Teaching Transitions With Ease
Today I would like to share a few things to teach your students how to be transition quickly and easily. Transitions are very important in any classroom. If they are not taught consistently at the start of the school year and reinforced daily throughout the year, valuable learning time will be lost each day.
Classroom Doorbell
Last month, I ordered a classroom doorbell on Amazon. I used it as an attention getter, but the wireless doorbell that I purchased had many songs on it. It could be used as a way to transition your students from one thing to the next. There were 58 different ringtones and songs. There are holiday songs and regular children's songs. I think this would be a really fun way to have students move from one thing to the next.
Class Dojo
In my school, we use Class Dojo. It has a built in timer that is perfect for everything! I use it all the time for helping students transition from one thing to the next. If you don't have Class Dojo, there are tons of other timers floating around the internet.
Challenge
Students super love a good challenge! This one kind of goes hand in hand with tracking their transitions. This is simple. Challenge your students to transition under a certain amount of time. If they continue to meet the challenges, let them earn a little treat. I would even continue to lower the transition time to increase the challenge.