"If you can hear my voice, clap once. If you can hear my voice, clap twice." is a good way to interrupt a noisy classroom. Kids notice that other kids are doing something, and they don't want to be the only ones not doing it. A nice way to get their attention.
Oh trust me, I use that about 50 times a day. However, "they don't want to be the only ones not doing it" is not exactly true... I have many that will purposely choose to be the only ones not doing it!
I tried this during my internship. It worked for the 5th grade class, but with one of my 4th grade classes they ended up just wanting to play "Simon says". This 4th grade class was really out of control with their behaviour, and nothing I, or any of their actual teachers did worked with them. I was told by two of their teachers that this class is the worst class I'll probably ever experience. So sad that they've earned the title of the worst class in the school! Wish I could figure out how to have been able to work with them.
I love these! thank you for sharing :) one I use when my class has lots of things on the floor is... 'Class there is one magic item on the floor. The first to find it gets a prize!' the children then pick up EVERYTHING from the floor and hold it. When enough time has passed I tell them what it is and then the children put the items in their hand away. Works like a charm 👏
You are clearly a teacher when you said "oh your hair hurts? Get a wet paper towel" man can I relate in my class lol. We have a frozen sponge as an icepack and it magically "cures" everything or sitting down for a rest lol Works almost every time. Mystery walker or mystery student is exactly what we need in my classroom right now.
Another Nurse Hack that I find really works with my kids is letting them know if they don't feel well or if their leg hurts or arm hurts then they probably shouldn't be playing at recess. That normally fixes the problem.
My gosh.. after going from website to website, video to video… THIS is what I needed. I am a new teacher and was beginning to find the “tried and true” classroom management tips were not doing what I need them to. Thank you so much for these specific examples and unique ideas. I will be trying every single one.
I have taught more than a decade, but thoroughly enjoy this channel. The camera hack works every time. Once you say the words, "Well let's go to the office and review the tape..." then all of a sudden everyone's amnesia of the event is crystal clear and they all confess.
A few years ago after Christmas when stocking stuffers were 1/2 priced, I bought a small sound machine from Walgreens for $5 (I think). It has 16 noises, from applause to boos and funny sounds. Getting to choose a noise is a great reward that is sooo popular with my kids.
I love these hacks. I've been teaching for more than a few decades and it is wonderful to get new ideas. For tattling, I have a tattle box with special notecards to write down your tattle AND a compliment about the child you are tattling about. This keeps me informed on the nitty-gritty and also weeds out the important things to share- if the children have to write it, sometimes it isn't worth the effort and the kids let it go. Also, it helps focus on the positive as well as the negative. Thank you for all your great ideas!
I just want to say how much I love your videos! I'm a newly qualified, secondary school, English teacher in Scotland and have just secured a permanent post 😊 your videos have helped me gain confidence in my teaching ability and have encouraged me to keep my chin up during those tough days/weeks/terms. thank you for your videos! Alyssa x
Hand Signals are super helpful!!! My school utilizes the same hand signals for all teachers even to get students attention. It is very beneficial when all the staff use the same signals, when students are with other teachers or at lunch.
Smelly spots is such a GREAT idea! I have used NOISE before as a substitute, but I like how you use the NO. I will keep these in my teacher tool box for sure. Thanks for sharing!
I think it speaks volumes how much love kids want/need, that so many clever ideas for classroom management involve kids just wanting to feel special by their teachers and peers. :) Thanks for the hacks!
Great tips! As a just starting new teacher this is so helpful as one of my biggest struggles right now is classroom management and behavior. Thank you!
Hands down best video on classroom management. Your solutions are innovative and effective and you follow up with clear and easy to follow examples. I will be using all of these!
I love the mystery student!! Keeps them on their toes :) I think it's very responsive as well not to reveal the mystery student if they don't earn the reward.
Love the tattling question hack, asking them if they're just trying to get their classmate in trouble our out of trouble. I am a work study student in an elementary school and I basically go around and help out the teachers manage their classrooms and I do one on one lesson with students who need the extra help. Since I am still in my first year of college the K-2nd graders I work with seem to have this idea that because I am not quite a real teacher I am more likely to spaz out or react to misbehavior and I am the one who they come to when they feel the need to tattle more so than the actual teacher. I am so going to try this hack on them. Love your videos by the way. They have provided great tips and inspiration. :)
@ Rachel.S I do the same job as you and i'm in my first year as well, but i go all the from K-4. I know what your going through with the tattling from the children, it can get a little hard to handle sometimes.
