Fun Classroom Engagment Strategies

Learning is so much fun!

Learning can be so much fun. All you need to do is be creative. 

Sometimes take your students outside the classroom, allow them connect with things in their environment. Help them link what they see to whatever lesson they're being taught. You can also infuse games to the lesson-it really works!

A Fun Game  I Play With My Students

One simple way I bring fun into my classroom is by adding a game twist to vocabulary review. 

Here's how it works:

1. I tell students to pick a partner they're comfortable with. (This matters because I usually assign seats and partners, so this gives them some choice,)

2. Each pair plays a quick round Rock-Paper-Scissors.

3. The winner gets to choose:

• Any word from the Vocabulary wall (e.g., friction, convergent subduction, solute, digestion, etc.)

• A word for their partner to use as well

4. On their packet (a worksheet that has a blank side), each student will either:

• Draw what the word means

• Define it

• or Explain the process the word describes

5. I walk around the class and check each group's work.

• Each correct answer earns 10 points

• They do this activity for six turns

• The partner with the highest score at the end wins an incentive!

This Isn't a One-Size-Fits All

This kind of activity may not work the same way for every teacher or classroom, and that's okay! 

But here's my advice:

Be innovative. Search the internet for ideas. Talk to fellow teachers. 

You'll be amazed at how transformed your classroom can become just by changing how learning is delivered. 

Make Room for Joy in Learning 

If you do activities consistently, you'll notice:

• Students become more engaged 

• They learn without even realizing it

• You'll look forward to stepping into your classroom each day!

And guess what?

You don't have to do it everyday. It could be:

• Once a week, 

• Once a month 

• Or whenever it fits your schedule

What matters is that you're creating joyful learning moments.