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Have you jumped on the classroom doorbell bandwagon yet? If not, what are you waiting for? After all, classrooms today are usually a hive of activity, making it hard to get your students' attention. Attention-getters and clapbacks are great, but it's nice to have another tool in your toolbox. Plus, there are so many ways to use a classroom doorbell! Here's how to make this versatile gizmo work for you.

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1. A classroom doorbell is so easy ... and affordable

Wireless doorbells are so easy to use. You plug the receiver into an outlet, set the tune and volume, and away you go! Teachers especially love the SadoTech Model C as a classroom doorbell. The basic model is less than 20 bucks and has 52 different chimes to choose from. Plus, it comes in an array of colors.

Buy it: SadoTech Model C

2. It makes transitions a breeze

Changing from station to station, or transitioning from group work to quiet time, can involve a lot of shouting. Get students' attention with your classroom doorbell and teach them to follow a routine when they hear it.

3. You can use different chimes for different activities

SadoTech's multiple remote model comes with five (yes, five!) remotes in different bright colors. Program each to play a different chime and teach kids the correct responses when they hear them. (Can't find this model in stock? Buy several doorbells in different colors, and set each to a different ring.)

Buy it: SadoTech Classroom Buzzer Set

4. They make awesome game buzzers too

Playing a game? Use the different remotes as game buzzers! Make sure each is programmed to a different tune, so you'll know who rings in first.

Learn more: Time 4 Kindergarten

5. A classroom doorbell is good for getting the teacher's attention too

What can we say? Sometimes learning is loud! Get a wireless classroom doorbell with two remotes and attach one outside your door for visitors. The SadoTech CX wireless doorbell comes with two remotes, and you can set each to ring a different chime.

Buy it: SadoTech CX Wireless Doorbell

6. It's great for keeping conferences on schedule

This is a great way for parents to signal they are ready, without interrupting your conference entirely.

7. The remote is small and easy to carry with you

Once you fall in love with your classroom doorbell, you'll always want the remote nearby. You could stick it in your pocket, but someone discovered that these little remotes fit perfectly into the jelly wraps meant for mini hand sanitizer bottles. Clip it to your lanyard, and you're always set.

8. You can also attach the remote to your teacher ID

As always, Velcro is a teacher's best friend. One teacher says, "So, I was not a fan of using the hand sanitizer holder for my wireless doorbell. It was too bulky for me and weighed down my lanyard. Instead, I thought to use Velcro! It's less invasive and it stays secured to the back of my school ID!"

9. You can add a clothespin and clip it anywhere

This is so brilliant! Just be sure not to accidentally glue the battery compartment closed.

Learn more: Kindergarten Smorgasboard

10. A classroom doorbell lets you show off your teacher personality

With so many tunes to choose from (even this bargain model comes with 38 options), you can change up your chime to suit your mood. And the jelly wrap options available out there (check out dollar stores or your favorite bath-and-body chain) are so much fun!

Buy it: BO YING Wireless Doorbell

11. You can even buy custom doorbell remote cases

Want a little splurge that's so much fun? Try a custom doorbell holder! You'll find several Etsy sellers who specialize in them.

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12. Students really get into the spirit of it

"My students came up with an idea ... they told me that the student with the most Class Dojo points at the end of the week can pick the chime/music for the following week. What a great idea!"

13. It can help make special days even more special

Is it someone's birthday today? Change the remote to play "Happy Birthday"! Or choose a special chime to indicate that it's the day before winter break, or even just a Friday.

14. Subs will love your "magic quiet button"

Make substitute teacher life a little easier by letting them in on the secret.

15. It's not just for elementary school

Seriously, a classroom doorbell is a real game changer. This is the year to try one!

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Construction themed activities and centers inspiration is HERE! Get out your planner and let's plan a ton of fun and engaging construction themed activities your little learners (Preschool, Pre-k, and kindergarten) will LOVE and learn a ton from! If you would like all the construction printables you can find them HERE.

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Literacy Activities

Hammering golf tees into cardboard is fabulous for developing fine motor and hand-eye coordination, and when you write letters on the cardboard you add a literacy component as well! I always try to add letters to any activity we do together. Your little builders will LOVE hammering letters.

