If you’ve landed on this page, most likely you’re an educator looking for attention-grabbers for teachers.
Or maybe you’re a teacher seeking attention-grabbers for older students.
Whichever the reason, you’ll find great ideas for attention-grabbers that teachers and students enjoy.
Attention-grabbers are necessary for getting a classroom or situation under control.
They are also helpful to use when transitioning students from one activity to the next.
So try a few of these helpful attention-grabbers this week.
Attention-Grabbers For Teachers
Following you will find examples of attention-grabbers for teachers. These attention-grabbers are especially effective with older students.
Thanks to all the teachers who kindly submitted their original ideas for classroom attention-grabbers. Their names are noted.
1. Teacher: “Snap, crackle…”
Students: “Pop!”
Contributed by Byron O.
2. Teacher: “Macaroni and cheese…”
Students: “Give me more please!”
Contributed by Tómas M.
3. Teacher: “Healthy food…”
Students: “Healthy body!”
Contributed by Natalia I.
4. Teacher: “Grilled cheese sandwich…”
Students: “Warm and gooey!”
Contributed by Edgar J.
5. Teacher: “An apple a day…”
Students: “Keeps the doctor away!”
Contributed by Amelia U.
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6. Teacher: “Sugar and spice…”
Students: “And everything nice!”
Contributed by Misty N.
7. Teacher: “You’re the apple…”
Students: “Of my eye!”
Contributed by Jaimee H.
8. Teacher: “Ice cream sundae…”
Students: “With a cherry on top!”
Contributed by Carlos L.
9. Teacher: “Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury…”
Students: “Inner planets!”
Contributed by Spencer T.
10. Teacher: “Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune…”
Students: “Outer planets!”
Contributed by Scott M.
11. Teacher: “North, east…”
Students: “South, west!”
Contributed by Natasha C.
12. Teacher: “In 1942…”
Students: “Columbus sailed the ocean blue!”
Contributed by Gisela N.
13. Teacher: “Save the…”
Students: “Earth!”
Contributed by Angela M.
14. Teacher: “11 x 6…”
Students: “Sixty-six!”
Contributed by Beau Q.
*Use any other basic facts for this attention-grabber.
15. Teacher: “Math is…”
Students: “All around us!”
Contributed by Emma G.
16. Teacher: “Austin, Austin…”
Students: “Capital of Texas!”
Contributed by Deion B.
17. Teacher: “Boise, Boise…”
Students: “Capital of Idaho!”
Contributed by Claitonya J.
18. Teacher: “Fractions are…”
Students: “Parts of a whole!”
Contributed by Quincy D.
19. Teacher: “Reading is…”
Students: “Knowledge and power!”
Contributed by Kathy F.
20. Teacher: “Reading is…”
Students: “Thinking!”
Contributed by Ja’Kariya W.
21. Teacher: “Halloween…”
Students: “Candy!”
Contributed by Blanca M.
22. Teacher: “Easter…”
Students: “Bunny!”
Contributed by Héctor U.
23. Teacher: “Thanksgiving…”
Students: “Dinner!”
Contributed by Pedro A.
24. Teacher: “Humpty, Dumpty…”
Students: “Crack!”
Contributed by Wilma P.
25. Teacher: “Jack and Jill…”
Students: “Went up the hill!”
Contributed by Belinda G.
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26. Teacher: “Nothing is…”
Students: “Impossible!”
Contributed by Michela C.
27. Teacher: “Fly like…”
Students: “An eagle!”
Contributed by Francisco P.
28. Teacher: “Smart as an…”
Students: “Elephant!”
Contributed by Clifton D.
29. Teacher: “We are the…”
Students: “B-E-S-T, Best!”
Contributed by Monique B.
30. Teacher: “Never let it rest…”
Students: “Until my better is best!”
Contributed by Toia G.
31. Teacher: “Don’t worry…”
Students: “Be happy!”
Contributed by Neha P.
32. Teacher: “Busy as a bee…”
Students: “Buzz, buzz, buzz!”
Contributed by Jimmy P.
33. Teacher: “Hey little kittens…”
Students: “Time to paws!”
Contributed by Larisa M.
34. Teacher: “Kangaroo bop…”
Students: “Hoppity, hop, hop!”
Contributed by Melba S.
35. Teacher: “ABC…”
Students: “Easy as 1-2-3!”
Contributed by Donald B.
36. Teacher: “Go…”
Students: “Jaguars!” (school’s mascot)
Contributed by Martha M.
37. Teacher: “2-4-6-8…”
Students: “Who do we appreciate? The tigers…yeah, yeah…the tigers!” (or whatever is the school’s mascot)
Contributed by Phil R.
38. Teacher: “Fall leaves…”
Students: “Autumn breeze!”
Contributed by Kevin S.
39. Teacher: “Spring flowers…”
Students: “April showers!”
Contributed by Tamara D.
40. Teacher: “Winter, spring…”
Students: “Summer, fall!”
Contributed by Rebecca K.
41. Teacher: “Summer sun…”
Students: “Good times have begun!”
Contributed by Nicholas A.
42. Teacher: “God is…”
Students: “Good!”
Contributed by Dayjannique W.
*This one is great for Christian schools.
Final Thoughts
Get control of a situation quickly using these helpful attention-grabbers for teachers that are enjoyable for older students, too.
No longer worry about trying to silence a classroom. These attention-getters take you from chaos to calm in seconds.
To see more attention-grabbers for older students, take a look at teacher attention-getters over on Tiktok.