Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Go Back                 Case Posted on March 16, 2015 12:03 am Add to Favorites ymuTyZ Reps: 102 Pushing in Line When my class lines up, they tend to push and argue over spots. We line up in ABC order but they run to get in line! They also ski[ each other and this become a noisy issue in the hallway. What can I do to fix this?                 Submit a Possible Solution Please read response(s) below (if any) before posting your solution.                 Solution 1 Posted March 16, 2015 12:18 am udapum Reps: 102 You could call students to line up based on who is being quiet, or call them by rows or groups depending on how they are sitting. If they run or misbehave in line they have to go back to their seats and try it again. It will take awhile the first couple of days to get students used to an orderly procedure, but once they understand that you are not going to back down from it, they will eventually comply. You could also consider using rewards to positively reinforce students who are meeting your expectations in line. Votes: +17 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution zemyRy Reps: 210 I do like this option for lining students up. This shows the students that following directions will get them lined up quicker.   Posted on: October 2, 2015 1:20 am Tamupy Reps: 100 Your solution exhibits great classroom management. If the students are not lining up like you have taught them to, then they will not line up and walk quietly. I have seen your solution in action in a first grade classroom and it works. The teacher did not like how the students were lined up walking down the hallway so she took them back to the classroom and they tried it again. The students had to line up a couple of times as well, but the teacher stuck to her classroom management plan. The next time the students lined up and walked to recess like the teacher expected them to walk.   Posted on: October 3, 2015 3:46 am uzyXuV Reps: 208 Great ideas, having students line up by good behavior and if they can't walk in line correctly they have to go back to classroom.   Posted on: October 15, 2015 1:07 am eSyTyt Reps: 101 These are all great ideas that I will definitely try in my classroom one day.   Posted on: October 16, 2015 2:13 am Add a Comment                 Solution 2 Posted September 29, 2015 1:50 pm Tabitha Tirado Reps: 200 Instead of lining up in ABC order it may work to have all the students seated at their desks and dismiss to line up by the quietest row or table. By doing this it is not a free for all to line up. Votes: +8 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution VeHyge Reps: 229 This is a great option, I think this will also motivate the students to sit quietly and listen to directions. That way they are the first group to line up.   Posted on: October 1, 2015 2:32 pm Add a Comment                 Solution 3 Posted March 16, 2015 12:49 am ugevyX Reps: 101 Practice lining up in the room or a place that they will not disturb others. This will help them learn the order so this is not a problem. I also have eagles as my behavior theme and it is our mascot of our school system. I give small eagles to the students especially in the hallway. They use these to move their behavior clip up. They are all trying to get to the top of the chart. Votes: +3 / -2 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution eSyTyt Reps: 101 Giving the students incentives is a great way for the kids to listen.   Posted on: October 16, 2015 2:52 am Add a Comment                 Solution 4 Posted October 3, 2015 8:55 am reHuSe Reps: 101 I would have students sit back down and try it again. If they are noisy in the hallway, stop them until they are quiet enough to continue walking. You could have students space themselves out by using their arms. In my intenship we would give out two stickers for who walked best in line and that worked great. Votes: +2 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 5 Posted October 4, 2015 7:04 pm Holly Ebbert Reps: 225 A solution to this problem would be to rearrange the line often. Instead of lining up in ABC order line up in ZYX order, meaning the opposite of ABC order. You could also pick numbers from a hat quarterly and let the students pull from the hat and this is their spot. This would let everyone have a different spot. I would also incorporate weekly line leaders and caboose leaders. The caboose leader is at the end but in charge of holding doors open. Votes: +2 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 6 Posted October 2, 2015 7:15 pm PezaLe Reps: 203 I would have the students keep a 1-2 foot distance from each other. I would also have the students, depending on the grade level, imagine they are in their own bubble if the bubble is popped they will have to move to the back of the line. Having students play small games will allow them to be knowledgeable in their actions and more willing to follow the rules and expectations. Votes: +1 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 7 Posted October 4, 2015 6:48 pm HaLyvy Reps: 100 This goes back to classroom rules and procedures. It is important to make sure that the students are aware that there will be consequences when rules are broken. When having them line up, try calling students by the table groups they sit at to eliminate racing to get in line. Votes: +1 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 8 Posted October 2, 2015 1:15 am zemyRy Reps: 210 Using a visual on the floor such as numbers, shapes, or the alphabet will help the students know where they need to stand. This works great for younger students, also lining students up by classroom job assignment works well. Other solutions can be line the students up by, the quieter table, by rows if the row is ready and following directions all work well. Votes: +1 / -1 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 9 Posted September 28, 2015 11:09 pm WuGusa Reps: 100 Tell the students that they need to get in the line quietly and pushing each other over spots is not acceptable and that we need to be quiet or their will be consequences. Votes: +1 / -2 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution uzyXuV Reps: 208 I think there should be consequences for students pushing and being loud in line, but the children need to know what the consequences are.   Posted on: October 15, 2015 1:06 am Add a Comment                 Solution 10 Posted October 4, 2015 7:17 pm Kayla Campbell Reps: 105 I would switch up the line order on occasion. Students do not need to be in ABC order for everything they do. In my classroom, I choose a "mystery walker" from a name jar each day. Students do not find out who the "mystery walker" was until the end of the day. I monitor the line during transitions and if this "mystery walker" does a good job all day long then they get some type of reward. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 11 Posted October 19, 2015 7:30 pm yZytaz Reps: 201 maybe rotating the line every week will allow each student to have the opportunity to get the front of the line. Also for the noise in the classroom you can have a line monitor who writes down the names of the student who are loud in the hallway and move their stick when they get back to the class so they know it is not okay. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 12 Posted February 28, 2017 12:31 pm XequMa Reps: 201 Have students use "walking feet" to get in line. You can use a points system or have an incentive when they walk in a quiet line. They need to know this is put in place for their safety as well. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 13 Posted July 6, 2017 11:49 pm Shelby Glonek Reps: 113 I have been in a classroom that lines up in the order of their desks with a rotating line leader every week. Although these minor arguments still occur, it is not very frequent and every student is given an opportunity to lead the line and get out of their usual spot for a week. I find that mixing up the line here and there gives the students a break from each other and will prevent friction. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 14 Posted February 23, 2019 12:07 am zuMuGe Reps: 203 I had this same problem in my class. I started calling them in sections in their number line order starting with 1-5, 6-10, etc, this seemed to help a lot. I also started making it a competition as well to see how quiet they could be and if they were super quiet they would earn Dojo points. If they had a rough day and continued to talk while lining up, I would make them all sit back down and try again. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 15 Posted October 13, 2019 6:44 pm Keith Evans Reps: 204 Try different ways of lining up besides alphabetically. Allow a new student to be line leader each day. If students are loud or skipping then they go to the back of the line. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 16 Posted February 21, 2020 3:33 pm uzaZuz Reps: 203 If having certain students next to each other is becoming an issue, switch up the order of the line. You could assign numbers to each student and have them line up in number order, that you strategically arranged so that students who feed off each other are not near each other. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Submit a Possible Solution Please read response(s) below (if any) before posting your solution.