Teaching Tip of the Week

If you have been teaching a while, you know that occasionally you need to construct your own visual aids (such as songs or memory verses.) When making visuals with words on them, be sure to follow a couple of simple rules:

• Be sure not to use all upper case letters – they’re too difficult for many children to read.

• Try not to divide words. If a big word comes too close to the edge to fit, move the whole word down to the next line.

• Try to divide sentences naturally (usually between two clauses.) This makes songs easier to sing and memory verses easier to memorize.