Hi Angela, I use learning teams, competitions and special projects to keep my students interested and engaged. For example I will break the class up into small groups of 5-6 students and then assign them to draw on a flip chart an example of a concept we are studying. One concept last week was documentation. So I had them draw with figures and symbols the work documentation. They drew a stick figure of a doctor, a female sheep (ewe) and then a breath mint. Doc-ewe-mint. Another groups dealt with another topic, another a different topic until each group had an assignment. We then posted the sheets with the drawings on the wall. Everyone had a good laugh but they could remember each concept they needed from the class for that night. The key is to engage their minds, bodies and interest in as many different ways as you can to keep the class moving forward. Gary