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1 thought on “Transitions”
I’m not exactly sure if this is what you are looking for, but it may be of some help in any case. Elementary school teachers are transition experts. We can steal many of the things that they utilize and adapt them for our classes.
1. A signal. I know, I know, I’m a broken record on this, but it is so simple and so effective. You say something, they say something and then ARE SILENT AND LOOKING AT YOU READY FOR THE NEXT INSTRUCTION. I try to use high frequency phrases in L2, but song lines, rhymes, clapping pattern, whatever works.
2. When passing out papers or drawing materials etc, play a song in L2 that the students know and will follow. Or sing. :o)
3. Time everything…or at least pretend to. “I’m starting you off with two minutes to read this paragraph and underline what you understand.” (It doesn’t matter if it is really two minutes!) “Pass all quizzes up by the count of 15”
4. Give them a “heads up’. If they are finishing up a freewrite, let them know when there are two minutes left. Before I collect papers I always say, “Finish up the thought you are working on.” It’s a heads-up that a transition is coming.
If you are laid back, and a total “go with the flow” kind of person, these things may seem a little weird. But they do work and they help the students who are wired differently than you are to anticipate what is coming, or when something different is going to happen.
with love,
Laurie