Read through the student engagement strategies - how have you used these? - blog post
Come up with a list of 15 things that kids aged 6 - 10 are currently excited about - research! Learn about them!
Write a blog post about the teacher that keeps you most engaged - watch what they do and explain.
Maintaining attention is a problem that I encountered a lot when I had big groups to deal with, and reading through the engagement strategies helped me learn some things.
Connecting to the real world - Helps a lot with showing kids why they would use something, or why we are teaching it. It also helps with kids who are being difficult and may help them engage.
Engage with your student's interests - I used this strategy to connect with students, and it also helps build the relationship with your students, giving them more respect.
Fill "Dead time" - This can be useful when you have run out of stuff to do in a lesson, and can also help if you happen to have people in your class that learn at a slower rate, and you need to give them time.
Use group work and collaboration - This method works well when people are