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Many of you have suggested I put my cheers and celebrations on my web site. It's much easier to demonstrate them to you, but I've done my best to write out some simple directions. Use these cheers to encourage your class, focus their attention, take a "brain break," or put a smile on their faces! |
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Firecracker
- Palms together in front of you as if praying. Make a sizzling
sound (Ssssss) as you wiggle your palms up in the air like a firecracker
going off. Clap them above your head, then wiggle your fingers
around and down like the sparkles coming from a firecracker. Make
an "Ahhhhhh" sound like people say when they see a firecracker.
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Lookin'
Good - Make a clicking noise as you make a pretend mirror
around your face. Fluff hair as you say, "Lookin' good!"
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Trucker
Cheer - Tell children to "Grab your steering wheel." Make
a "rrrrr" sound as you pretend to steer. Put fist in the air and
to "Toot toot" as if pulling a horn. Next, put fist by mouth like
it's a CB radio and say, "Good job, good buddy."
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Snap,
Crackle, Pop - Snap your fingers, rub your palms together,
then clap your hands.
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Catch
a Star - Tell children to think of something special about
themselves, then reach up (stretch hand up in the air), grab that
star (pretend to grab a star), and put it in their heart (put
your hand near your heart).
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Oreo
- Pretend to lick left palm, then lick right palm, then clap them
together.
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Rattlesnake
- Put palms together then wiggle in front of you as you make a
hissing (sssssss) sound. Quickly stick your tongue in and out
like a snake.
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Silent
Cheer - Tell the children they can jump around, wave their
hands in the air, and make as much noise as they want - as long
as you don't hear them!
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Hamburger
- Pretend to make a hamburger by patting palms. Stick out right
hand as if placing a hamburger on a skillet. Make a sizzling sound,
then say, "Is it done?" Turn your hand over and say, "Not yet."
Make a sizzling sound again, then say, "Is it done?" Turn your
hand over again and say, "Not yet." Make a sizzling sound once
more and say, "Is it done?" Stick up your thumb and wiggle it
as you say, "Well done!"
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Sprinkler
- Put one hand behind your neck. Stretch the other hand out in
front of you. Jerk the hand in front of you across your body like
a sprinkler as you make a "t-t-t-t-t-t" sound.
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Cowboy
Cheer - Put one pointer finger in the air and circle it like
a lasso as you say, "Yee haw!"
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Raise
the Roof - Palms up in the air as you say, "Raise the roof."
Palms pointing to your sides as you say, "Widen the walls." Palms
pointing to the ground as you say, "And lower the floor."
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Pat
Yourself on the Back - Have children pat themselves on the
back as they say, "I'm good stuff." Next, have them pat their
neighbor on their back as they say, "You're good stuff, too."
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Fantastic
- Pretend to hold a spray bottle and squirt it three times. Take
your other hand and make a circle in front of you with your palm
as if cleaning a window as you say, "Fantastic!" slowly.
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Cheese
and Grater - Hold up your left palm as you say, "Here's the
grater." Make a fist with your right hand and hold it up and say,
"Here's the cheese." Pretend to scrape the cheese on the grater
as you say, "You're great, great, great!"
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Ketchup
Bottle - Stick up left fist like it's a ketchup bottle. Pretend
to hit it with your right palm as if trying to get ketchup to
come out.
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Kiss
Your Brain - When children answer a question and their answer
is clever, correct, or creative say, "Kiss your brain!" as you
model how to kiss your fingertips and touch your head. (Their
answer doesn't necessarily have to be correct. It just needs to
reflect that they have been thinking!)
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Ole!
Put your fingers in the air as you pretend to count, "Uno, dos,
tres." Twirl around with your index finger in the air as you say,
"Ole! Ole! Ole!"
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Saturday
Night Fever - Extend your right index finger in the air to
the left of your body. Put your left hand on your hip. Move your
right finger from the air to your side as you sing, "Ah, ah, ah,
ah, we did a good job, we did a good job!"
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Seal
of Approval - Stiffen arms, extend them in front of you, and
cross them over each other Clap them as you make a barking noise
like a seal.
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Hip
Hip Hooray - Hit one hip and say, "Hip." Hit the other hip and
say, "Hip." Put your arms in the air as you shout, "Hooray!"
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Parrot
- Put your hands in your armpits to make the parrot's wings. Flap
your wings up and down as you squawk and say, "Aaaaak! You did
a good job!"
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Train
Whistle - Cup one hand around your mouth and pretend to pull
on the whistle with the other hand as you say, "Toot toot." Then
place both hands in the air palms down and make a "Shhhhhhhh"
sound as you bring them slowly to your sides.
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Starting
Line-Up - Have the class form two lines facing each other.
One at a time, announce a child like they announce players at
a football game. (For example: "Starting line-up for Ms. James'
room is Daniel Wong. He has brown hair and enjoys soccer. Let's
hear it for Daniel!") That child runs through the middle of the
lines as everyone gives them a high five, a pat on the back, and
an encouraging word.
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Hint! Write the cheers on index cards, then store them in a "Cheer" detergent box or "Cheerios" box. Pull out a cheer whenever you need one! |
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