Domain

Routines & Lesson Systems

Minutes leak from lessons in entries, transitions, and handouts. Routines are taught like content — modelled, practised, maintained — until the machinery disappears and only teaching is left.

The problems

“The first ten minutes are chaos”4 techniques
“Transitions eat my lesson time”5 techniques
“My lessons end in a scramble, not a landing”2 techniques
“My routines worked in September and slipped by November”3 techniques
“Giving out books and equipment wastes minutes every lesson”3 techniques

The techniques

The Attention SignalTeacher craftNot enough ratings yet · 1 so farRehearse one cue for quiet, then wait for full silence before you speak.Do NowStrong researchA short silent task waits on the desks, so learning starts before you speak.Frictionless HandoutsTeacher craftCount the piles and teach the pass, so giving out paper takes about twenty seconds.Rehearse the RoutineTeacher craftTeach a routine the way you teach content, and practise it warmly until it runs itself.Strong FinishTeacher craftStop a few minutes early and run a rehearsed ending, so the bell interrupts nothing.Threshold GreetingPromising researchGreet every student by name at the door, so the lesson starts warm and settled.Tight TransitionsTeacher craftNot enough ratings yet · 1 so farTeach each change of activity as a named, rehearsed move, so lessons stop leaking minutes.