500 Creative Classroom Techniques for Teachers and Trainers

Chapter 11: 25 Ways to Deal with Reluctant Learners

165

15.

H

ave him hold up signs.

In advance of the class, cut out a six-inch red circle, a six-inch green circle, and a six-inch yellow

circle for each member of the class. Glue each circle on to a Popsicle stick and distribute the

three different circles to each participant.

Then explain that you like a classroom in which control is shared. Therefore, you are giving

them the silent opportunity to tell you when you should stop (red) because they are lost; when

you should proceed slowly because you are beginning to lose some of them (yellow); and when

you should keep going (green).

Sometimes, ...