The Activity-based Learning system or the ABL was first pioneered by David Horsburgh, the British-born educationist. Since its inception, it has seen implemented widely across the nation in many states.

 Activity-Based Learning - An Effective Methodology

 Activity-Based Learning (ABL) is a methodology where children learn at their own pace through various supervised activities. It is a more engaging and interactive way of teaching children. It allows for monitoring factors such as speech, coordination, social skills, and motor skills, amongst other key factors.

 It is a fun approach to learning as it boosts the development of the brain in children by providing constant stimulus by prompting them for responses. Activity-based learning is achieved broadly in three ways namely, exploration, experimentation, and expression.

 Types of Activity Based Learning

 Activity-based learning can be categorized broadly into two types. The student-centric approach where the teaching is designed with the student as the major factor. This promotes self-learning. The second type is the teacher-centric approach, where the teacher is in the lead role, who leads the student through the entire process.

 Benefits of Activity-Based Learning

 Activity-Based Learning has innumerable benefits, especially in early childhood development. Let us comb through some of its benefits:

 1. It encourages children to be inquisitive and independent. It helps them to think analytically. It kindles their curiosity which in turn makes them active and not passive. The children become more observant.  Its focus is on ‘learning by doing’ method.

2. It supports the development of social skills. It improves their confidence, tests their cooperation levels when in groups, and builds their communication skills. The children learn to challenge themselves and come up with creative solutions.

3. It enhances memory. This is true even for adults and not just children. Anything we do, we remember for a longer period, than anything we read or listen to. The retention and recall rates are undoubtedly better with activity-based learning.

4. It encourages them to express themselves freely. Activity-based learning helps children get in touch with their emotions and convey them.

5. Continuous engagement.  This is perhaps the most significant benefit. As opposed to classroom teaching, activity-based learning faces no threat of inattention. Since the children are actively involved at every step, they cannot stray away.

6. Ability variability:  This feature is hugely leveraged by activity-based learning. Not all children can grasp things at the same time or pace or degree.

Each child is unique, even in their ability to learn. Activity-based learning promotes learning at the pace of each child, thus eliminating the stress of time or pace at which they learn.

7. Motivation:  Unquestionably, each child feels a sense of accomplishment in performing each activity. They feel motivated by each of their achievements. This enhances their confidence to believe in their abilities.

 In conclusion, the approach of activity-based learning is the perfect teaching approach, especially for children. This methodology has gained such profound importance that even toy companies are employing this approach in producing activity-based and educational toys. This is performed to stimulate the minds of the toddlers and help keep them positively occupied!