Boomer Sooner
This tool is a call and response. The teacher calls out “Boomer” and the Students yell back “Sooner” while stopping side conversation and facing the teacher.
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Brain Breaks. Movements Cards for The Classroom
Brain breaks are a very useful and help tool to use managing a classroom. Student of all ages are not made to sit in a classroom all day without a break. Allowing and offering brain breaks to students will benefit their education positively.
Setting Daily Agenda
Creating an agenda each day can be very beneficial to students reviewing what is going to take place each day and checking off items as they are completed helps to build a sense of accomplishment and helps students know what is coming up next. This helps students know the classroom routine and gives them a sense of predictability.
Kindness Train
The kindness chain is an activity where all students are writing down kind, positive, and encouraging messages for their peers on a piece of paper. At the end of the activity all the students have a list of these notes to keep! This helps build classroom community as well as self-confidence for students.
Silent Light
Similar to Silent Hand or Quiet Coyote already listed on this website, Silent Light is another attention-getter technique to quickly transition, or bring the noise level down when the classroom becomes too loud. Turn the silent light on when attention is needed and listen as your students begin to settle down once they notice the light is on.
Ready-Stop-Go Cups
This tool is helpful because it allows for students to communicate with the instructor when they are working, and when they are ready to move on. This tool can be used individually per student or with groups. The cup will be flipped upside down when working, and right side up when the student(s) are ready for the next step.
Classroom Promise
This is a promise that is made up of students’ expectations for their classroom. This promise really creates the classroom climate that not only they teach would like, the students as well!
Mystery Motivator
Mystery Motivator is a reinforcement strategy that uses anticipation and surprise to motivate students to engage in the desired behavior. This strategy can be implemented with and individual student or the entire class.
Chair Rubber Bands
Chair rubber bands are thick rubber bands that go around the front two legs of a chair. The rubber band allows students to fidget with their feet by kicking or bouncing the band on their chairs.
Flashlight Friday
The teacher has students find a partner. Each partnership receives one flashlight. The teacher turns off the lights and the student’s partner reads for 15 minutes.
