15/09/2026
1. Build in short brain breaks
Long periods of concentration can be tiring.
Instead of pushing through when you notice energy and focus dropping, try a short brain break.
🚶 Take a quick movement break
🧘 Do a few stretches
🎵 Change the activity for a few minutes
💬 Let students briefly chat with a partner
🌬️ Take a few slow breaths together
2. Get students moving
Learning doesn't always have to happen sitting still.
Try adding small moments of movement:
🚶 Move to different areas of the classroom
🤝 Discuss an answer with a partner
📝 Write answers on a board or wall
🙋 Stand when you've chosen an answer
3. Connect new information to something familiar
Before introducing something new, ask:
“What does this remind you of?”
Or:
“What do you already know about this?”
Connecting new information to existing knowledge can help students make meaning of what they're learning.
New information becomes easier to understand when it has somewhere to connect.
4. Give students a chance to retrieve
Before reviewing yesterday's work, try:
🧠 “What can you remember from yesterday?”
✏️ “Write down three things you remember.”
💬 “Explain the concept to a partner without looking at your notes.”
Retrieving information from memory is part of learning — not just a way of testing it.
5. Change the way students interact with information
Don't rely on just one way of engaging with a lesson.
Try combining:
👀 Seeing — diagrams, demonstrations, examples
👂 Hearing — explanations, discussions
✍️ Doing — solving, creating, practising
🗣️ Explaining — teaching a concept to someone else
Different ways of engaging can give more learners an opportunity to connect with the material.
