By Minna from Primary（小学部王敏）

Keeping students engaged can be a difficult task for any teacher, but it becomes especially hard to maintain engaging teaching strategies as school breaks approach or during holiday seasons.

As a teacher, you may get a group of students that you just can’t seem to keep interested. No matter what you do, it seems like all of the students are bored out of their minds. If students aren’t paying attention, and their minds are wandering, then they are not absorbing any of the information that you are giving them to pass your class.

Here are some teaching strategies that you can do to keep your class interested and engaged.

1. Discover new things together – It’s much more fun for both parties when students and teachers learn new things together.

2. Make it interactive – If you want your students to be interested in what you are teaching them, you must make it interactive.

3. Incorporate mystery into your lessons – Learning is the most fun when it’s surprising. Don’t just tell them information; cloak it in to mystery.

4. Avoid “going through the motions” – Make an effort to be fresh, try new things, take risks, make mistakes, and enjoy the moment.

5. Share your passion with students – Show students how you have fun. Passion is contagious. If you’re having a good time, chances are your students will too.

6. Replace lectures with conversations – Why should teaching be so passive? Forget the sage on the stage and engage your students in a casual conversation like you would a good friend.

   Overall, talk less and involve with students more. The more you make your class interactive and the more that you utilize technology, the more your students will enjoy what they are learning.