Whole Brain Teaching; 1st Grade Transitions

Deb Weigel, Arizona teacher and one of Whole Brain Teaching’s 2010 interns, guides her class through a masterful sequence of morning routines ... five activities with smooth transitions in less than 7 minutes! Lots of WBT techniques on display, including: Five Class Rules, Class-Yes, Teach-Okay, 10 finger woo, Scoreboard, Hands and Eyes, Switch. Note the use of a student leader, the syllable chant as kids move to the back of the classroom, and the brief practice using “because,“ a key term in critical thinking. For 1000s of pages of free downloads, go to . To schedule an on-site seminar, email Chris Biffle at CBiffle@