Lining up students

Every teacher lines their students up multiple times a day.  It’s very important to line your students up quickly and quietly, so there’s less time in the transition mode of the day and more time in the teaching mode of the day. Lining up is easy to do. Lining up is easy to do. When you take care of only you. When you take care of only you. Feet together. Feet together. Hands by your side. Hands by your side. When we get together, When we get together, we can make a line. We can make a line. Each week I have a word of the day, and they know that when I say the word of the day and clap, my students know that that word of the day means, “go.” When I say the word of the day, please get ready to line up. “Stagger.” Sometimes, short and sweet is the very best method. Hands to your heart. Hands to your heart. Ready, let’s start. Ready, let’s start. Eyes on the door, feet on the floor, hands behind your back and you say no more. I don’t just use these methods for lining up my students in my classroom. I also use them outside of my classroom when we’re going to lunch, or when we’re waiting in line to use the restroom. There’s so many times of the day when we are in transition mode, that when students start hearing me say one of the lining up procedures, then they know that it’s time to get their hands to their side, lock their lips and get ready to transition. Try one of these in your classroom this week.