Today's great teaching idea comes from me! In the moments when a class has to wait in the hallway, say for a specialist teacher, I often have the students play "Quite Captain." Guest teachers - this is great because it is almost always a new game for kids and really grabs them. I tell my students I will pick my first quite captain. A quite captain is totally silent and not bothering their neighbors. That person stands before the class and has three seconds to pick the next quiet captain.
The name of the game is Quite Captain.
Before this week I had only used Quite Captain with younger students (k-1). Yesterday, I was subbing as STEM specialist and had a third grade class lined up, waiting for their classroom teacher. We gave it a shot - they loved it. This morning I am in a 4th grade classroom. They love it! This is a fun way to have the class calm and ready for the next lesson.
Image from:
http://www.clker.com/clipart-quiet-outline.html
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