Tuesday, September 19, 2006

You've Got It Backwards

Kids will usually raise their hand to answer a question and then when you call on them they will reply, "Uhhh, Ummm..."

I tell them, "You have it backwards! You are raising you hand first and then thinking of an answer. The way to do it is to think first, then raise your hand when you have the answer so that when I call on you, you can shout out the answer immediatly."

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Instead of raising their hand, change things up a little bit here and there, and tell them to cover their faces, or pull their hair, stick their fingers in their ears, or something like that when they know the answer, and that way maybe they will know the answer when you call on them.

Mr.Bowers said...

thanks! I love it!

"Thank you all for raising your finger. Now, when I pull your finger, you may answer the question."

Anonymous said...

good one! Or you could pull there butt!