With my kindergarten class we have lots of fun little rhymes and attention strategies, but I think my favorite is clapping out a pattern. As soon as they hear me clap, they instantly start mimicking the pattern they hear. Not only does this get their attention, but they think they are playing a game as well!

This will sound humorous, but I actually got the idea from a second grade teacher. To get her students settled, she will lift her arm and start counting down with her fingers.... 3....2....1.... By the time she finishes 1 the students are quiet. Always. A few years ago, I had a rowdy bunch of 11th graders. For a joke I held my hand up counted with my fingers...3....2....1.... and it worked. Silence. I was as shocked as the students. I don't do it often, but I still use it. And it works every time, even in high school.

When I am ready for student's attention, I say, "If you hear my voice, clap once...twice...three times..." Then, is gets everyone's attention. I have also used music to get attention.

This is a good grab. Another good one is saying clap twice if you can hear me, then repeat until all students are clapping.

I think this a great solution. There are so many comical attention grabbers that can be used for students. Hocus Pocus-Everybody Focus is another cute one.

That is a great idea.

My favorite one would be a clapping pattern...

Yes, I have seen this at my practicums, very effective even for kindergarten students!

I love attention grabbers with younger students. when I was in 5th grade, my teacher would say "bunh na na na na" and we would reply "bump bump!"

I think it is important to change up your attention grabber. You could use a different one for each month. Some examples are: Macaroni and Cheese - Everybody Freeze Hocus Pocus - Everybody Focus Shark Bait - Hoo ha ha

I'm not sure how this is a problem that needs a solution, but it is a great idea. Good job.

I like the counting down, three...two and the students say one.

I think that students love things like this, especially the younger kids. I was interning in a classroom where the teacher would sing a song to get the students to find a partner The teacher would say "mix it up" and the students would sing a song and go around the classroom finding a partner. The students loved this and never get upset about the partner they end up with.

Attention grabbers are so much fun. My current favorite is "Chicken wing, chicken wing" and the students say "hot dog and bologna, chicken and macaroni..." It's from Tik, tok. I try to stay relevant with my students, although I do love Tik tok. Commercials are also great to reference. You could say "Arby's!" and the students would say "We have the meat!" You could also use: Reeeeed Robbin- yummmmmm Oh, oh, oh O'Reillyyy- auto parts, OW! We started at the bottom- now the whole team here We're all the way up- nothing can stop us Peanut butter- jelly time

I was in a school that used the system of repeating to gain student attention. First the teacher would say 'class' and the class would reply with 'yes' and then the teacher would say 'class class' then the students would say 'yes yes'. Normally by this point the whole class will have heard and be paying attention but if not then the teacher would continue with 'class class class'.

I think this is a good idea, it is simple and covers the whole group.