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!

chapter

Introduction

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