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 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

Author Bryan Harris, an expert in student engagement and classroom management, has extensive experience in K-12 motivation and brain-based learning. In this book, he brings together 99 simple, ready-to-use ideas for teachers looking to overcome student boredom and illuminate classroom lessons in a dynamic, interactive way. Bonus strategies show you how to engage even the most reluctant learners.

part 1|16 pages

Strategies to Begin a Lesson

chapter |1 pages

Agree/Disagree Statements

chapter |1 pages

Alphabet Summary

chapter |1 pages

Audio/Video Clips

chapter |1 pages

Fantastic Facts

chapter |1 pages

Found It!

chapter |1 pages

Personal Goals

chapter |1 pages

Quick Draw

chapter |1 pages

Quotes

chapter |1 pages

Rank It

chapter |1 pages

Snap Shot

chapter |1 pages

Stories

chapter |1 pages

3 Things Cards

chapter |1 pages

Ticket In the Door

chapter |1 pages

What's in the Bag?

part 2|16 pages

Strategies to End a Lesson

chapter |1 pages

Absent Student

chapter |1 pages

Circle, Triangle, Square

chapter |1 pages

Journal Response

chapter |1 pages

Keepers and Wishers

chapter |1 pages

Letter to Self

chapter |1 pages

Outcome Statements

chapter |1 pages

Pass It

chapter |1 pages

Postcard to a Friend

chapter |1 pages

Press Conference Talking Points

chapter |1 pages

Quick Write

chapter |1 pages

6 Words or Less

chapter |1 pages

Sneak Peek

chapter |1 pages

Ticket Out the Door

chapter |1 pages

What Did You Hear?

chapter |1 pages

Word Splash

part 3|16 pages

Strategies for Solo/Independent Work

chapter |1 pages

Content Nameplate

chapter |1 pages

Checklists

chapter |1 pages

Coded Reading

chapter |1 pages

Color Code

chapter |1 pages

Concept Collage

chapter |1 pages

Create the Test

chapter |1 pages

Flash Cards 2.0

chapter |1 pages

Mind Maps

chapter |1 pages

MIP

chapter |1 pages

My Top 10 List

chapter |1 pages

Picture This

chapter |1 pages

RSS Feed

chapter |1 pages

2 Truths and a Lie

chapter |2 pages

Txt Message

part 4|18 pages

Strategies for the Whole Group

chapter |1 pages

Choral Response

chapter |1 pages

Common Songs

chapter |1 pages

Fish Bowl

chapter |1 pages

Forced Analogies

chapter |1 pages

Guess the Word

chapter |1 pages

I Learned Chain

chapter |1 pages

Individual Student Whiteboards

chapter |1 pages

Oh Yeah Stickers

chapter |1 pages

On Deck Questions

chapter |1 pages

Response Cards

chapter |1 pages

Send-A-Problem

chapter |1 pages

Stump the Teacher

chapter |1 pages

Take-A-Breath

chapter |1 pages

Timer Tell

chapter |1 pages

20 Questions

chapter |2 pages

Unique Idea Only

part 5|16 pages

Strategies for Partners and Small Groups

chapter |1 pages

Add On

chapter |1 pages

Card Sort

chapter |1 pages

Envelope Questions

chapter |1 pages

Halftime Summary

chapter |1 pages

Partner Pretest

chapter |1 pages

Q and A Match

chapter |1 pages

Quiz Show

chapter |1 pages

Send-A-Spy

chapter |1 pages

Sentence Starters

chapter |1 pages

Teach One, Guess It

chapter |1 pages

Team Web

chapter |1 pages

Teleprompter

chapter |1 pages

What Would______ Say?

chapter |1 pages

Whip Around

chapter |1 pages

Yup, Nope, Maybe

part 6|18 pages

Strategies for Student Movement

chapter |1 pages

Ball Toss

chapter |1 pages

Change of Perspective

chapter |1 pages

Consultation

chapter |1 pages

Corners

chapter |1 pages

Create-A-Skit

chapter |1 pages

Dueling Flip Charts

chapter |1 pages

Gallery Walk

chapter |1 pages

Give One/Get One

chapter |1 pages

Hand Motions

chapter |1 pages

Inside/Outside Circle

chapter |1 pages

Line Ups

chapter |1 pages

Move and Touch

chapter |1 pages

Snowball Fight

chapter |1 pages

Stand When

chapter |1 pages

Voting Stickers

chapter |2 pages

Wear-A-Word

part 7|41 pages

Bonus Strategies for Reluctant Learners

chapter |1 pages

A Head Start

chapter |1 pages

Big Word Alert

chapter |1 pages

Closed Fist

chapter |1 pages

Extend An Invitation

chapter |1 pages

Looks Like, Sounds Like, Feels Like

chapter |1 pages

The 5-Minute Focus Group

chapter |1 pages

The Miracle Question

chapter |1 pages

Planted Questions

chapter |2 pages

The 2x10 Method