← How to Run a Room · Lesson 2 of 5
A job for every change
Most trouble in a room happens between things: tidying up, lining up, waiting for the next activity. Children with nothing to do find something to do.
Give every change a job. "Blue table stacks the chairs, red table collects the pencils, and everyone else counts down from twenty with me." A count, a song or a small task fills the gap.
Say what happens next before the change starts, so nobody has to ask.
The room is changing from snack to games. What prevents the chaos?
A lesson is kept once you've answered the question and written at least 8 words. Nobody grades it; it stays on this device.