Program Transcript. All right. I do like to use a timer because I feel like if you give students. View More. So it would be right about there. Interviewee: What? Interviewer: Yeah. Finish up. Data Provided By:. Emily Koch. TCH Special. As I mentioned before, hot potato is a game that can easily be played with a timer. In this game, the students have some task that they do in a circle as they pass a ball, bean bag, or another object.
This task can be as simple as thinking of a word in a category or as complex as continuing a story from the last point a person left off. The instructor sets the timer to a random time without letting the students see how much time they have and each student hurries to complete the task so that they can pass the ball or object to the next person. The instructor can also do a quiz game where teams compete to answer as many questions within a set time period for example, two minutes as they can.
The instructor can also make charades and other games more interesting with a timer by either assigning time limits or timing individual teams to see who gets the best time. The instructor can also create regular class challenges that involve time limits. Each student would go around the room saying a word and I would keep track of how many words they could do in two minutes.
For the first two weeks of class, I kept a record of how many words they could do in the first two minutes of class and tracked their progress.
If the students could get over a certain number of words 40 words in two minutes then I would give the class a small reward for example, candy or stickers. A timer can also be used to make speaking tasks more difficult or to help students make choices about conciseness.
For students who already have strong confidence in their speaking abilities, knowing the timer will go off gives them a little bit of an adrenaline rush and forces them to make tough choices about what to say.
Be careful, though! For weaker students who lack confidence, the timer might just add unneeded anxiety. For beginner students, you can give them the challenge of answering as my introductory question as possible in one minute. In this kind of activity, the instructor wants to make sure that the student is already familiar with the structures and can minimize errors.
The goal, after all, is fluency — not accuracy. A timer can also allow you to do some interesting things with class management. You could set up your class with six stations with activities that take ten minutes to complete.
Each station could focus on a particular skill reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, collocations, and speaking. First, you divide the class into six groups of five. You give the class clear instructions for each of the six stations and tell the students that for each of the stations they will have to turn something in at the end of the class.
You have each of the groups start at a station and set the timer for ten minutes. They come in intervals of 30s, 1 minute, 2 minute, 3 minute, 5 minute, and 10 minutes. I have also talked about this Gym Boss Timer on instastories before. This is my GO TO for interval timings. You can set the interval and it will vibrate at each interval. If you are planning to give praise on a regular schedule or collect momentary time sampling data — this timer will make like so much easier.
There are a ton and not all are created equal. This Visual Timer app is free and super straightforward. Absolutely not! Sometimes we use a timer but decide the learning moment is just too great to pay attention to it. Plus, if a timer is adding stress to the classroom or causing panic, we ditch it! BUT so many times, it is the gentle prod I as a teacher need to keep things moving and grooving, and it helps focus many of my learners.
Plus, anytime my 1st graders can take responsibility for their own learning and pace themselves, I will also consider that a win! Do you use timers to help manage time and keep you on track in the classroom? What other tools and resources do you use? Join me for weekly classroom updates and free resources that are just-right for your guided math classroom! Thanks so much for joining me. Happy Teaching! I love your idea about using sand timers in Work on Writing.
I had several students last year who would spend the entire round drawing their picture and never get to the writing. I can't wait to try this. Thank you! In your alarms, you list 'Behavior Google Form. Maybe tracking or reporting to parents?
I love the idea of using sand timers for Work on Writing! I cannot wait to try it out this fall. I love your blog.
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