Handling Classroom Transitions

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[stephanieh]

Something that I found helpful is a doorbell! I ring it every time we need to transition.

Getting a book basket is a wonderful idea when my assistant and I need to clean tables for snack or while we get things prepped for activities!

[pkpurposefulplay]

Thank your for always putting on great videos. Your tips are always really easily to use!

[hn]

Love your videos! I'm currently watching thru your fall/winter videos for activity ideas for my 3 year olds. I have an all girl class this year, crazy but so fun!

[alejandranovillo]

excellent. Another excellent tip that you share with the community!! Big Thanks!!

[noelisehilaire]

THANK YOU SO MUCH .... I REALLY LIKE YOUR IDEAS ....I USUALLY SING THE MAKE-UP SONGS AS WELL....THEY COME IN SO MAGICAL

[gabriellemartins]

I love this tip! What I usually do is to offer my students some water in the transition moments. That way I make sure they drink enough water. Maybe I can rotate between these 2 ideias depending on the transition

[debramcgibbon]

Your ideas work for Kindergarten kids as well...I've always thought that coming together in the circle was very much an older kid version of how a toddler keeps coming back to mom, to touch base. Preschoolers and K students seem to also need to touch base with the parent figure in the class before being able to switch to another activity. I love music with littles--it creates a group feeling, uses a different part of their brains; movement/music/singing has a way of honoring kids' needs and keeping the teacher sane!

[kimbuckner]

Sheryl, your ideas are always so easy to implement. Thanks so much! I have a question - is that a light table behind you? If so, would you be willing to share info, please?

[b.u]

Thank you for sharing us your ideas which we can use😘🥰😇

[randeehill]

This is a great idea, but for instance if it’s before snack, do you have them all line up at the sink to wash hands? I feel like the books would help my classroom with transitions, if I took out hand washing or cleaning up. After centers when you do this trick, do they clean up first or just leave everything and come back later? The cleaning up is a hard part and then getting everyone’s hands washed before a meal is another hard time. I have 12 2/3 year olds with just 2 staff.

[jacquipayne]

awesome! do you have enough books for all the kiddos? do you put more than you need?

[kaylanmorgan]

How would you handle a classroom full of high energy 3 year old boys? The daycare I work for is strict with schedule (so no cutting circle time short) and no cell phones allowed in the room for music.

[kendallpedersen]

Any tips for integrating this or something else similar not at the start of the school year? I replaced a teacher after two weeks. Transitions are HARD. The first few weeks of school were chaos. The former teacher had her baby in class with her. We’ve gotten better since I’ve been there, but it’s still so hard to get them into a routine.

[lakishacrawford]

How to transition between all 18 months - 36 months

[christineczyryca]

But you also need to teach them how to take care of them too. Not fight over them or rip them. Especially if I pay for them! I'd rather do toys .