11/2/2016 0 Comments Transition Method #2: TimerIt is Wednesday and I tried out my second idea for transitions, a timer. Before class started, I pulled up an online timer and had it projected onto the Promethean board. I figured since my "friends" will have a visual of the timer, they'll move even faster, right? The first time I used the timer was when they were transitioning from Bell Work to Social Studies. I gave them twenty seconds to clear their materials and head to the rug. They were on the floor and ready to go before the timer even went off. So far, so good!
As we were transitioning from Social studies to Science, my "friends" moved so fast. I gave them twenty seconds, but they were ready in half the time! They love science, so their speed was predictable. I even had to reminded some of them to walk and not run because they were so excited. The day went by and the transitions were moving pretty quickly. However, the transition from Math to Language took the longest. Today, we started using manipulatives during math time because my cooperating teacher told me that the AP was really pushing for manipulatives. We thought the majority of the class didn't really need to use manipulatives since they were doing well in addition and subtraction, but they had to use them. Anyway, after counting their unifix cubes and links one at a time, it was time to clean up. I set the timer for one minute. It took a while because they had blocks and links spread out all over their tables and they had pretty small hands. Some of my friends were still playing with their blocks, so I had to remind them that it was not the time for playing and that they should be cleaning up. I set the timer for another minute because they were still cleaning when the timer went off. It took 1 minute and 24 seconds for this transition. The total time for transitions today took up almost five minutes. I think if it weren't for the manipulatives, the time would have been shorter. Once again, I took a look at the times where my "friends" moved the quickest. They seemed to moved the fastest during the transitions to Science, Specials, and Lunch. I think next week I'll try music for transitions.
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