• Connecting Classrooms to Real Life: Making Learning Effective Through Everyday Real Life Examples

    At our school, we've discovered that linking lessons to real-life examples transforms how students engage with learning. Whether it's explaining chemical reactions through cooking, teaching geometry by showing home layouts, or exploring environmental science through local issues like water conservation, students are found more curious, engaged, motivated, and involved.

    Please share your favorite real-life examples used in the classroom or any innovative ideas that helped you make learning more meaningful and relatable for your students. What difference have you observed when students learn this way?

    Let’s share experiences and inspire one another to build stronger learning connections for our students every day!

    Erum Zahid
    Junior Elementary School Teacher
    @ Government Girls High School Latifabad No. 10
    Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan

    Contact: erum.zahid.04@gmail.com

  • @Erum-7a79c4aab0
    Aslam o Alaikum dear
    Dear in our country Pakistan, especially in our province (Sindh) every teacher has to resemble his lesson with real life. Like wise I teach mathematics to class seven. I always try to set an example of real life problems with my lesson. Numbers and operations with daily life businesses, geometry with measurements, algebra with industrialization or huge number of products, and so on. Actually teaching with real life examples get attention of students with full of interest. Through this way students can understand real life skills and mathematics use.
    I hope more views/sights will be seen from forum members.
    Regards

    Zeeshan Mahboob
    High School Teacher
    Government Boys Higher Secondary School Dando
    Taluka Tando Ghulam Hyder
    District Tando Muhammad Khan
    Province of Sindh
    Pakistan
    Cell # 0092 336 214 9427
    email: kingasadking921@gmail.com

  • Respected Sir!
    I am glad to hear your real life examples for the mathematics subject, this strategy will surely help students to retain their concepts for longer time. Mathematics goes simultaneously in our daily life and practical examples. Hope you and your students will enjoy more when exploring real world around you!

    Erum Zahid
    Junior Elementary School Teacher
    @ Government Girls High School Latifabad No. 10
    Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan

    Contact: erum.zahid.04@gmail.com

  • Dear @Erum-7a79c4aab0 One of my favorite activities involves students creating their own community garden, where they learn about climate action through hands-on experience with sustainable practices. Last year, I assigned my students the task of presenting innovative solutions for climate action, and I was truly impressed by their creativity—witnessing the originality and resourcefulness they displayed in their projects was incredibly inspiring!