• to get students to quiet down say, “If you can hear me clap once”. As more students join in, make your voice softer.
  • when students are seated at their desks say “pencil” and they put both hands above their heads to form a pencil. Then say “turtle” and they lay their heads on the desks to be quiet and listen.
  • print out images of school supplies such as glue, scissors, eraser, pencil, etc. Laminate them and glue magnets to the back. When describing an activity to the class put the materials needed on the board
  • start collecting children’s books now in case you teach a class at that reading level
  • if a student has behaviour issues get a small notebook to write messages back and forth with the parents in. send with the student at the end of the day if needed
  • Have goals for students to work towards such as popsicle day, movie, etc.
  • practise writing on a whiteboard!!
  • always have stickers on hand
  • have colour coded duo-tangs for classes ex) English is red, math is yellow, etc
  • assign small jobs to students such as line leader, hand out-helper, etc.