In the digital and on-line teaching situation, teachers need to learn and practice drawing stick figures to enliven their virtual classroom instruction. In the inset micro video of about 10 seconds (Stick drawing of the flying bird took less than ten seconds on the board).
If the digital board is used the wading becomes better and quippy.
A teacher use the following poem immediately after imparting the vocabulary with a short poem of four-lines for foundation stage learning.
Fly bird fly (2)
Fly up in the sky
Fly bird fly (2)
Fly up! Up so high!
The vocabulary of following six words was re-enforced with gestures / sign language.
Bird; Up; Sky; Fly; Fly; So
Lesson of 10 minutes done on-line digitally can combine the verbal, visual, musical and kinesthetic intelligence.
Stick figures have been recommended in digital teaching since they are simple to draw on the spot quickly to provide mullti-sensory experience through analysis of the visual context. It has been found that stick figure use causes better cognitive skills including remembering new words and concepts.
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