Silence all around game

Let the class know that when you want their attention you‘ll
say ‘1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1 silence all around has begun‘. The children
must then freeze with no talking.
The children who freeze the longest complete the task and are
rewarded with the chosen token reward. If all children freeze
for a set time they are all rewarded.
Time the children to see if they can break their best record.
If they break the record they can be rewarded with extra
token rewards.
Give me five
Let the class know that when you want their attention you‘ll
hold up your hand and say ‘Give me five‘. Everyone holds their
hand up and begins to count down from five to one, getting
progressively quieter until they whisper ‘one‘.

Tips: End of lesson

At the end of the lesson inform the children that there will be
a competition in the form of a table inspection. They will
have, for example, 60 seconds to tidy their work areas and a
mark out of 10 will be allocated to each table.
Inform the class what went well with the lesson and thank
them for their participation.
Stand at the door and dismiss the children in small groups to
prevent congestion in the corridor.
As each child is dismissed either say something positive to
them or give them a smile and goodbye.

16 Practical approaches to behaviour management in the classroom