Having a bunch of attention-getters at your disposal is the fast and fun way to get kids to go from chatty to focused. Establish the general routine—you say something, they respond—early in the year, and you can mix up the call-and-response combinations to keep it fresh all year long.
Below are 100 of our favorite attention-getters plus tips for using them. Also, be sure to fill out the form on this page to submit your email, and you’ll get a free printable list plus posters of all the attention-getters. That way you’ll have them hanging and ready to reference when the noise level goes up in your classroom.