I always told them if someone is really going to get hurt, it's OK (good) to let an adult know. If not, I ask them to first try to work out the problem by themselves. (In our district, I believe they have certain foundations like if another student says hi to you, you have to say hi back....basics of friendliness.)
Omg thank you for this, I’m a trainee teacher and really struggling with my Y7 classroom management. I am definitely going to try the mystery student tomorrow!!
Camara in the room...I know a kindergarten teacher who tells her class to wave at the Internet thingy she has on her wall near the ceiling while she secretly texts the security lady and tells her who's doing what by name. Security lady then calls on the phone and gets put on speaker to say hello and tell certain kids what she saw. The kids get a kick out of this. :0
THANK YOU! first year teaching with no experience and this is something so easy that I can implement. You are so right when you said that when you google ‘classroom management’ that they give you very broad statements. THIS IS SOMETHING I CAN ACTUALLY USE! Sharing with all my new teacher friends!!
These are not ones that you hear everyday. I love them! I manage an after school site and I’m always looking for new classroom management tips for myself and staff. I also appreciate that these don’t require anything fancy. Thanks for these! Will definitely be using a few
Very helpful. Thank you. I’m a teaching artist and I have to teach 45 third graders and 55 fourth graders in one room all by myself twice a week. I also teach 50 middle school (grades 6, 7 and 8) students every morning. I have some strategies that work but I always like to learn some fresh new ones because I have been teaching art for almost 20 years. You just taught me a few new strategies that I am definitely going to use on Monday; especially the “noise” technique. I also liked the first one about the mystery group. I can use that one with all my classes. I will keep you posted.
LOVE this video! Thank you so much for your brilliant ideas. I am currently going back to school to get a second bachelors degree, this time around in Early Childhood Education. I sub quite a bit in elementary schools and I can always use classroom management tips!!! I especially love the "NOISE" hack. Thank you for all of your videos. I really enjoy watching and learning from you!
Awesome tips! I use most of them and you're right; we only see the generic management strategies in textbooks and online. I only had ONE Classroom Management class in college...why are we not given more?!?
In addition to these tips, I have used: need to go to the bathroom? My reply, "Can you wait 5 minutes?' When the student comes back asking if the 5 minutes are up, I then know that he/she really does need to go. The ones who don't generally have forgotten. As far as tattling on others, here's one for students who can read and write: "I tend to forget what you are telling me, so I need you to write it down (on a post-it or full piece of paper) so that I can remember it, and I can also show it to the principal if I need to. If it's just a tattle, students tend to not want to go to all that trouble. Also, for some students, just the act of communicating their frustrations on paper is enough to help them move on from whatever is aggravating them, and the student's stress goes down. :)
As someone with ulcerative colitis and as someone who knows that that doesn’t discriminate by age I won’t ever make a child wait to go to the bathroom for any reason . That’s awful.
Usually, we are informed by the nurse and parents ehen there's a medical condition, so the advice doesn't apply there, of course. Obviously I would let a child go when he/she stated that the 5 minutes wouldn't work for them. It's a QUESTION, not a command. It just helps determine which students really need to go and which are doing "work avoidance " behaviors. Yeesh.
I love the sand timer hack!! We play the "quiet game" where the students pick a quiet person, but the sand timer will be so helpful for those students who take their time picking!!
Thanks for sharing these hacks Michelle! I already use the hand signals with visual sign posted in the room. However, many of these hacks are new to me as a veteran teacher. I am excited to try several of them starting today! 😄
Thank you for the time you put into your videos, I am a teacher of 40 years experience and its so great to get a young person's take on teaching. The quality of your resources for your students is phenomenal. Congratulations. Its going to be very interesting how you pack up your room to move across country. You might need a truck just for your resources. Best wishes.
A random thought for redirecting behavior that I have used and could be used for the 'NOISE' hack is writing dictionary words. The first students who did this as an effect of turning in late homework never turned in a late assignment after that. The time it took to write 10 words with definitions was longer than the time it would take to finish their homework.
Oh my goodness, Michelle! I have been teaching for a long time and these are absolutely the best hacks I have heard of. Thank you! (I use the camera hack and nurse alternatives already. I have no problem lying to my students if it's in their best interest!).
I love the ice pack in the desk! Smelly spots is another good one. I have students act as the teacher, but I think a "Teacher in training" badge might make them feel even more responsible. Thanks for the ideas. I am looking forward to your organizational video.
