"Everything can be turned into a learning exercise," she murmured. "I'm going to shoot for teaching that way ... sort of trick them into learning by making things interesting like that. Life stories and 'did you know's and the like."
She smiled, then shrugged. "I don't imagine that will work very well on the older lot, but it should be okay for the thirds and most of the fourths."
Her strategy for the older kids was to impress them with Muggle ways and devices. Of course, theoretically, the older ones would know whether or not they had an active interest in the topic, and would want to learn anyway.