Classroom Jobs!
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/ideas-classroom-jobs
Sometimes, the troublemakers are just asking for attention. Build the attention into the class to reward good behavior!
Using Sign Language
http://www.newmanagement.com/main/sign_language.html
Has it happened where the class is having a great conversation, and then you call on a student who asks, "Can I go to the bathroom?" Cut out the mystery. Have a different hand signal so you know ahead of time a student's intention - bathroom, question, answer, comment, etc.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/ideas-classroom-jobs
Sometimes, the troublemakers are just asking for attention. Build the attention into the class to reward good behavior!
Using Sign Language
http://www.newmanagement.com/main/sign_language.html
Has it happened where the class is having a great conversation, and then you call on a student who asks, "Can I go to the bathroom?" Cut out the mystery. Have a different hand signal so you know ahead of time a student's intention - bathroom, question, answer, comment, etc.