First off, when you started the video and spoke about the elaborate Pinterest stuff I immediately thought of brag tags. Absolutely not knocking them or anyone who uses them but when I saw how much work went into them, I knew I wouldn't have the time for that. Simplicity is still great. I'd like to add for voice control, voice level charts. They've worked really well for me.
I am so glad I came through this video!!!! My first year as a first grade teacher, I love it but I started to struggle with their behavior now that they're getting comfortable with me
I'm a fifth grade math and science teacher. ..this is my sixth year teaching and I am ABSOLUTELY going to try the "mystery student" on Tuesday. ..when we return from our two days of Hurricane Irma !!
Terrific, and valuable information. Thank you for sharing. I have done the hand signals. However, I forget about them. I call on the student and they state what they need, and continue with, I put the signal up. ooopppss! When you are in the middle of the lesson it is a little distracting to attempt to determine what it is, and easier to ask. I love the chapstick. That works really well. I like the camera in class and will give that a try this year. I like the n-o-i-s-e displayed on the board down to "no" great visual.
You are such an inspiration, thank you for always sharing your experience. It truly does provide hope in such overwhelming things to think about and consider for a "wanna be" like myself the simplicity with which you address is so refreshing.
I'm so thankful I found your channel! I am currently attending WGU and one of my biggest worries is managing the classroom well. You have so many great ideas. I just subscribed. :)
I'm starting as a substitute soon and really enjoyed your ideas. The "Mystery student" idea and "NOISE" idea, because that's something I can implement as a substitute.
I am literally walking into my first teaching job in four days...a mid-life career change for this 50-year old former youth pastor. Classroom management statements are so very broad, so it's great to get some practical hacks for the classroom. I've used things like this in my youth group settings, but this is still very helpful. Thanks for sharing :)
I have seen a teacher use a doorbell as a noise management technique. All she has to do is press the doorbell on her desk and the first graders have learned that the sound is their signal that it is too loud and to start using a whisper voice. This doesn't require the teacher to even have to get up from her desk or verbally correct them in any way. I loved this idea and plan to implement it in my classroom.
Thank you very much, Ms. Emerson for these phenomenal classroom management strategies. I am looking forward to implementing them in the near future, God-willing 😊.
I have used "NOISE" for four years now and will not get rid of it. I have also done the Beat the Teacher Game. If they are talking when I am trying to teach or when I have given the direction to be silent, then I get a point. They can get a point for when I can teach without stopping and also if they are working silently when I have asked. Whoever has the most points wins! I usually treat myself to something (like a piece of candy or something and I will eat it in front of them) or they can earn some extra GoNoodle time or "Chit Chat Time."
I should have read this last school year. My students in third grade were very talkative but were also competitive. They might have won. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you so much for this video! I recently switched from teaching kindergarten to third- and fifth-grade students. It was a huge transition. At first (and still a little bit now), I felt a bit intimidated but this video was so helpful! Thank you so much. ^^
Loved it. Very practical and appears effortless to apply the techniques. I enjoyed the commentary that you give with each technique stating when to use it and possible challenges which may occur.
Occasionally I will say to students, "While you're ... (or While I'm ...) this is a great time to spend two minutes talking to each other." Usually we are only telling then when they are not allowed to talk, but it's reassuring for them to know that some times ARE good times to talk to each other, and that they can do so without feeling afraid that they are displeasing the teacher. This also makes them happier about when it is time to stop talking, because they know that there is a right time for everything.
This video is awesome and so helpful! It's amazing how first-year teachers are given all these hyper-real scenarios which oftentimes is nothing like what they'll experience being the teacher of record on their own. These tips are to the point and practical! Thank you for sharing!
I am a paraprofessional new to education. I can not wait to try these out in my small groups. Also I know they will be helpful when I am subbing in a classroom!
Those were great! Thank you for making this video! :-) As an alt cert teacher, I feel like I struggle quite a bit more than a regular teacher who went the traditional route. As you mentioned, scouring pinterest and googling classroom management methods always leaves us coming up short. Those were awesome tips and I can't wait to try them out.
Im in the 5th grade and your channel is really inspiring for me because i really would love to become a teacher when im older. im very smart and your tips and your tricks are really great! As a ten year old i feel like Im really getting great experience not even teaching but getting prepared.
I have used many of these hacks, but still was able to get some new ones! I love the "get a wet paper towel" one. It's so funny how a wet paper towel or a drink of water can cure everything! I also use something similar to your scented chapstick. I'll put a star or smiley face on hands with the scented markers. The kids love it!
