Make your Students Active Learners !
Think back to when you were in school. Did you like to sit at a desk and listen to the teacher drone on and on. This type of passive learning is BORING and demotivating. Active learning doesn’t mean the children need to by physically active throughout the class period – it just means that you design your class period around having them actively participate in the learning process. There are lots of things you can do:
Play Games
Implement games .When you play games, you can use points and competition as a motivator, but not for kids under six who may find the competition too stressful.
Get Them Moving
Movement is a vital component to motivating children.
Movement is a vital component to motivating children.
Get Their Hands “Dirty”
Well, not literally, but the more hands-on activities you can do the better they will learn and the more likely they will stay interested in the activity.
Well, not literally, but the more hands-on activities you can do the better they will learn and the more likely they will stay interested in the activity.
Stick to a Schedule
Creating a schedule for your students help them know what to expect in the class and will help them stay organized as well which will lower the frustration level for children who sometimes struggle in school.
Creating a schedule for your students help them know what to expect in the class and will help them stay organized as well which will lower the frustration level for children who sometimes struggle in school.
Variety is the Spice of Life!
It’s also important to change things up within the schedule.
It’s also important to change things up within the schedule.
Give Them Options
Having a collection of fun learning activities for them can motivate children that like to waste time and be a time-filler for children that like to make trouble.
Having a collection of fun learning activities for them can motivate children that like to waste time and be a time-filler for children that like to make trouble.
One Last Idea… This really motivates younger classes of children up to age 12, but it can work with All Ages.
Plan an end of the term program so the children can show off what they’ve learned to their parents and anyone else who attends the program.
There are lots of ways you can motivate your students to WANT to learn and to pay attention .
