Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> One of the greatest favors you can do for yourself as a classroom teacher is to learn to get the kids’ attention.<br> <br> Sounds easy enough, doesn’t it?<br> <br> Most definitely.<br> <br> Unfortunately, it is not that easy and too often this is where the adult takes a short cut.<br> You risk being run over by a freight train. <br> <br> Quite simply once many kids realize that you don’t have a real way of starting class...your honeymoon is over.<br> <br> Once they realize that you don’t have a way of getting their attention...you are soon going to find yourself talking over or above the kids' voices when you shouldn’t.<br> <br> You have to have a way to start class and getting the kids’ attention. This is not a time to reason, plead or wish they would do what you say. You have to make getting their attention something that you always do.<br> <br> In today’s episode, I am focused on the importance of getting the kids’ attention.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Here are my 5 Steps to Starting Class Right<br> <br> <br> <br> Know what you are going to do.<br> <br> <br> Explain it to them<br> <br> <br> Practice it<br> <br> <br> Do it again<br> <br> <br> Revisit<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Here is an example of what that special piece of carpeting might look like.<br> <br> Listen to <a href="http://teachinglearningleadingk12.podbean.com/e/episode-42-first-year-teaching-with-mrs-melanie-knight/">Episode 42</a> and my talk with first-year teacher <a href="http://teachinglearningleadingk12.podbean.com/e/episode-42-first-year-teaching-with-mrs-melanie-knight/">Melanie Knight to hear her talk about the carpet</a> and other things. (She is now a 3rd-year teacher)<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Enjoy working with the kids.<br> <br> Thanks for listening.<br> <br> <br> Check out my interview with Ms Hair an elementary teacher who talks about deer antlers.<br> <a href="http://teachinglearningleadingk12.podbean.com/e/episode-24-teaching-first-grade-with-tonya-hair/">Episode 24: Teaching First Grade with Tonya Hair</a>.<br> <br> <a href="http://www.effectiveteaching.com/">Check out info from Dr. Harry Wong on Gimme Five and other ways of getting the attention of your class.</a><br> <br> <a href="http://blog.maketaketeach.com/the-importance-of-teaching-procedures-in-the-classroom/">http://blog.maketaketeach.com/the-importance-of-teaching-procedures-in-the-classroom/</a><br> <br> <br> Here is a Gimme Five Poster<br> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Whole-Body-Listening-Give-Me-Five-Posters-Back-to-School-Beginning-of-the-Year-1282549">https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Whole-Body-Listening-Give-Me-Five-Posters-Back-to-School-Beginning-of-the-Year-1282549</a><br> Here are some thoughts about Call Backs<br> <a href="http://herdingkats.blogspot.com/2015/03/using-call-backs-after-spring-break.html">http://herdingkats.blogspot.com/2015/03/using-call-backs-after-spring-break.html</a><br> <br> Also...Call Backs here.<br> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Whole-Brain-Teaching-Attention-Please-Attention-Getters-FREE-1779054">https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Whole-Brain-Teaching-Attention-Please-Attention-Getters-FREE-1779054</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Length - 17:24<br> <br>
