Classroom Ideas
Every class can get a bit chatty, off-topic, or downright crazy! Attention-getters are a quick and easy way to get everyone back on track and back to work. In 2021, they can also be a great way to tell students when it’s time to mask up or mute their computers. In call and response attention-getters, teachers call out a catchy phrase and students respond with something witty back. Here are some great attention-getters for 2021. Whether you’re teaching in person or online, you’ll have your students’ attention in no time!
2021 themed attention-getters
Teacher: “Masks on!”
Students: “Voices off!”
Teacher: “When I say M, you say A. M!”
Students: “A!”
Teacher: When I say S, you say K. S!”
Students: “K!”
Teacher: “Mask”
Students: “It up!”
Teacher: “Social distance!”
Students: “6 feet!”
Teacher: “Masks on!”
Students: “Hands off!”
Teachers: “1, 2, masks on you!”
Students: “1, 2, 3, mask on me!”
Teacher: “When I say ‘social,’ you say…”
Students: “Distance!”
Teachers: “You have your mask!”
Students: “Time to be on task!”
Teacher: “3, 2, 1!”
Students: “Masks on!”
Teacher: “Nice thinkin’!”
Students: “Abe Lincoln!”
Teacher: “Before you ask!”
Students: “Put on your mask!”
For online learners
Teacher: It’s time to…”
Students: “Zoom! Zoom!”
Teacher: “Mute buttons off!”
Students: “Time to stop!”
Teacher: “Zoom! Zoom!”
Students: “Shhhh.”
Teacher: “Video on!”
Students: “Voices off!”
Teachers: “Z, O, O, M!”
Students: “It’s time to Zoom!”
Teacher: “Video on!”
Students: “Voices off!”
Teachers: “How do we learn?”
Students: “Virtually!”
Teachers: “You’re online!”
Students: “Ready to learn!”
Teachers: “Distance!”
Students: “Learning!”
Teacher: “We are learning all the time!”
Students: “At home!”
Teacher: “Neato.”
Students: “Mosquito.”
Teacher: “Ready to rock?”
Students: “Ready to ZOOM!”
Pop culture call and response
Teacher: “Bernie Sanders!”
Students: “In mittens!”
Teacher: “Tik!”
Students: “Tok!”
Teacher: “Tik!”
Students: “Tok!”
Teacher: “Student sharks!”
Students: “Doo doo, doo doo, doo doo!”
Teachers: “Baby”
Students: “Yoda!”
Teachers: “Time it is”
Students: “To learn!”
Teacher: “Tik Tok!”
Students: “I’m ready to rock!”
Teacher: “Time to mute!”
Students: “Shhhhh.”
Teacher: “Hey, hey, what do you say…”
Students: “We have a great Zoom today!”
Teacher: “Mute yo selves!”
Students: “Treat yo selves!”
Teacher: “Captain Crunch, Fruit Loop!”
Students: “We were talking, now we’ll mute!”
Teachable and inspiring
Teacher: “L-I-S!”
Students: “T-E-N!”
Teacher: “No bees, no honey!”
Students: “No work, no money!”
Teacher: “Crystal!”
Students: “Clear!”
Teachers: “Reach!”
Students: “For the stars!”
Teacher: “A mistake is a chance…”
Students: “To do better!”
Teacher: “We will, we will!”
Students: “Learn a lot!”
Teacher: “All you need is…”
Students: “LOVE!”
Teacher: “We can do…”
Students: “Hard things!”
Timelessly fun attention-getters
Teacher: “You can’t spell awesome!”
Students: “Without me!”
Teachers: “Pop, pop, pop!”
Students: “Time to stop!”
Teachers: “Easy peasy!”
Students: “Lemon squeezy!”
Teachers: “Chicken wing, chicken wing.”
Students: “Hot dog and bologna!”
Teachers: “Check the clock!”
Students: “It’s time to rock!”
Teachers: “Hey all your (insert your school mascot) fans!”
Students: “Sit down and fold your hands!”
Teacher: “Zip, zip, zip!”
Students: “My lips, lips, lips!”
Teacher: “Chop, chop!”
Students: “Lollipop!”
Teacher: “It is done!”
Students: “Well done!”
Teacher: “Shoulders and knees!”
Students: “Everybody freeze!”
Teacher: “Heart to heart.”
Students: “Ready to start!”
Teacher: “Hanna banana.”
Students: “Willa vanilla.”
Teacher: “Don’t be a clown.”
Students: “Sit on down.”
Teacher: “Coffee cup.”
Students: “Let’s all stand up.”
Teacher: “Goodness gracious!”
Students: “Great balls of fire!”
Teacher: “It’s time to…”
Students: “Sparkle!”
Teacher: “Watch me, watch me.”
Students: “Watch you, watch you.”
Teacher: “1, 2.”
Students: “3, 4.”
Teacher: “Let’s go!”
Students: “Learn some more!”
Teacher: “Bubble gum, lollipop.”
Students: “All this noise needs to stop!”
Teacher: “Zip zap zime.”
Students: “It’s learning time!”
Teacher: “Your turn!”
Students: “Let’s learn!”
Here are some more fun attention-getters:
35 Fun Attention-Getters to Keep Your Classroom Under Control
