The first thing on your paper
1. Name on your paper –you can save yourself from wanting to pull your hair out. Teach this song to your students and let them take to with it. You’ll have to remind them again. Better yet, give a student the responsibility to sing it as a cue for others when getting down to work as a signal that it’s also to time to work quietly. Done singing, names are done and talking is done.
2. Transitions-no matter where students to go , think about how you want them to get there. Especially crucial new teachers p-l-a-n you’re transitions until they are more routine for you to be able to pull from your “bag of tricks” and pre-warn students ahead of transitions .mix them up by singing sometimes like this example from Melissa. If you can keep a more routine schedule every day it will eliminate needing to create so many transitions to prepare students for. Rhymes and chants work great too!
3. Give me five-you can turn some core expectations, like “give me 5” and turn it into a
sing- songy set of directions to help give students your expectations or even cue
Someone into which behavior you expect to see. Practice {just for fun} and see how you can sing your way through these free posters to the tune of “London bridge” if you end with “give me five.”
MOTIVATING STUDENTS
You can create systems that work for your classroom, age group and fit your teaching style.