Resonate Through Teaching is a vast field where it focuses on many topics that students must learn; various methods for students to learn effectively; creating comfortable and safe learning environments; student-centered materials and systems; and many more. Teachers in the academic field must have pedagogical knowledge in order to educate students not only academically but also for their personal growth. Like Benjamin Franklin said, "Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn," seeing that children must be involved for them to fully learn and be able to apply the teaching that teachers do. And as an English educator in the making, I know there are a wide range of topics to discuss regarding English, but when it comes to the "Sounds of English", there must be a change or amelioration to what I know about grammar, sentence structure, and others. It is different, but given the appropriate and efficient methods, it will be easy and best, not only for the students but also for the teachers. I have come up with the strategies of educational games and audio lessons in discussing the "Sounds of English." In terms of educational games, I’ll have them play some games that’ll test their knowledge of the sounds of English, such as "I Spy" and "Bingo". With the I Spy game, I’ll announce some letters, either the first letter or the last letter of the word, and I’ll have the students guess what word I was asking, but if the students aren’t able to distinguish what the word was or don’t know the letter word, I’ll have them just guess, so at least they tried. Only then will I know if it is correct or what the right word is. And for the Bingo game, I’ll print out some pictures in the format of Bingo grinds, then I’ll announce some letters. If they have the letter, they will have to mark it. For these games to be exciting and for the students to engage, I’ll reward the students who are able to guess the most words or first finish the game. And games will not only help the students in their study of the Sounds of English, but also promote social relationships that can build friendships and friendly atmospheres for everyone. For the audio lessons, I’ll have to play some educational music or audio with the topic of the Sounds of English. I’ll choose music that is energetic and more lively so that the students will also feel the exciting and lively vibe of the music. With the audio, the students will be able to listen to and learn the proper way of pronouncing the sounds. And not only that, music helps students feel at ease, get comfortable and relax in their surroundings. There are many ways to teach lessons to students, but for certain topics, such as the Sound of English, there must be certain ways, as it is different from grammar and sentence structure. Providing them with educational games (I Spy and Bingo) and audio lessons will be most effective for teaching sounds, and in addition, it will benefit their learning and social connections. We know that knowledge is the most wonderful gift teachers can offer to their students. However, to touch and resound what they teach through their students' hearts is what makes it meaningful. The teachers' number one priority is to lead them to this beautiful path. Teaching students in this world of sounds denotes understanding, expression, emotions, thoughts, and life, all of which are interconnected with sounds.
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