How do Children Learn Through Stamps Activity

History of stamps

While stamps make for an interesting geography lesson, they can also serve as a resource for history lessons. We asked the children to guess when stamps were first used. Most of them had never thought about it. Postage stamps, glued on an envelope or a parcel, are such a common sight that we can take it for granted that there were there all along. We recounted, for the students, the history of stamps, in the form of a story.

“A little stamp was born in far away England in the home of a famous inventor. From a very young age, this little stamp knew that it was on a special mission...”

CHIREC School Annual Academic Fair

CHIREC’s annual Academic Fair for students of grades VI to VII was held at the Kondapur Campus.

The Chief Guest Mr Amit Mehra, Assistant Professor of Information Systems, Indian School of Business inaugurated the Fair and visited the students at their exhibits.
The Fair included working models, quizzes, puzzles and interactive games.

Puppy making using Pipe Cleaners

5 interesting things about the best teacher of India

Teacher’s Day which is celebrated in India on September 5 marks the birthday of one of the great teachers of the country- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. This scholar, philosopher had also served as the Vice-President and the second President of India.

His birthday started to be recognised as Teacher’s Day after he wanted a day to be dedicated to the teachers of the country. On his birthday when his family and friends insists on celebrating, he said, “Instead of celebrating my birthday, it would be my proud privilege if 5 September is observed as Teachers’ Day.” Thus September 5 came to observed as Teachers Day.

Best Tools to Help Kids Learn Over the Holidays

Best Tools to Help Kids Learn Over the Summer Holidays

Kids don’t have to be in a classroom to learn. When they’re out of school for the Holidays, they are still plenty of opportunities for them to gain new knowledge. You can help them learn by introducing them to three simple tools designed to get them interested in learning, even if they don’t realize that’s what they’re doing.

1. Ask Questions

Sometime during the toddler years, kids go through a why phase. They use that question to help them figure out the world and everything in it. Unfortunately, many kids quickly grow out of the why stage. To help kids learn over the summer, re-introduce them to the art of asking questions.