Transition+Ideas

=Transition Ideas =


 * Get in a quiet line before leaving the classroom.
 * Before leaving for specialty class teacher looks for those being quiet and working on their morning work and lets those go first.
 * When moving to rug students must do so quietly or have to all go back to seats and try again.
 * Teacher makes clean up a game by having students pick up as many pieces of trash as they can.
 * At end of day students cannot leave to go home until room is clean.
 * When getting students attention to make a transition, teacher raises hand and says "give me three, one, two, three" and then gives further instruction.
 * When lining up for lunch class sings a long with teacher about where they should be and how they should behave in line.
 * Teacher will use clapping strategy to get students attention. She will say "clap once if you can hear me" and some students will clap; repeat by saying "clap twice if you can hear me" and more students will clap along. She will repeat this until she has the students' attention.
 * Playing upbeat music gets students' attention to hear what they are to do next.
 * The students love guessing games the teacher will ask while she prepares for transition and it keeps them focused.
 * While preparing for their next lesson, students love playing the quiet game.