Camera ! I subbed for a teacher who has pictures of her face on the wall opposite the whiteboard, with the line "Mrs. B is always watching" kinda creepy but it works lol. And thank you for the tattling hack! AND YES! hand signals, I love using those ! And thank you for the nurse hacks , those are notorious !
One of my teachers when I was in school (I'm still a student) did something very similar to what you call "Mystery Student" but she called it "Secret Student" and it was the same concept and it was very cool! I really enjoyed it and it was very fun! You have inspired me to become a teacher when I grow up (I'm not 100% sure yet) but if I do become a teacher I will 100% use this strategy because it is very interesting and unique! I also think the "Ask Me Tag" is a really good idea! One of my other teachers when she was with a group at the back table asked us (the kids) if we were, vomiting, on fire or bleeding. I thought it was a cool idea! Once again, it's Michelle back at it again with the amazing ideas! I love the nurse alternative hacks because I remember kids in my class asking to go to the nurse every five minutes. It got me irritated as well! You have such amazing ideas Michelle! Thanks for sharing these ideas! I love your videos Michelle! Keep up the amazing work, you do for your students and your UA-cam channel! #PocketfulofPrimaryFam
I love the (mystery student and the secret symbol) I will definitely try it in my class. To avoid gossip, I tell my students to use post its to communicate anything they think is important for me to know and at the end of the day or during lunch I'd read them. it works very well for my class.
Im a substitute teacher for a urban school district. The students end up getting too loud and a random bloody brawl happened during music class. Then the principal blamed for me for lack of classroom management. I'll try some of these tips especially for the tattling.
Hello!!! i LOVE your videos. I am studying teaching at a university in South Africa and love your videos. I want to ask, could you do a video on how you prepare at home for your lessons? Also, how you organize your things you use at home that you use to make things for the classroom?
I love this because like you say, it isn't vague general ideas! I'm just wondering if anyone has tried these on a Y6 class (which in England is 10-11 years old) and if they worked as well as they would with a younger classroom?
"If you can hear my voice, clap once. If you can hear my voice, clap twice." is a good way to interrupt a noisy classroom. Kids notice that other kids are doing something, and they don't want to be the only ones not doing it. A nice way to get their attention.
Oh trust me, I use that about 50 times a day. However, "they don't want to be the only ones not doing it" is not exactly true... I have many that will purposely choose to be the only ones not doing it!
Blank Editor that is some manipulation right there
I would have loved for you to show a video with real kids as you implement each hack. Otherwise we can just read about it.
I tried this during my internship. It worked for the 5th grade class, but with one of my 4th grade classes they ended up just wanting to play "Simon says". This 4th grade class was really out of control with their behaviour, and nothing I, or any of their actual teachers did worked with them. I was told by two of their teachers that this class is the worst class I'll probably ever experience. So sad that they've earned the title of the worst class in the school! Wish I could figure out how to have been able to work with them.
It gets so old lol
I love these! thank you for sharing :) one I use when my class has lots of things on the floor is... 'Class there is one magic item on the floor. The first to find it gets a prize!' the children then pick up EVERYTHING from the floor and hold it. When enough time has passed I tell them what it is and then the children put the items in their hand away. Works like a charm 👏
Thank you so much for this Cristina! I love this idea!!! I'm going to try it tomorrow!!
Love this idea!
LOVE the "in trouble or out of trouble" for tattles, so stealing that! Great way to teach the difference! Thanks!
You are clearly a teacher when you said "oh your hair hurts? Get a wet paper towel" man can I relate in my class lol. We have a frozen sponge as an icepack and it magically "cures" everything or sitting down for a rest lol Works almost every time. Mystery walker or mystery student is exactly what we need in my classroom right now.
Another Nurse Hack that I find really works with my kids is letting them know if they don't feel well or if their leg hurts or arm hurts then they probably shouldn't be playing at recess. That normally fixes the problem.
My gosh.. after going from website to website, video to video… THIS is what I needed. I am a new teacher and was beginning to find the “tried and true” classroom management tips were not doing what I need them to. Thank you so much for these specific examples and unique ideas. I will be trying every single one.
I've been teaching for many years. The children today are way different. I really found this helpful.
As a teacher i need your help.. how can I contact you
I have taught more than a decade, but thoroughly enjoy this channel. The camera hack works every time. Once you say the words, "Well let's go to the office and review the tape..." then all of a sudden everyone's amnesia of the event is crystal clear and they all confess.
