![]() ”Everybody freeze!” Then they freeze like a statue. High pitched, low monster tone, whispered, etc. My favorite WBT call and response is “Class class!” and they respond, “yes yes!” The catch is the students MUST respond in the same voice as the teacher. WBT is all about engaging the “whole brain” when teaching. “Everybody Focus!” I love me some Hocus Pocus! This is a personal favorite of mine, especially during the fall! ? 7- Whole Brain Teaching T- “Alright stop!” S- “Collaborate and Listen!” “Guacamole!” Love tacos and guac? This call and response is for you and your class! Attention Grabber 5- Vanilla Ice Inspired ” The teacher calls out “flat tire!” and students respond with “ssshhhhhh!” 4- “Holy Moly!” What sounds does a flat tire make? “ SSSHHHHHH. Keep the button near you and whenever you need their attention, ring the bell. Yes, a doorbell! Amazon has these awesome doorbells that you plug anywhere in your room. “Ooh, ha ha!” The teacher calls out “Shark Bait!” Students reply with “ooh, ha ha!” This attention-getter is always a hit with younger kiddos, especially those who adore Nemo and Dory! 2- Doorbell!? My class favorites were always #1, #5, #13, #16, #24, and #29! Attention Grabber 1- “Shark Bait!” Teaching tiny humans requires a little FLAIR, so I’ve got 33 UNIQUE, ENGAGING, and QUICK attention grabbers to start your lessons or redirect the class. So, you’re ready to start your lesson, now what? Maybe the class needs some redirection to the next activity, what do you do? Please don’t say, “I’ll just wait.” If you do you’ll ALWAYS have that one student who’s like, “Oh, yeah! I can talk all day!” You’ll end up frustrated even before the lesson begins and nobody’s got time for that.Īttention grabbers are INCREDIBLE tools to have in your teacher bag of tricks! Now that I’ve got your attention, let’s talk ATTENTION GRABBERS ! (See what I did there?) ?♀️ (Probably too much if you teach primary kiddos.) Small gliders like the Sparrow normally will not break on a crash landing because the inertia is low.Raise your hand if you’ve heard that before ^^^. It flies well but the glide was not as good as the Sparrow, both gliders are pictured in bottom picture. ![]() The last catapult glider I built was The Stinger which is smaller but had no pre-shaping in the wing. Total construction time must have been less than an hour. The kit not only has laser-cut pieces but the wing had an airfoil shape that just needed some additional sanding to be perfect. I purchased two of the kits in the first run from Darcy Whyte inventor of the Squirrel model airplane. ![]() Lloyd Shales the designer of the Minnow rubber powered plane also designed the Sparrow catapult glider. This is explained in the Sparrow instructions. Since the velocity component of the lift equation is squared, your glider in high-speed mode will easily do loops on launch unless you adjust the trim and launch angle correctly. The trick is to get the glider to get as high as possible and transition smoothly into the slow glide. Launching a glider with a hand toss takes a strong coordinated throw stretching back an elastic band will be easier for most people. My experience with catapult gliders started with putting a launch hook on hand launch gliders I had built. But be forewarned your glider needs to be adjusted correctly or it could be hitting the ground quicker than you can blink an eye. If you are the really impatient type of person, you do not even need to spend the ½ a minute needed to wind up a rubber motor, just pull back and let it rip. Catapult gliders combine two vastly differing flight modes, a rocket like acceleration launch and a slow floating glide.
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