Objects

Using Objects

Object-based learning has many benefits:

• Objects provide a good ‘way in’ to a topic – they can spark interest and curiosity; they can motivate and inspire.
• Objects can be used with all abilities – they don’t require high levels of literacy.
• Giving your students the opportunity to handle real objects encourages active learning.
• Objects can be used to develop your students’ observation, investigation, questioning and interpretation skills.

 

Below are three simple ideas for ways you can using historical objects in your teaching:

• I Notice... A simple poetry technique to get students to observe and ask questions
• ‘I see, I think, I wonder'
• The 5Ws