A few years ago after Christmas when stocking stuffers were 1/2 priced, I bought a small sound machine from Walgreens for $5 (I think). It has 16 noises, from applause to boos and funny sounds. Getting to choose a noise is a great reward that is sooo popular with my kids.
I love these hacks. I've been teaching for more than a few decades and it is wonderful to get new ideas. For tattling, I have a tattle box with special notecards to write down your tattle AND a compliment about the child you are tattling about. This keeps me informed on the nitty-gritty and also weeds out the important things to share- if the children have to write it, sometimes it isn't worth the effort and the kids let it go. Also, it helps focus on the positive as well as the negative. Thank you for all your great ideas!
First hack...3:12
thank you..tired of the babbling in beginning of video
The hero we need but don't deserve.
Thank youuuuu
thanks annoying voice and babble
Thank you for sharing!!!!
I just want to say how much I love your videos! I'm a newly qualified, secondary school, English teacher in Scotland and have just secured a permanent post 😊 your videos have helped me gain confidence in my teaching ability and have encouraged me to keep my chin up during those tough days/weeks/terms. thank you for your videos! Alyssa x
Hi how are you I'm very to know person as like you my name is Khalid I'm from Sudan
I'm very happy to know person as like you my name is Khalid I'm from Sudan
Hand Signals are super helpful!!! My school utilizes the same hand signals for all teachers even to get students attention. It is very beneficial when all the staff use the same signals, when students are with other teachers or at lunch.
love your "mystery student idea." It seems practical at any level.
Smelly spots is such a GREAT idea! I have used NOISE before as a substitute, but I like how you use the NO. I will keep these in my teacher tool box for sure. Thanks for sharing!
I think it speaks volumes how much love kids want/need, that so many clever ideas for classroom management involve kids just wanting to feel special by their teachers and peers. :) Thanks for the hacks!
The mystery student idea is great!
Such a fun way for kids to focus on
their behavior.
1 minute sand timer is so smart. I've been teaching for 14 years and this is the first time that I've heard of this one. Love it 😍
Great tips! As a just starting new teacher this is so helpful as one of my biggest struggles right now is classroom management and behavior. Thank you!
You are so clever! This is my 37th year and I can't wait to try your tricks!! :-)
Hands down best video on classroom management. Your solutions are innovative and effective and you follow up with clear and easy to follow examples. I will be using all of these!
I love the mystery student!! Keeps them on their toes :) I think it's very responsive as well not to reveal the mystery student if they don't earn the reward.
Love the tattling question hack, asking them if they're just trying to get their classmate in trouble our out of trouble. I am a work study student in an elementary school and I basically go around and help out the teachers manage their classrooms and I do one on one lesson with students who need the extra help. Since I am still in my first year of college the K-2nd graders I work with seem to have this idea that because I am not quite a real teacher I am more likely to spaz out or react to misbehavior and I am the one who they come to when they feel the need to tattle more so than the actual teacher. I am so going to try this hack on them. Love your videos by the way. They have provided great tips and inspiration. :)
@ Rachel.S I do the same job as you and i'm in my first year as well, but i go all the from K-4. I know what your going through with the tattling from the children, it can get a little hard to handle sometimes.
I always told them if someone is really going to get hurt, it's OK (good) to let an adult know. If not, I ask them to first try to work out the problem by themselves. (In our district, I believe they have certain foundations like if another student says hi to you, you have to say hi back....basics of friendliness.)
Thanks for being so honest about teaching. Your students are very lucky to have you as a teacher.
Omg thank you for this, I’m a trainee teacher and really struggling with my Y7 classroom management. I am definitely going to try the mystery student tomorrow!!
Camara in the room...I know a kindergarten teacher who tells her class to wave at the Internet thingy she has on her wall near the ceiling while she secretly texts the security lady and tells her who's doing what by name. Security lady then calls on the phone and gets put on speaker to say hello and tell certain kids what she saw. The kids get a kick out of this. :0
It took me 24 years to learn this stuff. I love how you have it already! Nice job.
I'm a college student and getting ready to do my student teaching. This helped SO MUCH!
THANK YOU! first year teaching with no experience and this is something so easy that I can implement. You are so right when you said that when you google ‘classroom management’ that they give you very broad statements.
THIS IS SOMETHING I CAN ACTUALLY USE!
Sharing with all my new teacher friends!!
Thank you for your hacks! 21 years in teaching and these are gold!
