{"id":30434,"date":"2024-10-03T05:40:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T13:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/?p=30434"},"modified":"2025-11-18T08:08:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T16:08:30","slug":"tactile-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/homeschool\/tactile-learning\/30434","title":{"rendered":"What is Tactile Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What Is Tactile Learning? 7 Tips for Hands-On Education<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Learn about this approach to learning and how you can bring it to your home or classroom.<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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What is Tactile Learning?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add Tactile Learning to Every<\/strong>day Activities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples of Tactile Learning Activities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benefits of Tactile Learning <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How ABCmouse Can Support Tactile Learning<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tactile learning<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Involves learning through touch, hands-on activities, and movement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tactile learning is a valuable approach to education that allows children to actively engage with the material they\u2019re learning, complementing auditory, visual, and reading\/writing methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Incorporating tactile learning into everyday activities provides kids with an additional way to connect with new ideas<\/strong>, making learning experiences more interactive and dynamic<\/strong>. Here are a few key elements of tactile learning and tips for integrating it into your daily schedule, whether you’re at home or in a classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tip: <\/strong>ABCmouse<\/a> offers a variety of learning pathways, providing children with engaging, supplemental activities that complement their educational journey and reinforce key skills.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What is Tactile Learning?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In tactile learning, sometimes known as kinesthetic learning, students learn through hands-on, physical activities<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tactile learning is often described as a multi-sensory learning because a child first hears or sees new material and then furthers their comprehension by exploring the material with their hands and through movement. Because it uses the sense of touch, tactile learning is thought to be more engaging and more likely to help children retain information. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tactile learning is also helpful for developing problem-solving strategies, as students are encouraged to think creatively when they encounter challenges with hands-on activities and rely on their own instincts to find solutions. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Tactile learning typically introduces new concepts with activities and exploring or creating things by hand, which means manipulatives and hands-on projects<\/a> are a major part of this learning approach. Tactile learning is active learning, meaning children engage with a lesson with their whole body. They\u2019re encouraged to move and interact with their surroundings and their learning materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add Tactile Learning to Everyday Activities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tactile learning typically introduces new concepts with activities and exploring or creating things by hand, which means manipulatives and hands-on projects are a major part of this learning approach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tactile learning is active learning, meaning children engage with a lesson with their whole body. They\u2019re encouraged to move and interact<\/strong> with their surroundings and their learning materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Engage Your Child\u2019s Hands<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Look for ways to involve your child\u2019s hands and their sense of touch<\/strong> in learning. You can do this in large and small ways. For example, when explaining new topics, encourage your child to take notes or highlight text as you read through material together. During read-aloud stories<\/a>, invite your child to draw out what they\u2019re hearing, build with clay, string beads, or knit. <\/p>\n\n\n

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You can also use manipulatives<\/strong>, which are concrete objects that allow students to explore an idea with their hands. Manipulatives can include any object from your home, such as blocks or beads, marbles, fabric scraps, or cotton balls. Manipulatives are often used to teach addition<\/a> or subtraction<\/a> and other math concepts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Use Hands-on Projects<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hands-on projects and activities are an important part of tactile learning as it allows children to explore concepts themselves. Try including learning that involve making or doing things by hand, such as build-it-yourself kits, science experiments<\/a>, gathering and sorting objects<\/a>, art projects<\/strong>, and playing with board games<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tactile learning is tied to kinesthetic learning, which involves learning through movement<\/strong>. Add movement into learning by providing yoga or stretching breaks, exploring a topic through an activity, and or even just moving to a new learning environment. You can also bring learning into daily walks and outdoor exploration<\/strong> or by enjoying field trips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Examples of Tactile Learning Activities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n