Transition+Ideas

When the teacher uses books that connect to the topic that they are about to discuss, the students seem far more engaged than when they have to just jump right in to a lesson. Also books give the students a double dose of the topic and a way to understand the material that they may not get in a lesson alone.

As my teacher changes to a new subject, the students get out their new materials, and she uses this time to talk about what they did in previous classes. This method allows for less time that is wasted, and is a great opportunity to refresh their memories on a topic.

For each new subject area, the teacher has the students do a specific routine. For example at the beginning of math they take out a piece of paper and work on the problem that is displayed on the tv, and during literacy they automatically get out their agendas for the teacher to sign, and then take out their homework.