Whole Brain Teaching

“Cheat Sheets”
Great for Guest Teachers
Includes directions for:
• “Turn and teach”
• “Turn and talk”
• “Mirrors!” (with words)
• “Hands and Eyes”
• “Class, class, class!”
• Bodies and Chairs”
• “What’s Rule #1?”
• “Criss Cross”
• Mighty Groan/Oh yeah!

Copyright © 2012 Carrie Friedauer

Teaching Techniques
When you want: You say: Students respond: What should happen:
Students to “Turn and talk” With an echo of They should turn their bodies
answer a accompany with your snap or clap either in their chairs or on
question with a clap or snap rhythm and “Ok!” the floor and take turns
each other rhythm answering your question.
before sharing They will keep repeating back
whole group and forth until you tell them
“hands and eyes”
Students to “Turn and With an echo of They should turn their bodies
review what teach” your snap or clap either in their chairs or on
was just learned accompany with rhythm and “Ok!” the floor and take turns
by re-teaching a clap or snap teaching each other. They will
each other rhythm probably use the “mirrors”
strategy until you tell them
“hands and eyes”
Students to “Mirrors” and With “mirrors” They will repeat and “mirror”
repeat what you put your hands with hands up everything you say until you
have taught up “With words” if say “mirrors away”
them in your Say “with you say it *This is a great technique to
words, using words” if you teach vocabulary. Be sure to
motions for want them to use lots of gestures.
memory triggers repeat your
words
Students to “When you have By blowing their When you see most everyone
answer your answer, answer in their is blowing in their hand, say
altogether as a blow it in your hand “release” so they tell you the
class hand” answer
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Getting the Class’ Attention
When you want: You say: Students respond: What should happen:
The class’ “Class, class!” “Yes, yes” They should stop what
attention to give “Classity class!” “Yessity, yes!” they are doing and focus
further directions “Ohhh class?” “Ohhh yes?” on you and wait for your
“Class, class, “Yes, yes, yes directions.
-Great to use class class yes yes!”
during station class!” *What ever
time, independent *Be sure to voice or speed
work time, change it up you use, students
transition time, each time-use will echo that
any time that different voices same
may get noisy and speeds. voice/speed.
with work

The class’ “Hands and “Hands and eyes!” Students will stop messing
attention to teach eyes!” around/ working, sit up
-Great to use and lock their hands to
when they are focus on you. Some will
fidgeting in their really stare you down!
desk, not looking
at the speaker,
messing around,
etc
The class to sit “Criss cross” “Applesauce, Students should sit criss
on the floor in spoons in your cross and put their hands
listening position. bowls” in their laps and focus
their eyes on you.
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Following Directions/Rules
When you want: You say: Students respond: What should happen:
To remind “What is rule “Raise your hand Whoever was not
students of a rule number 3?” to leave your following the rule should
that is not being Sometimes I seat.” immediately sit down and
followed (Ex. might say “Can raise their hand (or
people are getting we remind Sue whatever rule it was.)
out of their seat) what rule #2
is?”

Students to follow What you want By repeating your They follow directions
directions quickly them to do: direction 3 times better and tend to be
and not start “Get out your as they do it. Ex more focused because
talking when given math books.” “Get out my the directions are being
specific directions math book, get repeated for everyone.
out my math It’s hard to get used to,
book, get out my but it is so powerful!
math book.” (Sometimes they repeat
too often.)
Students to stand “Bodies and “Bodies and Students will be up and
up and push in chairs” chairs, bodies and chairs will be pushed in
their chairs chairs, bodies and and they will be waiting
chairs” as they for your next direction.
stand up and (Ex. Tip toe to the rug.)
push in their
chairs

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Celebration/Discipline Techniques
When you want: You say: Students respond: What should happen:
To reward “Give me an oh “oh yeah” Happy kiddos
students as a yeah” as you
whole class for put a tally point
following up on the
directions quickly happy monkey
To discipline “Give me a “ohhhhhh” Sad kiddos that quiet
students as a mighty groan” down and follow directions
whole class for as you put a in order to get a happy
NOT following tally point up point
directions quickly for the sad
or being noisy monkey
when it is quiet
time
To celebrate “Give ______ “whooo” as they smiles
someone for a ten finger hold their fingers
getting on white whooo for out towards
getting on ______
white”
“Clap, clap, clap”
“Give _____ 3
big claps”

Copyright © 2012 Carrie Friedauer