Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Bihar Teacher’s Activity-Based Methods Earn State Teacher Award
Nikita Bharti is a teacher in Bihar who makes lessons active and fun.
She uses songs, games, dancing, and special learning materials.
In one activity, children pretend that birds fly away one at a time.
This helps them learn counting and subtraction.
They also learn fruit names through the song.
Nikita teaches children about good touch and bad touch through activities.
She wants students to participate instead of only listening.
Her work has been recognized with the State Teacher Award 2026.
She will receive the honour in Patna on September 5.
Nikita Bharti, head teacher at Primary School Shahpur Nahar, uses games, songs, and dance in lessons.
Her bird-and-fruit song helps children learn counting, subtraction, and fruit names through participation.
She also uses activities to teach personal safety, including good touch and bad touch.
Bharti has taught since 2015 and became head teacher at Primary School Shahpur Nahar in 2025.
She was selected for the State Teacher Award 2026 and will be honoured in Patna on September 5.
- Who
- Nikita Bharti, head teacher of Primary School Shahpur Nahar in Nawada, Bihar.
- What
- She was selected for the State Teacher Award 2026 for innovative teaching and efforts supporting children’s development.
- When
- She will be honoured on September 5; the article refers to Teachers’ Day 2027 while identifying the award as the 2026 State Teacher Award.
- Where
- At a ceremony in Patna, Bihar.
- Why
- Her activity-based teaching methods, work toward children’s development, and efforts to improve the school environment were recognized.
- Teacher
- Nikita Bharti
- School
- Primary School Shahpur Nahar, Nawada
- Teaching career
- Began in 2015
- Head teacher
- Serving at Primary School Shahpur Nahar since 2025
- Award
- State Teacher Award 2026
- Award selection
- One teacher from each of Bihar’s 38 districts was selected
- Ceremony
- September 5 in Patna