Done!

Many of my students are in a hurry to finish their work so they can do the extra activities I have around the room (puzzles, educational games, etc.). They would rush through an assignment, then wave it in the air, shouting, "DONE! DONE! DONE!".

I was pretty frustrated. They were making careless errors, disturbing others still working, and upsetting a few who also wanted to be DONE, DONE, DONE!

Then, a flash of genius hit. I would put reminders on their desks to be quiet! I wrote the word DONE! and put the red circle with a line across the word. I laminated these small signs and taped them to the desks. I was excited to have a calmer, quieter classroom.

Soooo....they again raced through their spelling, then peeled the signs off their desks and frantically waved them in the air. Silent, but still disturbing. Back to the drawing board!