Active Engagement

I feel like if you aren’t excited about the lesson you are teaching, the kids won’t either. I’m lucky in this area. The Montessori materials used in so many of my lessons make it very easy to obtain and hold student engagement. One strategy I try to practice is always changing up the way I present a new lesson. My students’ love when I tell stories about when I was their age, a personal story about my family, or even about something I did over the weekend. It’s so important to keep that personal connection. I believe that maintaining a positive rapport with your students as well as using engagement strategies not only is more fun for the students, but it makes it so much more fun to teach.