683. The game depends on the first minutes




One day teacher of English B said to teacher of English A, “Regarding the beginning of the class, its management is essential, for a smooth work during the class.



You can enter the classroom, after the previous teacher left it. Well, you should combine the following stuff with letting the students relax, for the first minutes, even more if they’re little children that do need to move around. Like I said, you enter the classroom, and so they notice your entrance. You remain still and silent at the entrance to the classroom, while they’re talking aloud. You can gaze at some of them, who are unruly kids, or anyone else. Wait The atmosphere may be slowing and calming down. You head for your desk, looking from time to time in their faces, firm, but also relaxing and kind, and not in a naive way.



Wait for everyone to get focused on the subject of English and on you. When they’re quiet, you can then start the class, for example with some warm-up, questions, a short game, some prompts to provoke them to speak. They might be a bit unruly yet, but repeat staring at them, etc., until they’re already working.



They expect this way of conducting by you, or any other way you can apply as you like. The starting of the class is crucial, as I said.” / Photo from: Andy Pettitte pitcher bronxbanterblog com


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