The messy middle of a lesson can make or break your classroom calm. You’ve nailed your entry routines. Your exits are solid. But those in-between moments, like shifting from group work to silent writing, that’s where chaos sneaks in. If transitions have ever left you saying: “I had them… and then I lost them.” This one’s for you. In this episode, I walk you through my three essential “Ps” for smooth transitions, plus five of my favourite practical tools to bring novelty, structure and just th...
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The messy middle of a lesson can make or break your classroom calm. You’ve nailed your entry routines. Your exits are solid. But those in-between moments, like shifting from group work to silent writing, that’s where chaos sneaks in. If transitions have ever left you saying: “I had them… and then I lost them.” This one’s for you. In this episode, I walk you through my three essential “Ps” for smooth transitions, plus five of my favourite practical tools to bring novelty, structure and just th...
#139: The exit routine your class [and you] desperately needs
The Unteachables Podcast
16 minutes
2 months ago
#139: The exit routine your class [and you] desperately needs
Let’s talk about the part of the lesson where the wheels often fall off — the final five minutes. You know the one. The bell's about to go, some students are packing up early, others are zoning out, and you’re standing at the door doing your best nightclub bouncer impression. 🚪🕺 In this final episode of the Kickstart series, we're talking exit routines — specifically, how to manage early finishers so the end of the lesson feels calm, purposeful, and controlled (instead of sweaty chaos)....
The Unteachables Podcast
The messy middle of a lesson can make or break your classroom calm. You’ve nailed your entry routines. Your exits are solid. But those in-between moments, like shifting from group work to silent writing, that’s where chaos sneaks in. If transitions have ever left you saying: “I had them… and then I lost them.” This one’s for you. In this episode, I walk you through my three essential “Ps” for smooth transitions, plus five of my favourite practical tools to bring novelty, structure and just th...