Same here! Thank you, Michelle. These really are great!
Love all of these - I am a fifth year teacher and hadn't heard of many of these . Thank you !!
Love love love these tips!!!! Thanks for sharing!!
These are not ones that you hear everyday. I love them! I manage an after school site and I’m always looking for new classroom management tips for myself and staff. I also appreciate that these don’t require anything fancy. Thanks for these! Will definitely be using a few
Very helpful. Thank you. I’m a teaching artist and I have to teach 45 third graders and 55 fourth graders in one room all by myself twice a week. I also teach 50 middle school (grades 6, 7 and 8) students every morning.
I have some strategies that work but I always like to learn some fresh new ones because I have been teaching art for almost 20 years. You just taught me a few new strategies that I am definitely going to use on Monday; especially the “noise” technique. I also liked the first one about the mystery group. I can use that one with all my classes. I will keep you posted.
LOVE this video! Thank you so much for your brilliant ideas. I am currently going back to school to get a second bachelors degree, this time around in Early Childhood Education. I sub quite a bit in elementary schools and I can always use classroom management tips!!! I especially love the "NOISE" hack. Thank you for all of your videos. I really enjoy watching and learning from you!
Awesome tips! I use most of them and you're right; we only see the generic management strategies in textbooks and online. I only had ONE Classroom Management class in college...why are we not given more?!?
Same here and I felt like all the information I learned was very general.
I had no classroom management classes. My college did nothing to prepare us.
*jumps in the car to the dollar store for an ice pack and minute timer*
Just found this video and am a first year first grade teacher this year. I love your unique tips. Thank you!!
In addition to these tips, I have used: need to go to the bathroom? My reply, "Can you wait 5 minutes?' When the student comes back asking if the 5 minutes are up, I then know that he/she really does need to go. The ones who don't generally have forgotten. As far as tattling on others, here's one for students who can read and write: "I tend to forget what you are telling me, so I need you to write it down (on a post-it or full piece of paper) so that I can remember it, and I can also show it to the principal if I need to. If it's just a tattle, students tend to not want to go to all that trouble. Also, for some students, just the act of communicating their frustrations on paper is enough to help them move on from whatever is aggravating them, and the student's stress goes down. :)
But then it may be too late, and the child needs new clothing. Sometimes, making them wait does NOT turn out well!
As someone with ulcerative colitis and as someone who knows that that doesn’t discriminate by age I won’t ever make a child wait to go to the bathroom for any reason . That’s awful.
Usually, we are informed by the nurse and parents ehen there's a medical condition, so the advice doesn't apply there, of course. Obviously I would let a child go when he/she stated that the 5 minutes wouldn't work for them. It's a QUESTION, not a command. It just helps determine which students really need to go and which are doing "work avoidance " behaviors. Yeesh.
I love the sand timer hack!! We play the "quiet game" where the students pick a quiet person, but the sand timer will be so helpful for those students who take their time picking!!
Thanks for sharing these hacks Michelle! I already use the hand signals with visual sign posted in the room. However, many of these hacks are new to me as a veteran teacher. I am excited to try several of them starting today! 😄
These are awesome! I especially love the smelly spots, wet paper towel, and ice pack idea!
Thank you for the time you put into your videos, I am a teacher of 40 years experience and its so great to get a young person's take on teaching. The quality of your resources for your students is phenomenal. Congratulations. Its going to be very interesting how you pack up your room to move across country. You might need a truck just for your resources. Best wishes.
As someone who teaches high school I like that many of these can also be used for bigger kids too!
A random thought for redirecting behavior that I have used and could be used for the 'NOISE' hack is writing dictionary words. The first students who did this as an effect of turning in late homework never turned in a late assignment after that. The time it took to write 10 words with definitions was longer than the time it would take to finish their homework.
First day of school with 5th graders and it was rough! This video and the comments sections have kept me motivated
Oh my goodness, Michelle! I have been teaching for a long time and these are absolutely the best hacks I have heard of. Thank you! (I use the camera hack and nurse alternatives already. I have no problem lying to my students if it's in their best interest!).
I love the ice pack in the desk! Smelly spots is another good one. I have students act as the teacher, but I think a "Teacher in training" badge might make them feel even more responsible. Thanks for the ideas. I am looking forward to your organizational video.
First off, when you started the video and spoke about the elaborate Pinterest stuff I immediately thought of brag tags. Absolutely not knocking them or anyone who uses them but when I saw how much work went into them, I knew I wouldn't have the time for that. Simplicity is still great. I'd like to add for voice control, voice level charts. They've worked really well for me.
