3 Tools For Keeping Students Engaged During Classroom Lessons

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Keeping students engaged is a great preventative classroom management strategy. But maybe you’re asking yourself, “How could I possibly keep an entire class engaged for the whole lesson?” Today, I am sharing some of my favorite engaging activities for you to do with your students!

In this episode, I am breaking down how to use 3 tools that are fun and engaging for your students. I am explaining how to effectively implement scoot games, escape rooms, and game shows into your lessons to keep your students engaged, learning, and on task. These lesson ideas take a little more prep but are so worth it to see your students interact and enjoy your lessons!

Are you feeling overwhelmed at the thought of the school year starting and teaching classroom lessons? I’m here to help! Join my FREE live masterclass, “Three Mistakes Counselors Make in the Classroom and What to do Instead.” I’ll be teaching you how to keep students engaged, manage behaviors, and measure your lesson’s effectiveness.

Some topics covered in this episode are:

• Information about my FREE live masterclass, “Three Mistakes Counselors Make in the Classroom and What to do Instead.”

• How to use scoot games effectively in your classroom lessons and tips to help make the game even more fun

• What an escape room is and how I use them in my lessons

• Why game shows make a great, easy prep lesson activity

Resources Mentioned:

• FREEBIE! Class Lesson Cheat Sheet

• FREE live masterclass: Three Mistakes Counselors Make in the Classroom and What to do Instead

• 15 Strategies to Engage Your Students Cheat Sheet (FREEBIE!)

• Self-Regulation Scoot Game

• Mission: Meet the Counselor

• Meet the Counselor Game Show

• Join my school counselor membership IMPACT here!

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More About School Counseling Simplified:

School Counseling Simplified is a podcast offering easy to implement strategies for busy school counselors. The host, Rachel Davis from Bright Futures Counseling, shares tips and tricks she has learned from her years of experience as a school counselor both in the US and at an international school in Costa Rica.

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