Funny attention grabbers

Great for classroom management.

The 'Jaws' theme isn't exactly our idea of a summer jam.

Have you ever used Class-Yes to get your class' attention? I LOVE it and it's so much fun to vary its delivery. There are at least a thousand ways to say Class-Yes in your class and a few of them live on this post HERE. Some new ideas I have been trying are shouting out math facts (addition only, for now) and having my kids reply with the answer. For example, doing some doubles one time, or all combinations of ten for another. It typically takes me 2-3 times to have the entire class'…

I figure if I am going to have a blog..I should..you know..type out words and junk. What better way to start than a linky party?I’m linking up with Cara from the First Grade Parade (who I mig…

Try to guess what idiom is illustrated and click to see if you were right! You can check out more illustrations by Roisin Hahessy at: www.rosha.ie.

How I envision any important messages will need to be conveyed in our homefor the foreseeable future In short, adult conversation doesn’t exist when you have young kids in the home. One morning recently my husband started telling me a story (obviously about our kids, b/c what else would we talk about?) Husband: “So Isaac started […]

All set? You bet! Looking for funny attention-getters for your class? Look no further – here you’ll find brilliant class attention-getters that kids will love.

I teach reading at an elementary school. I love what I do! I wanted to share some "ways to praise" that we use in my classroom. These ...

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