I am so glad I came through this video!!!! My first year as a first grade teacher, I love it but I started to struggle with their behavior now that they're getting comfortable with me
I'm a fifth grade math and science teacher. ..this is my sixth year teaching and I am ABSOLUTELY going to try the "mystery student" on Tuesday. ..when we return from our two days of Hurricane Irma !!
Terrific, and valuable information. Thank you for sharing. I have done the hand signals. However, I forget about them. I call on the student and they state what they need, and continue with, I put the signal up. ooopppss! When you are in the middle of the lesson it is a little distracting to attempt to determine what it is, and easier to ask. I love the chapstick. That works really well. I like the camera in class and will give that a try this year. I like the n-o-i-s-e displayed on the board down to "no" great visual.
I'm a career changer, second year teacher and this is extremely helpful. Thank you 😊
You are such an inspiration, thank you for always sharing your experience. It truly does provide hope in such overwhelming things to think about and consider for a "wanna be" like myself the simplicity with which you address is so refreshing.
You always manage to make learning enjoyable!
I'm so thankful I found your channel! I am currently attending WGU and one of my biggest worries is managing the classroom well. You have so many great ideas. I just subscribed. :)
I'm starting as a substitute soon and really enjoyed your ideas. The "Mystery student" idea and "NOISE" idea, because that's something I can implement as a substitute.
I am literally walking into my first teaching job in four days...a mid-life career change for this 50-year old former youth pastor.
Classroom management statements are so very broad, so it's great to get some practical hacks for the classroom. I've used things like this in my youth group settings, but this is still very helpful. Thanks for sharing :)
I have seen a teacher use a doorbell as a noise management technique. All she has to do is press the doorbell on her desk and the first graders have learned that the sound is their signal that it is too loud and to start using a whisper voice. This doesn't require the teacher to even have to get up from her desk or verbally correct them in any way. I loved this idea and plan to implement it in my classroom.
Yup! I've been using a doorbell for a few years now!
Thank you very much, Ms. Emerson for these phenomenal classroom management strategies. I am looking forward to implementing them in the near future, God-willing 😊.
I have used "NOISE" for four years now and will not get rid of it. I have also done the Beat the Teacher Game. If they are talking when I am trying to teach or when I have given the direction to be silent, then I get a point. They can get a point for when I can teach without stopping and also if they are working silently when I have asked. Whoever has the most points wins! I usually treat myself to something (like a piece of candy or something and I will eat it in front of them) or they can earn some extra GoNoodle time or "Chit Chat Time."
I should have read this last school year. My students in third grade were very talkative but were also competitive. They might have won. Thank you for sharing this.
LOVE THIS IDEA! Going to use it in my classroom tomorrow!
Keisha Swafford how did it go???!
I love this and I plan to implement it after Thanksgiving break 😊
Thank you so much for this video! I recently switched from teaching kindergarten to third- and fifth-grade students. It was a huge transition. At first (and still a little bit now), I felt a bit intimidated but this video was so helpful! Thank you so much. ^^
Omg! Love these! I’ve been looking for ideas working as a small group reading teacher. But I think I can use most of these. Thank you
Loved it. Very practical and appears effortless to apply the techniques. I enjoyed the commentary that you give with each technique stating when to use it and possible challenges which may occur.
I'm currently a substitute teacher. Looking forward to trying these out and seeing if I can get some good results from them. Nice tips
Love, love, love this video! I teach 1st grade and am looking forward to using some of your noise hacks with my angles. Thanks girl!
I have used the NOISE and love it. Thank you for sharing, I got some cool ideas for my room.
Occasionally I will say to students, "While you're ... (or While I'm ...) this is a great time to spend two minutes talking to each other." Usually we are only telling then when they are not allowed to talk, but it's reassuring for them to know that some times ARE good times to talk to each other, and that they can do so without feeling afraid that they are displeasing the teacher. This also makes them happier about when it is time to stop talking, because they know that there is a right time for everything.
This video is awesome and so helpful! It's amazing how first-year teachers are given all these hyper-real scenarios which oftentimes is nothing like what they'll experience being the teacher of record on their own. These tips are to the point and practical! Thank you for sharing!
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I am a paraprofessional new to education. I can not wait to try these out in my small groups. Also I know they will be helpful when I am subbing in a classroom!
