Most teachers find a timer useful to keep on track. The sacred lecture can be broken up in several ways. As the facilitator, the teacher can lengthen or shorten the activity depending on the students' reactions and enthusiasm. Huge projects must be broken into measurable steps with time deadlines to keep students on task. Simple solutions include looking at pictures, moving around the room, asking questions or performing a quick task.
Activities can include cooperative learning techniques.
Group tasks should always have assigned jobs and measurable outcomes. Students can role-play, brainstorm, demonstrate, experiment, act it out, draw the concept and play games. These activities will appeal to the different learning styles as outlined by Gardener and involve more of the students. Create activities that can be tackled and presented in different ways so that the students can exercise their particular talents while learning. It is important to plan opportunities for movement.