Transitional+Ideas

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2. Transition Cards: Pull one for each transition, or one for the day and students will transition the same way all day. 3. Transition to songs: Each day new music genre. When they hear the music they can dance or sing but they need to begin moving and getting ready for the next subject because when that song is over they need to be ready to start the next activity. (Will pre-make cd's or playlist on my ipod)
 * 1) Monday: Acoustic guitar
 * 2) Tuesday: African tribal music
 * 3) Wednesday: Classical music
 * 4) Thursday: Nature sounds
 * 5) Friday: Silly songs

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5. Transition to Just Dance song media type="custom" key="24468174"

6. High-5:
 * 1) Have the students stand in a circle
 * 2) Teacher starts by giving the person to their left a high-5 and greeting them by name Ex.) Good morning/afternoon Susie. I hope you finish the day strong.
 * 3) Students can change the last part but they need to say something positive along those lines

7. Bathroom beak: A teacher could transition with a bathroom break, maybe washing hands before lunch also.

8. Ticket out the door: A teacher could give a small assessment to check for understanding and have the students turn them in. Once all the tickets are in the class can move on to the next activity. The students do not actually have to leave the room for a teacher to use this.

9. Reading aloud: Have a book on hand that you are reading to your class a little at a time when you have a few minutes to spare. The students will find out what happens in the next chapter and they get to view you as a reader not just their teacher.

10. Heads down: If the students are restless one day a good idea for a transition would be to turn a light out and let them rest their brains for a few minutes (2-3). This will give them time to rest and regroup before the next activity. I think that this should not be done daily, just every once and a while.

11. Ask siri:
 * 1) At the begging of each week have the students think of a question that they would like to have answered.
 * 2) Let the students write down their question on a sticky note and put it on a pre-made poster titled "We Want to Know..." ( Its okay if they all don't have a question. Also if the poster fills up too fast you can ask for new questions every other week or every month.)
 * 3) When there is extra time or you would like to use it as the transition for the day ask Siri (on your smartphone) a question or two.


 * With help from Teaching Channel, Youtube, Teacher Pay Teacher, Pinterest, and Mrs. Farmer