50 Inspirational

Teaching
Cards
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Quotes & Sayings to

motivate, inspire, &
rejuvenate...that
…Energizers …

engage your students!!

Copyright © 2016 Wise Guys

 Relevant! Motivate!
The key to
motivating
difficult
Motivated students
students is
usually do not create to connect
behavior problems. with them.

Excitement! Creativity!

Keep yourself
energized- make every Build something
day exciting- even if into every lesson
it’s a certain type of that you look
sandwich for your lunch! forward to teaching.
Positive! Empower!

Keep yourself mentally

healthy by staying
optimistic and Welcome and include
enthusiastic. Try to
remember why
ALL students into
you became a teacher. your classroom!!

Connect! Happiness!

Build positive Students feel successful

when they feel safe
connections with all and feel part of the
of your students. school community.
 Persevere! Engage!
Refuse to The more a
give up on student
disruptive does, the
students... more he or
they need you! she learns.

Worthiness!
Teach appropriate
Patience!
and expected
behaviors. It’s
unfair to expect
students to do Allow some time for
certain things the change to occur with
right way without a student’s behavior.
you teaching the Change does not
expectations. occur over night.
 Openness!
Inquiry!
To help with engagement Provide students
and purpose, ask focusing with choices in
questions at the beginning
of each lesson. their learning.

Encourage! Enjoyment!
Encourage
your students
to set
behavior and
academic
Make every
goals. day unique.
Inspire! Believe!

Adopt a student Believe in

that is in need. every student.

Lead! Acceptance!
Students must
Remember, view the
all kids have school as a safe
environment
dreams and otherwise they
hopes for will be unwilling
to tear down their
the future. protective wall.
 Believe! Compassion!

Acknowledge the feelings

Students will be more that a student is
engaged if they believe displaying and then offer
what they are learning is them alternatives to
useful and meaningful. a wrong behavior.

Acceptance!
Fairness!
You can be
fair without
Understand that always having
dealing with to treat
student behavior is everyone the
part of the job. same.
Opportunity!
Courtesy!
Students need
opportunities to
be heard. Be an
Students must be active listener
given the tools and without agreeing
techniques to change or disagreeing.
poor behavior.

Genuine! Motivation!

Consequences should
flow directly from Motivate students-
the behavior. don’t manipulate them.
Inspire! Enthusiasm!
Motivation is
something
that is
created with The way you present
the interests yourself to students
of the student will affect their
in mind. learning and energy.

Devotion! Acceptance!

Schools are for all

children- not just Learning something is
the good ones. better than nothing .
Be Amazing! Be Yourself!
Do the
best job
you can-
your Let them know who you
students are. Share a funny
story about something
will notice. that happened to you.

Encourage!

Caring!
Ask how things Send positive messages
are outside home- especially to the
of the classroom. most difficult students.
Devotion! Acknowledge!
Make a difference today!!

Once you
become a
teacher, you
Recognize the
care, not just smallest of
about education,
but about the achievements.
Remember- be positive!!
whole child.

Laugh with someone today!! Make a difference today!!

Optimism!
Challenge is
a universal
Do not fail a motivator!!
student who tries. Motivate!
Remarkable! Acknowledge!
Every child
deserves a
champion- a One part of your
teacher who job is to understand
never gives the friendships
up on them. of your students.
Be a champion today!! Build a positive community!!

Excellence! Kindness!

“Tell me and I forget. Go out of your way

Teach me and I remember. each day to do
Involve me and I learn.”
~Ben Franklin~ something kind.
Show your excellence today!! Give a compliment today!!
 Imagine! Inspiration!
“The mediocre teacher tells.
The good teacher explains.
“Logic will get you from A The superior teacher
to B. Imagination will take demonstrates. The great
you everywhere.” teacher inspires.”
~Albert Einstein~ ~William A. Ward~
Build imagination today!! Inspire someone today!!

Laugh! Future!
“The best way
to predict your
“Laughter is timeless. future is
Imagination has no age. to create it.”
And dreams are forever.” ~Abe Lincoln~
~Walt Disney~
Laugh with someone today!! Have your students set goals!
Thinking! Believe!
“I like the teacher
who gives you
something to take
“Everybody is a genius. But if
home to think you judge a fish by its ability to
about besides climb a tree it will live its whole
homework.” life believing that it is stupid.”
~Lily Tomlin~ ~Anonymous~

Have your students think today!! Fish don’t climb trees!