Did you know that students are more likely to remember a piece of information when it’s combined with a visual aid? Incorporating visual learning into your lessons can help you become a more effective teacher. Here are three ways to make your classroom lessons more dynamic with the use of visual aids.
Facilitate Language Learning
Visual aid posters can help both second language learners and young students who are still acquiring their first language. Posters help students connect an image with a word, a process called immersion. This is a more effective way for students to learn new words than the traditional method of memorizing translations.
Picture Word Problems
If Sally has twelve apples and John buys three of them, how many apples does she have left? Many students struggle with math problems like this, but visual aids can make them a breeze. Show your students how to use physical objects to work out the problem. You can use actual apples, cut-outs of apples, or even small toys or candies to represent the objects in the world problem.
Illustrate Complex Concepts
Some concepts are too complicated for most students to visualize in their minds, and visual aid posters can help illustrate these complex subjects so that they are easier to understand. A flow map is one effective way to break down complex subjects. You can use a flow map to illustrate literary plots, historical events, scientific theories, and more.
