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Transition Ideas

Transitions Sites
 * @http://mydrawings.coloringcommunity.com/74919.html- Online interactive coloring pages. Many categories to choose from and can print sheets out as well as coloring them on the smart board.
 * []- Online interactive educational games for grade levels K-5. There are games for just fun and some for key aspects that students are working on in the different grade levels.
 * []- Online interactive educational games and activities that aid in learning to read.

Silent Statue During the time between stations and going to specials the students will play silent statue. One student is picked by the teacher to start it off. This takes place on the rug, and the student chosen sits in the teachers reading chair and then picks someone that is sitting still and quiet. This will be played till it is time to go to specials or to the buses or parent pickup.

Line Up Before the year would begin I would make some laminated copies of Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, and Pluto. Depending on the number of students I will have will determine how many students will be in each group. The pictures will taped down to their desks at their seats. When it comes to time to line up I can call out the name of their character and have them line up. Later I can call out the first two letters of their characters name and have them line up. MICKEY GROUP MINNIE GROUP GOOFY GROUP PLUTO GROUP

Music During Transition Times During times in between activities or during free time I will play some Disney music. As well as when the kids come in in the mornings on special occasions.

Coloring Sheets During times in between activities or during free time the students will have the option to work on a coloring sheet that will go on the art wall.

**Quote of the Day** //Submitted by:// Lynn Bird, Pinckneyville Middle School I teach sixth grade language arts and social studies. I start off each class by going over a “Quote of the Day.” I have it written on the board and students write this quote in their Agenda book which is used to record their daily homework. Kids volunteer to explain what this quote means to them. This not only encourages kids to think beyond the books but also allows me to have a part in their character education. I have many compliments from parents because it gives them the opportunity to have an open discussion with their kids when they see the quote written. I get many of these quotes from various websites as well as off the daily Classroom Flyer from the Learning Company School. This only takes about 5-7 minutes and is a great use of class time!

**Shorten Transition Times** //Submitted by:// Cynthia Valdez, 5th Grade I would like to share a wonderful and effective transition strategry that I use. On a big green poster board, I drew a football field. (0 yards in the center and 50 yards at each end) In the beginning of the school yera, I introduced the football chart. I placed a small football on the 0 year line. I told theme that we were going to play a game for six weeks. . I was one team and the students were another. I told them that every time we had to change from one subject to another, they were going to be timed (1 min.) If everyone was ready within the time, they score 10 yards. If not, I score. The quarters are divided within weeks. At the end of the six weeks, if I win, they have to write a comprehensive report. IF they win, they get a whole day of fun educational activities and snacks. This strategry is effective, fun, exciting, and motivating.

**Silent Math** //Submitted by:// Mr. Johnson, 2nd & 4th A transition activity I have useful in both 2nd & 4th grades is Silent Math. During the times your entire class is lined up and waiting, have one child start by using fingers and hand signals to give math problems. (Example: Hold up one finger (1), then make a plus sign (+), then two fingers (1+2). Lastly, put one hand above the other facing in opposite directions for the equal sign(=).) If a student wants to answer, he/she must raise their hand to be called on. They must give the answer using fingers and hand signals. The kids love it and it keeps the noise level down!

**Sponge Activities for first grade** //Submitted by:// C. Letkeman Once the students have left for recess, I set out a bucket on each table. The buckets contain materials the students can use independently at their tables, ie play-doh, lego, peg boards, pattern blocks, tracers, felt boards, I Spy books etc. When the students come in from recess, they know there are activities at their tables, and they settle in to them quickly. This gives me a few extra minutes in case I was unable to return to the classroom immediately after recess because of outdoor supervision, a staff meeting, or dealing with an issue that arose during recess. It also give me a couple of minutes to get the next lesson’s materials organized! Each table gets the bucket for a day, and I rotate activities every week or two.

**Transition Time** //Submitted by:// P. Nicholson, 1st To make transition time faster and easier, I cut out five shapes, five times on the Ellis Die cut machine using the same sequence of different colored construction paper. Example: green, red, yellow, blue, orange bunny, frogs, crayons, etc. I label each colored shape with a number and laminate one to each student’s space at their tables. Then, when we line up or move anywhere in the room, I call a shape, color or number and those students line up first.

Jobs

 * === Students feel important when they have __ jobs __. Assign roles -- line leader, desk monitor, chalkboard washer, shoe inspector, lunch bag checker -- to elementary school students to get them involved and accountable to each other. When students are lining up for physical education, engage the shoe checker to walk the line and inform kids about untied laces. While waiting for the school bus, enroll two or three students to close the classroom door, make sure the lunch box shelf is empty and jackets aren't left on hooks. Jobs well done earn a prize and roles are rotated fairly so that everyone gets a chance. ===