Motivation

We as teachers should know that motivated students are easier to teach and students who are interested in learning, learn more. So the most important part of teaching is motivating and encouraging students. Here I will present some practiced and tried strategies to keep students interested in learning..

• A teacher should act friendly and lovely especially if students are in small ages. A smile or a joke can add a positive atmosphere to the class. Keep in mind that students should love their teachers and respect them at the same time. I love to treat them as if I am their lovely friend but in limits. According to my experience, my students love English Language subject because they love me :) and I can't describe my happiness when their parents told me about this.
• A teacher should always praise her students in different ways, in words, actions, and awards.. Although it's my first year in teaching but I did an excellent idea to motivate my students. My effective idea was about giving my students cards with their names, and the one who collects 10 cards, can get awards from the principle of the school. Students get the cards only when they collect three 10/10 on the dictations, when they get more than 18/20 on any test, when they win a game or a competition in the class, and when a weak student improves himself...         Actually I didn't expect that these cards really encourage students in this way. They achieved what I want and even more! For example, my students ask for a dictation every day just to collect tens!  Also, they request and wait the exam to study more and get high marks.. They really affect positively! All the teachers started to apply this technique when they heard about it from the students. Moreover, parents noticed the progress of their children to get this marvel card!

Here are some pictures of my lovely students when they got the cards <3

Fatima & Remas

Abd Al Aziz & Walid

Shahed Al Asal