FIGURE 15.2 Types of rituals
o Seasonal rituals can be related to one of the seasons, the solstice, the full moon, an annual event, or any of the holidays, including international holidays and celebrations.
o Greeting rituals catch students at the door with a smile, a handshake, and or an affirmation, setting the stage for a productive learning day
o Attendance rituals may require that students check in with their team leader to get attendance handled in 30 seconds or less
o Review rituals focus on a review word or a new vocabulary word from the previous day's lesson.
o Coming attractions rituals are a way to give students a global overview of the material to be learned that day.
o Stretching rituals get students to stand up and take a minute or so to stretch Walk-and-talk rituals get students to go outside with a partner for a 10-minute walk.
o Daily mapping rituals support better error correction and memory consolidation.
o Partner teaching rituals start when a project or assignment is completed, are formed, and one partner teaches about his or her mind map (or project) for a particular time period, then the other one does the same.
o Leaving class rituals give a big finish to the learning
How Do I Get Started?
You have just three steps to start the magic in your class First, pick a recurring problem to solve. The list on page 142 highlights a dozen common class room issues or problems to solve. Second, develop a ritual to solve the problem Finally, set a time and day, and then try the ritual. Your enthusiasm and consistency matter most. you are tentative or bored with it, don't use it. Be excited about it and act as if you know it'll work. Start simple, using just one ritual until you learn to automate it. Tweak it so that you get more comfortable and consistent with it You ought to be able to keep rituals going in the same way that professional jugglers keep many balls in the air effortlessly: they start with just two and work way up to five, six, or seven. With rituals, start with just one. Do it until it automated, and then add one more
FIGURE 15.2 Types of ritualso Seasonal rituals can be related to one of the seasons, the solstice, the full moon, an annual event, or any of the holidays, including international holidays and celebrations. o Greeting rituals catch students at the door with a smile, a handshake, and or an affirmation, setting the stage for a productive learning dayo Attendance rituals may require that students check in with their team leader to get attendance handled in 30 seconds or less o Review rituals focus on a review word or a new vocabulary word from the previous day's lesson. o Coming attractions rituals are a way to give students a global overview of the material to be learned that day. o Stretching rituals get students to stand up and take a minute or so to stretch Walk-and-talk rituals get students to go outside with a partner for a 10-minute walk.o Daily mapping rituals support better error correction and memory consolidation.o Partner teaching rituals start when a project or assignment is completed, are formed, and one partner teaches about his or her mind map (or project) for a particular time period, then the other one does the same.o Leaving class rituals give a big finish to the learning How Do I Get Started? You have just three steps to start the magic in your class First, pick a recurring problem to solve. The list on page 142 highlights a dozen common class room issues or problems to solve. Second, develop a ritual to solve the problem Finally, set a time and day, and then try the ritual. Your enthusiasm and consistency matter most. you are tentative or bored with it, don't use it. Be excited about it and act as if you know it'll work. Start simple, using just one ritual until you learn to automate it. Tweak it so that you get more comfortable and consistent with it You ought to be able to keep rituals going in the same way that professional jugglers keep many balls in the air effortlessly: they start with just two and work way up to five, six, or seven. With rituals, start with just one. Do it until it automated, and then add one more
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