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"I cannot begin the lesson until every mouth is closed and every eye is on me!"
entrance activity Arrive in the classroom before the first student, and greet each student individually. Get each student interested in a reading assignment, a worksheet, or an arts-and-crafts activity. Now that all of the students are present, and now that you got the students in a compliant mood, you can begin an organized lesson - preferably one which is feasible with some of the students still finishing up the entrance activity. transition activity This technique seems to be common knowledge in day care centers, but not in elementary and secondary schools. A transition activity consists of elements of the activity being left and the activity being approached. I once saw a day care worker read Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. When it was time for the children to go to the next room, they all slowly crept as if they themselves were wild things. Some may prefer to call this a segue. It's all right with me if you use either name. the teaser I borrow this technique from the TV/movie business. The scene opens with a conversation or image which puzzles the viewer. This causes the viewer to focus attention in order to resolve this puzzlement. When I was student teaching, I began a lesson on pronouns with this story: Once upon a time, there was a man named Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakoff. When Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakoff's alarm clock rang in the morning, Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakoff shut it off and got out of bed. Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakoff got dressed and ate breakfast. Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakoff went outside and locked the door. Then Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakoff stood at the corner and waited for the bus. When the bus arrived at the building where Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakoff worked, Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakoff got off the bus. Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakoff took the elevator and got off at the fifth floor. I then asked, "What's wrong with this story?" Why, it could be condensed with a few pronouns! If you can think of any other ideas, then log into the discussion page and tell us about them!
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