What are some ways that Ms. Sullivan made learning interesting for Helen?

After Helen learned the names of things and how to spell words, her next task was learning how to read. Miss Sullivan taught her this by giving her slips of cardboard, on which were raised letters. She got used to attaching these words to their objects, and arranging them into sentences that she would act out with the objects—dolls, toys, furniture—themselves. This evolved into an ability to read full books.

Helen and Miss Sullivan often had their lessons outdoors, which pleased Helen, who was energized by nature. At a place called Keller's Landing on the Tennessee River, Miss Sullivan taught Helen geography, making raised maps in the river's clay. Helen loves learning, and is enthusiastic about all of her lessons. It is only arithmetic that displeases her: she did not have the patience for math and numbers. Sometimes, Helen's lessons began with an object. When a man gifted her a collection of fossils, for example, Miss Sullivan used them to teach her about dinosaurs, and the gift of a shell provided a lesson about the ocean. Over and over, Helen remarks at how skilled Miss Sullivan was at teaching her. Her knack for making every lesson interesting, her sympathy for Helen's challenging, and her careful and patient guiding of the young girl's mind all left a lasting mark on her. Regarding her teacher, Helen says, "All the best of me belongs to her" (pg. 17).