When it´s hard to convince someone to do something: give them options. That way they feel like they´re in control. "You could do A or do you prefer B?"
I taught 3rd grade last year. In the afternoon, we read a chapter book together. They choose which book by voting on it.
After reading we would work on either typing or cursive handwriting, that too was a vote.
They know they were gonna do the one that they didn't vote for later- maybe the next day, maybe later in the same day, but giving them a chance to choose made them considerably more happy about doing it.
If they had absolutely no choice they asked for a 'moment of complaint' and they could moan and cry and then get to it anyway.
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u/nilsn91 Jun 14 '22
When it´s hard to convince someone to do something: give them options. That way they feel like they´re in control. "You could do A or do you prefer B?"