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7. Students don’t have the required materials

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Provide parents with a list of materials students will need on the first day.

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If special materials are required in a lesson, give students a note to take home or

post a message on the school platform several days before.

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Don’t blame the student—whether they have a good reason or not for turning up to

class empty-handed, making a child feel guilty is not going to help. Write a note for

parents explaining why bringing materials to class is important.

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8. Students are not listening / talking

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If you have a particularly noisy class it can be difficult to get their attention. Set up

a signal that you will use when you want them to pay attention to you. When they

hear or see the signal, students should stop what they are doing and look at you.

Some common signals are:

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Raising your hand. When students see you raise your hand, they should raise their

hands and stop talking. Wait until everyone is sitting in silence with their hands

raised. This works well with older children and teenagers.

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Call and response attention getters. These are short phrases that prompt students

to respond in a certain way, e.g.

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Teacher: 1 2 3, eyes on me!

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Students: 1 2 3, eyes on you!

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Introduce a new attention getter every few weeks to keep it fun. You can even have

your students think up their own phrases to use.

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Countdowns. Tell students what you want them to do and count backwards from

ten to zero, e.g.

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When I get to zero, I need you all to be quiet and look at me. 10, 9, 8 …

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Keep your voice low and speak calmly. This will encourage students to stop talking

and bring down excitement levels.

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A short song or clapping rhythm. With younger children, it is effective to use music

or songs for transitions between lesson stages so they know what to do at each

stage. For primary-aged children, clap out a rhythm and have them repeat it. Start

off with a simple rhythm, and then gradually make it longer, faster, or more

complex.

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“How to make classes effectively ”

Prepared by foreign language methodologist Raxmonova Dilnavoz

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For decades, educators have been trying new teaching

strategies to keep their students on their toes and get

them excited about learning. Although some strategies

have failed, others have been found to be quite effective.

Explore 10 teacher-tested ways to keep your class

interesting so your students will stay engaged all the time.

1. Incorporate Mystery Into Your Lessons

Learning may be the most fun for your students when

they don't know what to expect. Try to incorporate a

sense of surprise and mystery into your lessons. When

you're about to unveil a new lesson, give students a new

clue each day up until the last day before the start of the

lesson. This is a fun way to make your lesson mysterious,

and you may find that your students are actually looking

forward to finding out what they'll be learning about

next.

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