Yellow Card / Red Card
Soccer is an international sport and students really understand the yellow card / red card system. Make yourself a card and use it as a great classroom management tool! Yellow is a warning. Make sure...
View ArticleSignaling Device
Use a bell to signal stoppage and time out in your class. An acoustic signalling device really works. Use a two step approach. One ring means “FREEZE”. Boys love freezing! Another softer ring means...
View ArticleMarbles in a Jar
This is an idea for improving the co-operative spirit in the classroom (or as some may refer to it, “classroom management”). I learned it from a teacher trainer in Canada, as part of a seminar on...
View ArticleClassroom Rewards Lottery
Here’s something one of my mentor teachers did back when I was a student teacher. I don’t have any experience using it in my own classroom, but it seemed like a good idea… Many classrooms are grouped...
View ArticleChoosing Students – Chants
Mickey Mouse is the perfect way to choose a student in class. Unlike Einie Meanie Minie Moe, it allows the students to actuall participate in choosing themselves, so the teacher can avoid any...
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