Fourth Grade Room 148

Mrs. Grawet2010-2011

Whole Brain teaching

•Class????

•Yes????

FIVE Simple Rules1) Follow Directions Quickly!Gesture: make your hand shoot forward like a fish

2) Raise Your Hand to Speak!Gesture: Raise hand – mouth talking with hand

3) Raise Your Hand to Leave Your Seat!

Gesture: Raise hand – walking fingers

4) Make smart Choices! Gesture: tap side of head

5) Keep Your Teacher Happy!Gesture: use index finger to push big smile on face-

RULE NUMBER one

Followdirections

quickly

RULE NUMBER Two

• Raise your hand for permission to speak

Rule number three

Raise hand for permission to leave your seat

Rule number four

Make smart choices

Rule five

Keep your teacher happy

Power teaching

•Teach !

•OK!

Active Listening

• Focus on what is being said• Look at your partner• Mimic their gestures• Make listening gestures:– Hold hand to ear– Roll your hands (keep info coming/remind them to repeat

info)You may NOT be passive (just sitting)

Power teaching

Woo!

Power teaching

It’s cool!

Power teaching

Hands and Eyes

Power Teaching

LinesSeatsPapers

“Open your books to page…”

Power teaching

questions

Power teaching• Loud

• Normal

• Whisper

• Silent

Power teaching

gestures

Power teachingSmiley

Mighty “Oh yeah!”

Frownie

Mighty“Groan”

with shoulder gestures

five Simple Rules

Self-Starter

• Do it When you first come in to class– Right after Exploratory.– Instructions on the Board

• Put your stuff away• Move your Name Tag• Sharpen two pencils• Do the morning work