25 MORE Attention-Getters For Quieting A Noisy Classroom

You know that point in the day when the volume starts amping up? Bring down the noise level with these call-and-response routines. Kids love them, and they work!

1. Teacher says: "Ready to listen?"

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Students say: "Ready to learn!"

2. Teacher says: "All set?" (Clap, clap, clap)

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Students say: "You bet!" (Clap, clap, clap)

3. Teacher says: "Quiet on the set."

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Students say: "Action!"

4. Teacher says: "Surf's up!"

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Students say: "Shhhh!"

5. Teacher says: "Ready to rock?"

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Students say: "Ready to roll!"

6. Teacher says: "Hands on top!"

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Students say: "That means stop!"

7. Teacher says: "Eenie Meenie ..."

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Students say: "Miney Moe!"

8. Teacher says: "Ready, set!"

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Students say: "You bet!"

9. Teacher says: "Chicka, chicka!"

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Students say: "Boom, boom!"

10. Teacher says: "When I say PEACE you say QUIET. Peace ..."

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Students say: "Quiet!"

11. Teacher says: "Flat tire!"

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Students say: "Psssst!"

12. Teacher says: "Hocus, pocus!"

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Students say: "Time to focus!"

13. Teacher says: "Chugga chugga!"

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Students say: "Choo choo!"

14. Teacher says: Ago! (ah-go!)

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Students say: Ame'! (ah-may!)

*West African call-and-response meaning: Listen! or Attention! and We are listening!

15. Teacher says: "Beluga!"

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Students say: "Psssssh!" (while clapping hands together then arcing them out like a whale spout.)

16. Teacher says: "Jazz Hands!"

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Students: Stop everything and show teacher jazz hands.

17. Teacher says: "Everybody listen!" (in singsong).

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Students say: "Right now!"

18. Teacher says: "Everyone in the house ..."

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Students say: "Is quiet as a mouse!"

19. Teacher says: "Crystal!"

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Students say: "Clear!"

20. Teacher says: "L-I-S ..."

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Students say: "T-E-N!"

21. Teacher says: "Bum da da bum bum" (or "doot doo doo doot doot" or "ch-ch-ch-ch-ch").

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Students say: "Bum bum"! or "Doot doot!" or "Ch-ch!"
(To tune "Shave and a Haircut Two Bits.")

22. Teacher says: "Hear ye! Hear ye!"

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Students say: "All eyes on the queen!"

23. Teacher says: "We are learning ..."

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Students say: "All the time!"

24. Teacher says: "Focus UP!"

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Students: Bang on the desk twice and clap once in rhythm.

25. Teacher says: "SALAMI!" (code for stop and look at me immediately)

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Students say "on rye!"

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