Attention Grabbers

Attention Grabbers are used to immediately engage the classroom and grab their attention. These can be rhymes, call-backs, hand signals, clapping sequences, or a movement activity.


Call-backs:
Teacher: Hands on top
Class: Everybody stop

Teacher: Macaroni and Cheese
Class: Everybody freeze

Teacher: Class, Class
Class: Yes, yes

Teacher: Ready Set
Class: You bet

Teacher: Busy, busy!
Class: Busy bees!

Teacher: Let's stick together
Class: Yes, we will

Teacher: Easy peasy
Class: Lemon squeezy

Teacher: Hip hip hooray
Class: We're having a great day

Teacher: Holy moly!
Class: Guacamole

Teacher: Scooby dooby doo
Class: Where are you

Teacher: Chicka Chicka
Class: Boom boom

Teacher: Can I get a...
Class: Woot woot

Teacher: Tootsie roll, Lollipop
Class: We were talking, now we'll stop

Teacher: Flat tire in 3..2..1
Class: Shhh!

Teacher: Get it, got it
Class: Good

Teacher: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 o' clock
Class: Stop!

Teacher: Hey! Hey! Hey!
Class: Ho! Ho! Ho!

Teacher: Eeny meeny
Class: Miny mo!

Teacher: Hi ho, hi ho!
Class: It's off to work we go. (Can be switched around to whatever transition you are doing)

Teacher: To infinity!
Class: And beyond

Teacher: Ready to rock
Class: Ready to roll

Teacher: Are you focused?
Class: Yes I am.

Teacher: We are learning
Class: All the time

Teacher: All set
Class: You bet

Teacher: Ice Ice
Class: Baby

Teacher: Everybody stop
Class: Collaborate and listen

Teacher: Hocus Pocus
Class: Everybody focus

Teacher: (Jingle) Ba da ba ba ba
Class: I'm lovin it

Teacher: Peanut Butter
Class: And Jelly

Teacher: Peanut Butter
Class: Jelly Time