WORKSHEETS AN INDISPENSABLE TEACHING TOOL

Worksheets for kids have been an important and familiar part of the classroom for all levels of public school for decades. They are excellent teaching tools for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that they can impart important information to a child in a quick, easy to digest format and then offer the opportunity to immediately put that information into practice so that the lesson sticks. No K through 12 classroom would be complete without good worksheets. 

The most common types of worksheets teach things like spelling, handwriting, and math. The worksheets let students practice these lessons directly on the sheet, and since each lesson is only one sheet long, it makes for easier grading by the teacher (that’s you!). Students write directly on the worksheets, and a master worksheet is kept filed away for making new copies for the next school year. You can get good mileage out of a solid worksheet for years to come, as the basic concepts children need to learn don’t change (or at least don’t change very often). 

Sometimes, teachers can purchase pre-made worksheets for kids, or the school district may provide them if the district has a lesson plan for your classroom already in place. If you are a teacher in either of these situations, then your work is much simpler. You can just choose the worksheets you want (or accept the ones given to you), and go. However, sometimes you’re left on your own with no district money available to purchase worksheets or no worksheets made available to you. In these cases, you should not let your students go without the benefits that worksheets provide for learning. You can actually make your own. 

When you create your own worksheets, you really have an opportunity to let your own creativity shine, and it can be a very rewarding experience. Many teachers enjoy making their own worksheets for this very reason. Another good reason to make your own worksheets is that you can tailor the sheets to your students. Once you see how your students are performing on other tasks in class, you can adjust your worksheets to reflect your students’ level of ability so as to ensure their best chance at success. You can also make worksheets of varying levels of difficulty in the same subject area, and then hand out these sheets to students according to their individual abilities. This makes for a more tailored learning experience, so no student will feel frustrated or bored because they’ve been given something too difficult or too easy for them. 

Making worksheets for kids doesn’t have to be time consuming, especially for seasoned teachers who are very familiar with their students’ learning objectives. Plus, with hand-tailored worksheets, your students can be assured of getting the very best education you have to offer them. What better way to make the school year a productive one for each child in your class?