teaching tool
Helps explain concepts
A teaching tool is anything used to facilitate learning—textbooks, videos, models, software, or hands-on materials.
The phrase emphasizes practical utility in education: Flashcards are an effective teaching tool for vocabulary.
Nearly any object or method can become a teaching tool if it helps convey information or develop skills.
- chalkboardSurface for dusty writing
- whiteboardErasable marker writing surface
- smart boardTouch-enabled digital whiteboard
- dry erase markerWipeable felt-tip for smooth surfaces
- field tripsOrganized educational excursions
educational apps · visual aid · word wall · number line · flashcards · graphic organizers · flip chart · e-books · microscopes · manipulatives · hands-on learning · lab equipment · globes · maker spaces · show and tell · role playing · reading corner · Socratic questioning
- Basic Englishword lists, Ogden, simple grammar
teaching toolentertainment
Agreeable diversion of attention
distraction · toy · amusement · diversion · time-waster
teaching toolimpediment
Thing that obstructs progress
hindrance · obstruction · stumbling block · learning disability · confusion