Creating a plan for classroom and extracurricular activities

Creating a plan for classroom and extracurricular activities

What is often less obvious is the impact that these activities can have on a student’s performance and level of engagement in the classroom. Many teachers, when in traditional classroom settings, fail to capitalize on a student’s enthusiasm, knowledge, and leadership skills that are gained through extracurricular participation.

The following tips can help you create this engagement in your classroom by drawing on these extracurricular experiences:

Attend student events
To say teachers are busy is an understatement. There are always papers to grade and lessons to plan. Not to mention teachers occasionally like to have a life away from school. However there is no greater way to build a meaningful relationship with a student than by showing up to one of their events. Having trouble making a connection with a student? Attending a sporting event or school play may be the ice-breaker that you’ve been looking for. You will quickly realize that students pay attention to this and appreciate it. It’s one of the best investments you can make with your time.

Monitor social media
I understand that attending every ballgame or concert may not be possible. However, following the school team on Twitter is. Social media allows you to be informed about what’s going on with your students while they’re not in your classroom. The basketball team may be beating their biggest rival while you’re home in your pajamas grading papers. No matter what the event may be, you can follow the action and keep yourself looped in on what excites your students. The key is to follow up with students the next day in class. A “congrats on the big win” goes a long way in building student rapport.

Make connections in the classroom
No matter the grade level, or the subject matter, you can find some connection in your classroom to nearly every extracurricular activity. Use examples in class that are relevant to your students’ lives. Talking about wavelength in science? Bingo! Use your band and orchestra students as examples. Introducing the concept of dialogue? Give examples from the recent school musical (that you were at or read all about on social media)! When you make the content relevant to students, you will increase engagement and their interest in learning. And you’ll show them how what they’re learning in books and on paper also applies to and impacts real life.

Allow students to share
Clubs and extracurricular activities can allow students to become “resident experts” on topics ranging from archery to debate. Allow these students to share their knowledge and expertise in the classroom. Likewise, the captain of the soccer team will potentially have leadership skills that you can put to work in the classroom. Students walk into your classroom each and every day with a life full of experiences and knowledge.

Extra-curricular activities play a huge role in helping to engage students. Don’t squander the opportunity to bring that level of engagement into your classroom. By following these five pieces of advice, you’ll be sure to engage students with your lessons – and, above all else, show them that you personally care.

You’ve taught your students about the world—now make the world their classroom.

Here I am going to give some details about the extra-curricular activities in School

1 Access to basic education Every child should attend school full-time for at least nine years, and should have access to a school place in the public sector throughout the period of compulsory education.

2 Access to post-compulsory education Beyond the ninth year, there should be enough full-time school places in the public sector to meet demand from the community for well educated citizens, and demand from students willing and able to benefit from further study.

3 Variety of approaches The Government should encourage a variety of approaches to meeting the aims of school education, and should ensure a suitable level of resources to support each approach.

4 Parental choice As far as possible, parents should be able to choose the type of education best suited to their children, and should have adequate information on which to make informed choices.

5 General aim: individual viewpoint Every school should help all its students, whatever their level of ability, and including those with special educational needs, to develop their potential as fully as possible in both academic and non-academic directions.