Here's a list of totally effective things I say to my eleven year old students...
Hey! Stop it! Seriously, knock it off. Did you hear me? What did I just say? Why did you do that? WHY did you DO that? Is that a good idea? What do you have? OH GOD PUT THAT DOWN. I’m going to count to three.* Is that a good decision? Clearly you have no interest in going out for recess today.**
*Okay, full disclosure, usually I count *down* from either five or ten depending on what I need them to do RIGHT THE HELL NOW.
** Threatening to eat their faces would just cause WAY more chaos than I already have.
no subject
Hey!
Stop it!
Seriously, knock it off.
Did you hear me?
What did I just say?
Why did you do that?
WHY did you DO that?
Is that a good idea?
What do you have?
OH GOD PUT THAT DOWN.
I’m going to count to three.*
Is that a good decision?
Clearly you have no interest in going out for recess today.**
*Okay, full disclosure, usually I count *down* from either five or ten depending on what I need them to do RIGHT THE HELL NOW.
** Threatening to eat their faces would just cause WAY more chaos than I already have.