Meet Learners' Needs and Goals
Make sure your curriculum and methods meet the needs and goals of your learners. Meaningful content goes a long way in motivating students, so make it a top priority to discover your learners' needs and engage them. To illustrate this point, consider the following:
o Early primary students have high needs for security and predictability.
o tweens (kids who are approximately 9-12 years old) have a strong need to explore and try things out physically
o Early teenagers have strong social needs: they want to be accepted.
o Middle teenagers have a strong need for autonomy (and mate selection!) and independence.