You know that point in the day when the volume starts amping up? Bring down the noise level and help your students focus with these call-and-response routines. For each routine, we tell you what the teacher should say and how students should respond. Kids love them, and these classroom attention-getters really work!
We’ve shared 9 of our favorite attention-getters below, but there are 14 more in our printable version. Just submit your email here to get the printable version, and feel free to share it with a teacher friend!
- Teacher asks: “Ready to listen?”
Students respond: “Ready to learn!” - Teacher asks: “All set?” (Clap, clap, clap)
Students respond: “You bet!” (Clap, clap, clap) - Teacher says: “Quiet on the set.”
Students respond: “Action!” - Teacher says: “Surf’s up!”
Students respond: “Shhhh!” - Teacher asks: “Ready to rock?”
Students respond: “Ready to roll!” - Teacher says: “Hands on top.”
Students respond: “That means stop!” - Teachers asks: “Ready, set?”
Students respond: “You bet!” - Teacher says: “Chicka, chicka.”
Students respond: “Boom, boom!” - Teacher says: “When I say PEACE, you say QUIET. Peace…”
Students respond: “…Quiet!”