ATTENTION GRABBERS
1. Eyes on me:
TR: One Two Three, Eyes on me (Clapping
hands while saying 1,2,3 and point to the
eyes)
ST: One Two, Eyes on you (Clapping hands
while saying 1,2 and point to the teacher)
2. Show me
TR: Show me your hands, hands up, hands
down, hands on your head/ your hip/…(do
slowly
to quickly)
3. Listen up
TR: Listen up! (Clapping hands twice)! Listen
up (Clapping hands twice)! Listen up, listen
up,
listen up! Hands up! V sign/ victory hand)
4. TR: Loud and quiet! Loud and quiet! Loud
loud loud loud loud loud loud loud
Loud and quiet! Loud and quiet! shhh…
shhhh…shhhh…shhhh…shhhh…shhh
5. TR: Children children (tap my knees)
SS: Sit nicely
TR: Children children (show my ears)
SS: Listen to the teacher
TR: Children Children (put the finger on my
mouth)
SS: Quiet please.
6. TR:
Version 1:
Open shut them. Open shut them
Give a little clap clap clap
Open shut them. Open shut them
Put them in your lap lap lap
Shake them, shake them, shake them shake
them shake them just like this
Roll them, roll them, roll them, roll them, roll
them just like this
Creep them, creep them, creep them, creep
them, creep them to your chin
Open wide your little mouth, blow a little kiss!
moak
Version 2:
Open shut them. Open shut them
Give a little clap clap clap
Open shut them. Open shut them
Put them in your lap lap lap
Walk them, walk them, walk them, walk them,
walk them just like this
Lift them, lift them to the sky, and touch them
to your nose
Shake them, shake them, shake them, shake
them, shake them just like this
Roll them, roll them, roll them, roll them,
blow a little kiss! Moak
7. TR: One little finger, one little finger, one
little finger tap tap tap
Put your finger up, Put your finger down, Put
it on your mouth.
8. TR: Students, students, look at me!
Students, students, listen to me!
9. TR: Oh class! TR: Two little black birds, sitting on the hill

ST: Oh yes! One named Jack, one named Jill

TR: Class class Fly away Jack, fly away Jill

ST: Yes, Yes Come back Jack, come back Jill

TR: Classity class Two little black birds, sitting on the cloud

ST: Yessity yes One named soft, one named loud

TR: Class class class Fly away soft, fly away loud

ST: Yes yes yes Come back soft, come back loud

10. TR: Hands on top (Try with other opposite adj: Fast/Slow,
Big/Small,..)
ST: Everybody stop
13. Singing: Play or sing English songs/ Big
TR: Macaroni and cheeses
Fun song or chant. Have students join you.
ST: Everybody freeze

14. Stop Light: Make a stop light with

11. Where are you?
TR: Where is Tommy, where is Tommy? (Sing
as a song)
Tommy: Here I am, here I am
TR: Where is Sunny, where is Sunny?
Sunny: Here I am, here I am
removable color circles. When in green,
students
can talk in pairs or in groups. When in yellow,
they must be to end the conversation.
When in red, it is time to stop talking. If they
are too loud, you can quickly go from
green to red. If they are quitter again, go back
to green.

12. 2 little black birds