Showing posts with label stop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stop. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Fun Way to Get Your Kids to Stop Chatting!
This idea is actually a gem that one of my students thought of a few years ago! One of my classes favorite YouTube videos was this one... "If Youre a Boy" from Harry Kindergarten.
Well... my kids were chatty one day and I said "If youre a boy zip your lips." One of my girls said "If youre a boy, a boy, if youre a boy zip your lips!" And so a new tradition was born!
When my kids get chatty, all I do is start to sing the song!
If theyre extra loud, I have them do actions that will get the other students attention (e.g. ones that make them move more or make more noise) such as: pat your legs, jump up and down or clap your hands.
If theres only one or two students chatting, I usually do more silent action, such as zip your lips, fold your hands.
I actually also use this to get my students to clean up at the end of their writing period. I break it down step by step for them (since theyre kindergarten), so Ill say "If youre a boy, a boy, if youre a boy put your crayon away." Then I follow it by fold your hands, push in your chair, and walk to the carpet.
How do you get your kids to quiet down!
Monday, March 2, 2015
The One Stop Learning Blog
ONE STOP LEARNING
"As I have progressed along my journey as an educator, I have come to better appreciate that teaching is about sharing—sharing what I have learned with others, including the public at large. This blog is my expression, my way of sharing my passion on the issue of teaching and learning, lifelong learning and education in general. It is also intended as a repository of resources related to teaching and learning. This is my humble attempt to put together useful links, articles, websites, presentations, videos, etc. in one place -- for my own reference and for those who are interested to learn more about teaching and learning...more"
I am always thrilled to discover new edublogs from educators in Higher Education in Malaysia passionate about sharing their learning discoveries and journeys. This blog by Prof. Karim has already been around since November 2010, so it is not totally new, but without doubt worth sharing here. Interestingly, we met during a workshop (National E-Learning Road Map) late last year (2010), and have since communicated through Twitter (@biopolimer) and e-mail, but ironically I didnt really discover his juicy blog until today.
As the One Stop Learning blog is also Prof. Karims own reference for learning discoveries on teaching and learning, means that his motivation to keep it going goes beyond hits and fame, which is important to keep it rolling until the world discovers this gem of a blog. Besides being self-motivated to share, it is always great to know that you have readers and people willing to challenge your ideas and thoughts. If he can keep it up (like now!), I am pretty sure that this blog will achieve just that as it explores and grows.
In short, why not visit...I shall say no more... just CLICK HERE :)
- Professor Karim (Universiti Sains Malaysia)
I am always thrilled to discover new edublogs from educators in Higher Education in Malaysia passionate about sharing their learning discoveries and journeys. This blog by Prof. Karim has already been around since November 2010, so it is not totally new, but without doubt worth sharing here. Interestingly, we met during a workshop (National E-Learning Road Map) late last year (2010), and have since communicated through Twitter (@biopolimer) and e-mail, but ironically I didnt really discover his juicy blog until today.
As the One Stop Learning blog is also Prof. Karims own reference for learning discoveries on teaching and learning, means that his motivation to keep it going goes beyond hits and fame, which is important to keep it rolling until the world discovers this gem of a blog. Besides being self-motivated to share, it is always great to know that you have readers and people willing to challenge your ideas and thoughts. If he can keep it up (like now!), I am pretty sure that this blog will achieve just that as it explores and grows.
In short, why not visit...I shall say no more... just CLICK HERE :)
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