teaching aids
Instructional support materials
Teaching aids are materials and tools used to support instruction—charts, models, videos, flashcards, and the like.
The term covers anything beyond pure lecture that helps illustrate concepts or engage learners: The biology teacher used a plastic skeleton as a teaching aid.
Modern usage includes digital resources like educational software and interactive whiteboards.
- manipulativesTangible educational objects
- hands-on learningEducation via direct participation
- flashcardsPaper memorization tools
- magnetic lettersAlphabet pieces that cling
- diagramsSimplified visual representations
charts · bulletin boards · science kits · whiteboards · dry erase markers · puzzles · models · e-books · building blocks · interactive whiteboards · illustrations · posters · textbooks · show and tell · experiments · maps · craft supplies · felt boards
- church educationSunday school teachers, Sunday schools, church school, religious instruction, Bible stories
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- teachinglesson plans, instructing, educating, courses, instruction
- language learningvocabulary lists, lessons, acquisition, basic vocabulary, grammar books
- classroom materialslesson plans, workbooks, worksheets, flashcards, teacher guides
- educational mediaeducational videos, educational films, educational games, educational podcasts, educational toys
teaching aidseducational barriers
Obstacles blocking learning access
distractions · hindrances · obstructions · cognitive overload
teaching aidscurriculum
Educational program's content plan
core curriculum · subject matter · lesson plans · syllabus · primary texts