Omg that mystery student trick is brilliant
Those were great! Thank you for making this video! :-) As an alt cert teacher, I feel like I struggle quite a bit more than a regular teacher who went the traditional route. As you mentioned, scouring pinterest and googling classroom management methods always leaves us coming up short. Those were awesome tips and I can't wait to try them out.
Im in the 5th grade and your channel is really inspiring for me because i really would love to become a teacher when im older. im very smart and your tips and your tricks are really great! As a ten year old i feel like Im really getting great experience not even teaching but getting prepared.
I have used many of these hacks, but still was able to get some new ones! I love the "get a wet paper towel" one. It's so funny how a wet paper towel or a drink of water can cure everything! I also use something similar to your scented chapstick. I'll put a star or smiley face on hands with the scented markers. The kids love it!
This is so helpful and stress free compared to other suggestions i’ve looked at! I really like the mystery student and Noise Letters ideas!
Why are you so amazing?!?! FINALLY, some realistic classroom management strategies!
This is great! I love your channel and I use a lot of your tips from earlier videos in my high school class. They really help.
Thumbs up! You are spot on with the behavior management hacks.
Camera ! I subbed for a teacher who has pictures of her face on the wall opposite the whiteboard, with the line "Mrs. B is always watching" kinda creepy but it works lol. And thank you for the tattling hack! AND YES! hand signals, I love using those ! And thank you for the nurse hacks , those are notorious !
Oh my gosh! Mystery student was such a game changer with Kindy this afternoon!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!
One of my teachers when I was in school (I'm still a student) did something very similar to what you call "Mystery Student" but she called it "Secret Student" and it was the same concept and it was very cool! I really enjoyed it and it was very fun! You have inspired me to become a teacher when I grow up (I'm not 100% sure yet) but if I do become a teacher I will 100% use this strategy because it is very interesting and unique! I also think the "Ask Me Tag" is a really good idea! One of my other teachers when she was with a group at the back table asked us (the kids) if we were, vomiting, on fire or bleeding. I thought it was a cool idea! Once again, it's Michelle back at it again with the amazing ideas! I love the nurse alternative hacks because I remember kids in my class asking to go to the nurse every five minutes. It got me irritated as well! You have such amazing ideas Michelle! Thanks for sharing these ideas! I love your videos Michelle! Keep up the amazing work, you do for your students and your UA-cam channel! #PocketfulofPrimaryFam
Great Hacks I will try the Noise one and I like the timer hack. All good ideas!
I love the (mystery student and the secret symbol) I will definitely try it in my class.
To avoid gossip, I tell my students to use post its to communicate anything they think is important for me to know and at the end of the day or during lunch I'd read them. it works very well for my class.
Love the NOISE hack. That will work even with my EFL classes.
I have implemented mystery walker, but not mystery student! So excited to try like 5 new hacks in my classroom!! :) THANK YOU so much
I have tried the secret student and it works!! 👌🏻 my kids love it! I I definitely gonna try the secret symbol ... thank u!!
What grade, and how often?
I loved the secret symbol too. Makes the attention-seeking student feel special too.
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Awesome! Trying the foam "Noise" letters...the "teacher in training" while I do my groups...😊
I am so grateful for your UA-cam videos!!! You are amazing!!!! Thank you!!!!
The ice pack gimmick you mention around 11:55 ..... TRUTH!!!
Thank you so much. I am subbing for the first time and researching best practices for classroom management
Thank you for the great advice. I will definitely mention them in my interview this afternoon. You might help me win the job. LOL
Thank you for taking your time to tell us about these hacks! I am currently in my third year of college and these tips will really help me!
These are wonderful! I teach a Teacher Preparation class for a technology center....I use these in my class! These are so real life!!!!
Absolutely love the "noise letter" tip!
Im a substitute teacher for a urban school district. The students end up getting too loud and a random bloody brawl happened during music class. Then the principal blamed for me for lack of classroom management. I'll try some of these tips especially for the tattling.
Hello!!! i LOVE your videos. I am studying teaching at a university in South Africa and love your videos.
I want to ask, could you do a video on how you prepare at home for your lessons? Also, how you organize your things you use at home that you use to make things for the classroom?
I teach junior high and I think that the mystery student is a great idea! The timer too! I am going to this!
I love this because like you say, it isn't vague general ideas! I'm just wondering if anyone has tried these on a Y6 class (which in England is 10-11 years old) and if they worked as well as they would with a younger classroom?
I love all of these Hacks!! I use the wet paper towel hack all the time. I was laughing so much when you were talking about that.