Have you ever entered a classroom full of chaotic and loud students, making a ruckus out of everything and on noticing you, coming to you with stupid complaints that are too petty to resolve and waste your time on? Almost every teacher at least once in their lifetime, or on a daily basis, would have gone through such a scenario.

If you know how to manage this level of hysteria, you will also be able to manage a class where the students are even slightly quiet and disciplined. Therefore, we will help you figure out how you can manage your class efficiently in just 4 minutes while focusing on the 4 major issues that are necessary to ensure a healthy learning environment and help your children focus on the lesson you are going to teach them.

1.      Speak only when students are quiet

There is no point that students are screaming and you start screaming too. Make your presence felt. Now that you are in class, give them a few seconds to become quiet. When you will stare at them in their faces for a few seconds with strictness, they will become quiet. They will get this non-verbal gesture and will be ready to listen to you.

2.      Clean and good ventilation

If your students have made the class dirty with maybe papers and wrappers, for example, get them into the activity of getting it clean in 1 minute. Also, ensure that the class is well ventilated. Our environment depicts our state of mind and influences it too. A well-lit, ventilated, clean class will help the students in focusing on their studies with better concentration.

3.      See if your students are not already tired

In this third minute, make them do a small activity to freshen up their mind. Maybe they are already tired from the whole day or are not able to focus their mind on studies. Make them play a sit-stand game, or make them jump for a few seconds. Pick up any small activity in this quiet and clean environment which will get their body moving. Obviously, don’t get them exhausted. Better use some concentration activity based on the impulsive instructions which they’ll only get correctly if they listen with a focused mind. You can also try some deep breathing exercises with your students.

4.      Begin your lesson on an interesting note

So that now you have made your students ready to listen to what you are saying after making an environment of learning and of better focusing, begin your lesson on an interesting note. Maybe you can start with an interesting fact, or a situation, or a question that will provoke their inquisitive mind and get them thinking.

With these above-mentioned steps, you can get your class set for the lesson for the next 35-40 minutes (or whatever the duration of your class is), create a healthy environment of learning, and manage your students efficiently in just the first four minutes.

Worth trying, don’t you think?