Hi all!
Sorry I haven't posted in awhile but the internet was not working - now I am back! Also, this week was our primary concert so it has been very busy!!
Today we had our regular cross-country running practice after school. I usually ride on the bus with the kids to the park. Now all of you who have been on a bus know what it is like! For those of you who don't, imagine 60 kids being very loud, standing up and down, for 15 minutes. I decided to give WBT a shot. Before you know it I had fourth graders all the way up to seventh graders listening and following cues. I taught the Class/Yes (I changed it to Team/Yes, Coach) and Oh Yeah within in seconds. Then I got them to mirror while I talked about the rules of the bus. It worked rather well. If someone stood up they got a Mighty Groan and when they sat down they got an Oh Yeah.
Then, we arrived at the park and another teacher was running the warm-up. The kids were having a hard time listening and focusing. I asked her if I could try something we had just learned on the bus. I got all of their attention and handed it back over to her. She tried it and it worked for her too! Oh yeah, for WBT!
Sorry I haven't posted in awhile but the internet was not working - now I am back! Also, this week was our primary concert so it has been very busy!!
Today we had our regular cross-country running practice after school. I usually ride on the bus with the kids to the park. Now all of you who have been on a bus know what it is like! For those of you who don't, imagine 60 kids being very loud, standing up and down, for 15 minutes. I decided to give WBT a shot. Before you know it I had fourth graders all the way up to seventh graders listening and following cues. I taught the Class/Yes (I changed it to Team/Yes, Coach) and Oh Yeah within in seconds. Then I got them to mirror while I talked about the rules of the bus. It worked rather well. If someone stood up they got a Mighty Groan and when they sat down they got an Oh Yeah.
Then, we arrived at the park and another teacher was running the warm-up. The kids were having a hard time listening and focusing. I asked her if I could try something we had just learned on the bus. I got all of their attention and handed it back over to her. She tried it and it worked for her too! Oh yeah, for WBT!
I love your cross-country WBT story! I put a link on my latest post: http://awholebrainteacher.blogspot.com/2011/05/field-day.html
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