it will be easy for parents to check all the details of child and children can also view their performance graph.

These days many children love to spend time using computers and mobiles. There are lots of option by which a child can learn and entertain themselves such as playing Learning Games on computer and using educational apps on smart phone. They can also use the Internet facility to cover up their school syllabus or explore to the world. Educational apps are a great fun way to keep children learning beyond the classroom. Below we have some best educational apps for kids by which they can enjoy by learning many things beyond their syllabus. These apps are free to download and use:

Best Education Apps for Kids that will Help them to Develop Critical Thinking

1. Educational Games for Kids – Play Store
This app will help your kids to learn alphabet ,numbers, shapes, colors,days of the week,months of the year,planets of our solar system,space and a lot.

2. Balloon Pop Kids Learning Game – Play Store
This app is best for pre-schoolers as it helps to learn alphabet and numbers in five different languages including English. With the help of this app a child can learn animals sound through animation and special effects.

3. Kindergarten Kids Learning – Play Store
Another kids learning apps is very similar to those two apps. It also helps your kids to learn things through colorful effects and design that may attract a child. 

Conclusion:
I hope you like these techniques, how to incorporate technology in child education. However, a facilitator must be there with the children while using computer or mobile, especially with Internet connectivity. There should be time limit while using these technologies as it hampers time and there is harmful impact on eyes. It is advisable not to use more than 3 hours in a day.

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