A lesson presented with lots of positive energy and excitement shows this in a teacher.
What is enthusiasm?
100
Increasing intrinsic motivation, students are given this during Plan-Do-Review, recess, and during transitions.
What are choices?
100
Human beings tend to enjoy filling in the blanks because the mind naturally attends to situations that have missing detail. That's why these help hold a student's attention.
What are games?
100
Unscramble these letters might be the directions for one of these.
What is a puzzle?
100
A lesson can be described as this when the teacher tells the students why they need to know what he/she is teaching.
What is relevant?
200
Hands-on activities are an authentic way for the instructor to do this.
What is evaluate?
200
"I know you can do this. You might not be able to do it, yet, but I know you can."
The teacher is presenting the student with this.
What is a challenge?
200
These can be achievable, believable and measurable. Setting these should be a regular part of your teaching practice.
What are goals?
200
Grabbing the learner's attention can be done by starting the lesson with this.
What is a question?
200
The price of gas went from $2.14 to $2.46 in my neighborhood because of the hurricane. How much did gas go up? Students are motivated by this because it is what type of situation?
What is real-life?
300
Conversation with peers strengthens knowledge and gives the students a chance to do this when discussing their work.
What is explain?
300
Thumbs Up Thumbs Down and Think-Pair-Share are strategies that engage children by doing this.
What is checking for understanding?
300
Research has proven that students who are taught using this type of teaching method with manipulatives outperform those who are not.
What is hands-on learning?
300
This builds social skills, heightens imagination, and helps children problem solve....especially when it is child-initiated.
What is play?
300
Changing your voice, getting excited when you turn the page, and talking about the characters' feelings can all contribute to student engagement during this time.
What is during a read-aloud?
400
A teacher who knows their students' interests can plan activities that are more ________________.
What is engaging.
400
Having students actively engage with a topic to create deeper understanding.
What is critical thinking?
400
These types of teachers are always looking for ways to motivate and engage students.
What are great teachers?
400
One way to allow for integration of the curriculum is by letting the children do this. For example, having the kids design a new media center.
What is a project?
400
Dressing up like another character and talking in first person is what kind of strategy used by enthusiastic teachers?
What is role-playing?
500
When a teacher differentiates the learning, her ______________ are adjusted for each child or group of children.
What are expectations?
500
When students are allowed to do this, they are sharing ideas, learning and teaching each other, and improving language skills.
What is collaborating?
500
These can be based on interests, levels, goals, strengths, etc.
What are groups?
500
Worksheets do not _______________ as an engaging activity.
What is qualify?
500
Between the ages of 4 and 7, this side of the brain is developing and learning comes easily through visual and spatial activities.