1. Stop. 2. Look at speaker. 3. Raise your hand. 4. Silently signal others. 5. Listen.

Quiet Signal

(Goal: Silence in 5 seconds or less!)

Teacher Says “Red Robin”Response “Yum!”

Other Attention GrabbersHands On Top……. That Means StopHocus Pocus….. Everybody FocusShark Bait…. Oh-ha-haBa-da-ba-ba-ba….. I’m loving itFlat Tire…. Pump it UpReady to Rock…. Ready to RollChicka Chicka…… Boom BoomTootsie Roll, Lollipop…. We’ve been talking

now let’s stop

Fist Bump PraisesTurkey: Partner A is the body (Closed Fist)

Partner B are the feathers (Open Hand)Reindeer: Partner A are the antlers (Two Open

Hands)Partner B is the head (Closed Fist)

Snail: Partner A is the body (Closed Fist)Partner B are the antenna (Two Fingers)

Snowman: Partner A is the Head and Bottom (Two Fists)

Partner B is the Body (One Fist)Jelly Fish: Partner A and B Fist bump and float

away saying (BLOOP, BLOOP, BLOOP)

Some PraisesYou can’t have super without “You”

Ring, Ring good call

I’m Loving It!

You are out of sight!

You got the Power!

•Know, accept and like each other•Feel a sense of belonging

Feel sense of team identity, support, belonging

Give One – Get OneEveryone will need a pencil to write withAs a group fill in the Give One column by coming to a

consensus When the Give One Column is done stand up as a groupWhen all groups are standing teacher gives a signal to

Hand Up and Pair UpGreet (Person with longest hair shares and the other

person writes what they shared in the Get One Column)Reverse RolesPraise and Part to find a new personIf paper is filled stand on the perimeter of the room to

act as a sage if anyone left needs help

Give One – Get One Teambuilding

When time is called return to groupsPerson 1 shares an ideaContinuous Round Table until the teacher

says stop

Reflection: Timed Round Robin (#3)Think Time: “Which of the following academic

functions would this structure work best for?”Knowledge Building:

Facts and Information Procedure Learning:

Skills and ProceduresProcessing Information:

Make Meaning, Display Understanding, Digest ContentThinking Skills:

Compare/Contrast, Brainstorm, Evaluate, Cause/EffectPresenting Information:

Book Reports/Projects

Simultaneous RoundtableEveryone needs a board and markerThink Time: Story Starter: On my way to work

I saw the most unusual ….When time is given everyone will have 1

minute to write… When I say switch hand the paper to the person next to you to read

When you hear the timer ring continue to write the other persons story.

Continue until you have your original story back

Read your new story

Numbered Heads TogetherStudents are NumberedPose a Question and Give Think TimeStudents write their answers keeping board

coveredStudents put boards on head to show they are doneStudents stand up and discuss their answersStudents sit when they have agreed on an answerTeacher calls on a number and that number

student gives the answerPraise the studentsRepeat with variations

Question_____________ is the process by which water

is converted from its liquid form to its vapor form and thus transferred from land and water masses to the atmosphere.

Choral Response from teammate number ____X, X, excellent

TaskYou and two friends are ready to share your

Birthday cake. Just before you cut the cake, a 4th friend comes to join you. Show and explain what you will do.

Traveling Heads Together

1. Sculpture and clay2. Sculptor sculpts3. Sculpture Garden (a walk in

the garden)4. Switch roles5. Revisit the garden

A walk in the sculpture garden is more fun when the sculptures are human clay!