@BobbieGrennier
@BobbieGrennier
@BobbieGrennier
@BobbieGrennier
@BobbieGrennier
Use a backwards countdown or timer to keep things moving.
�Isn’t it funny how something as simple as cleaning up math manipulatives can take ten minutes if you allow it to drag on? The timer is your best friend. Tell kids they’ve got 2 minutes to get everything put away and be prepared for the next activity. You can use a real timer and put it under a document camera for students to see, or project an online timer or timer app on your IWB to display the countdown.
For really short time periods, countdown verbally and show the amount on your hands: “When I get to zero, I need you to have your backpack on and be ready to line up. 10, 9, 8…” When time is up, move on to the next activity just like you said you’d do, and let stragglers catch up without acknowledging them except to help as needed. If you’re consistent with this, students will learn you mean what you say and they have to keep pace!
@BobbieGrennier
EMC² LEarning�TIMER select:
need a different amount of time for your class activity?
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