ABSTRACT
Drive boredom out of your classroom – and keep it out – with the student-engagement strategies in this book. You’ll learn how to gain and sustain the attention of your students from the moment the bell rings. Perfect for teachers of all subjects and grade levels, these ready-to-use activities go head-to-head with student boredom and disengagement, resulting in class time that’s more efficient, more educational, and loads more fun!
Contents include:
- Strategies to Begin a Lesson
- Strategies to End a Lesson
- Strategies for Solo/Independent Work
- Strategies for the Whole Group
- Strategies for Engaging Reluctant Learners
Bonus: The book also features a Quick Guide to Parent Engagement, with loads of suggestions for increasing student engagement by partnering with families.
Companion Book Available! For more strategies, don’t miss the companion book Battling Boredom, Part 2. Bryan Harris teams up with technology integration expert and former teacher Lisa Bradshaw to provide additional activities on academic talk, feedback to boost student performance, meaningful writing and reflection prompts, movement-based activities, effective classroom technology integration, and more!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|16 pages
Strategies to Begin a Lesson
part Two|16 pages
Strategies to End a Lesson
part Three|16 pages
Strategies for Solo/Independent Work
part Four|18 pages
Strategies for the Whole Group
part Five|16 pages
Strategies for Partners and Small Groups
part Six|18 pages
Strategies for Student Movement
part Seven|12 pages
Bonus Strategies for Reluctant Learners
part Eight|16 pages
Quick Guide to Parent Engagement: Engaging Students by Partnering with Families