Engaging learners has been a big part of the different classrooms that I have been able to visit. One way they have done it, is by having them in groups and looking up information online. They had a project of looking up life-cycles of different animals. She had them in groups, they looked it up, and they talked together about how they were going to do it. Then, they drew it out on the poster board and divided the work between all of them.
Another way I have seen, is when one class played a math game. This game was absolutely fun to see that the students were really engaged as they had to pay attention for when they heard the equation that linked to their answer they had on their card. They also really wanted to beat their previous time. So, even when they were done with their card, they were paying attention to see how everyone else would do to be able to beat their previous time.
Another way to engage them was during D.A.R.E. They were wearing drunk goggles and trying to navigate through an obstacle course. This is like doing a field study. They were really enjoying when they did it, and they enjoyed it even more when other students were doing this. This really showed me that using activities like this really makes the kids pay attention and have it soak in a bit more.
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