Motivating Children to Learn

• children learn best when they feel valued.
• Children learn best when the experience is engaging and rewarding.
• Children learn best in a secure and supportive environment where provision is made for discovery, challenge and choice.
• Learning is most effective when each learner’s uniqueness is taken into account.
• Learning is a lifelong experience and happens at different rates and in different ways.
• Learners need to be actively involved in their learning with adequate time for being given for reflection and self-evaluation.
• Successful learners accept responsibility for their learning.
• Successful learners are motivated to create learning opportunities and use a range of strategies to achieve their goals.
• Emotion is a critical part of learning.
• People learn and make sense of things in different ways.
• Prior knowledge is a vital foundation on which to build new learning.
  
• Learning essential skills and processes will enable students to become productive life long learners.
• The parent’s role is to motivate, stimulate and facilitate student learning.
  
• Time to plan, organize and reflect with colleagues is an essential part of a productive learning community.
  
• Social interactions, interpersonal relationships and communication with others significantly influence learning.
  
• Assessment and feedback are essential elements in the learning process.
  Respect, Cooperation, Excellence, Caring, Responsibility are the key values to be taught to children while motivating them towards learning.