Fabricating a Press Mould for Producing Letters for Teaching Illustration/Aparatus

Abstract

Teaching apparatus are materials that classroom teacher uses to help students understand the concepts she introduces during lessons. These teaching apparatus can take many forms, from beans students count and sort while learning simple kindergarten math to photos of famous people and places introduced during a middle school history lesson. Materials usually employed in the production of teaching apparatus and learning include, plastic, Wood, paper, leather etc. These materials may be too heavy as found in Wood, easily perishable as in paper, dangerous in plastic. Clay in terms of properties and suitable to children learning is versatile, durable and can be painted in different colors to attract children at primary school stage. Since clay is light, easily manipulated its usage in making teaching apparatus will help reduce weight, promote durability of teaching and learning materials, and also reduce the high cost of imported materials such as charts, plastic and electronically operated teaching and learning apparatus for pre-school education. The researcher employed the use of product development using descriptive and experimental methods. Clay was identified to be a convenient material for making teaching apparatus for primary school education since it has been found to be readily –accessible easily manipulated, remarkably light. The researcher recommends classroom' should have a plentiful supply of clay instructional materials and object. Which have educational value and benefit when children play with them, schools, parent, guardians, teachers are encourage to make ample provision for stimulating children curiosity through the use of clay teaching apparatus.