Wouldn’t it be nice if your homeschool students were excited about what they are going to learn next? By building up anticipation in your children you can actually help them boost their learning. Here are some tricks you can use.
Build Up Suspense
When you know what you will be teaching next week, give your homeschool students little hints and clues to guess what they will be taught. Tell them the more appealing aspects of what you will be doing in the classroom. Let them anticipate the fun they will have. It is a mental game of seek which will have them guessing what part of the syllabus they are going to cover next.
Let Them Feel Accomplished
Make a big goal and tag it on to the noticeboard on the wall. If they need to study 10 chapters make ten tiny sections below the written goal. Now each time they finish a chapter they get to color in one section. That way there is a visual representation of the syllabus that they have completed. As they see their progress every day they will stay motivated to keep learning.
Give Them Pleasant Surprises
A pop quiz does not have to be an event to dread. Instead of making the homeschool students fear it, have them anticipate it. This can be done by creating inbuilt rewards for them. Each question correctly answered can win them treats that they look forward to. Each pop quiz will then be eagerly anticipated as a good way to earn treats. The treats don’t have to be edible or even things you need to buy. Stuff like getting out of chores will also work.
Allow Video Games and Smartphones for an Hour Everyday in Class
They way we learn is changing as the technology we use changes. Pick a video game in which the decisions of the player are based on informed choices. This will help them learn more as they go into higher levels. Let them also get some time with the smartphone to fill in answers to questions that may have arisen during the actually learning process. Both events will be anticipated eagerly.