Build letters with ROCKS! I mean two things most kiddos love are rocks and diggers so why not use them for a literacy activity?! I found these small pebbles at the Dollar Tree in the floral section. When students are picking up the small rocks they are exercising fine motor muscles too!

Building names & sight words! Make word work and learning names FUN again by building the word with letter rocks. It is easy to make word work fun and interactive using a construction theme!

Add construction themed writing cards (uppercase for the 3 year olds and lowercase for the Pre-k kiddos), construction writing paper, and STAMPS! Writing is always more fun with stamps ( lowercase stamps or uppercase stamps)!

Tap the number of syllables with a HAMMER then build it with cubes! Using a hammer allows students to move, and students can visually compare how big each word is when they build it with cubes, as well, as work on their counting skills.

Fill your bookshelves with construction books (fiction and non-fiction)! Two of my favorites are Old McDonald had a Woodshop and One Big Building. Check out a detailed construction book list HERE.

Sensory Activities

Fill the sensory table with small rocks then put letter rocks in along with small construction vehicles. You can grab a bag of landscape rocks from a Loews or buy bags of small pebbles from the Dollar Tree to fill the table. Students move, dump, and push the letter rocks around while talking about letters and sounds as they play.

Write letters (or numbers) on smooth rocks (again I found them at the Dollar Tree) with paint markers then brush with Mod Podge.

Use the diggers in the art center and students can make digger track paintings! Mix up some puffy paint using brown liquid watercolor, shaving cream, and glue for the "dirt". Students can drive the diggers around on the paper for a fun sensory experience and science experience by comparing the tracks.
You can find the orange tray HERE and the yellow tray HERE.

You may need to grab another set of diggers so you can make a construction playdoh tray! Buy or make brown playdoh, grab a handful of small pebbles, diggers, and some short popsicle sticks to create a FUN and engaging playdoh tray.

Your kiddos will be using their imagination, problem solve, strengthen their fine motor muscles and use STEM skills as they play!

Math Activities

FREEBIE alert! Construction workers are always measuring so why not have kiddos measure with TAPE?! I put the short piece of tape at the top then students cut pieces of tape and sort them by length.

If you want to make the activity harder, have students measure each piece of tape with counting cubes and then write down the length.

Make 10 with nuts and bolts! Making 10 helps kiddos develop informal addition and subtraction skills. Students count out the nuts and bolts to make ten, and then discuss all the different ways to make ten. Younger students can use this activity as a counting game to develop one to one correspondence.

Grab those craft sticks and build shapes! Identify the shapes and talk about the characteristics of each shape, such as, how many sides and corners/vertices does it have?

STEM & Blocks Center

FREEBIE ALERT! Print THESE construction job photographs and have students pretend to be various construction workers at the dollhouse. Students can install plumbing, electric, bricks, and shingles on the roof. Put out plastic string for wire, straws for plumbing pipes, tape for bricks, and cut up brown cardstock for roof shingles.
Plus it is AMAZING fine motor work too!

Inspire your little Engineers with Construction STEM I Can Build cards (included in the STEM Transportation pack), diggers, measuring tape, rocks, and construction books. Get your kiddos planning, designing, constructing, and building various structures in no time!

blueprint paper for students to draw their structures just like real architects! Add construction hats, construction vests, pretend tools, and empty paint cans (from Loews) so students can dress up like real Engineers and use their imagination as they build!

Art & Fine Motor Activities

Creating a paint sample collage is the perfect way to practice cutting and exploring colors! If your paint samples are 3 inches wide, just cut the strips vertically to an appropriate width for your students.

Make houses and other structures with popsicle sticks and toothpicks. Cut up brown tissue paper for students to use for dirt at the construction site.

Nuts, bolts, & washers! Go to the hardware store and buy some real washers, bolts, and nuts. Place inside buckets for endless hours of fine motor fun. Trust me your kiddos will LOVE manipulating these real tools. This is a great nap time activity too!

Construction and Building Science

Building and constructions is PACKED with tons of science, STEM, and math experiences. Explore various building supplies and materials and building techniques. Notice the parts of a building and how you can create various types of structures. Little learners will LOVE my All About Building science unit which you can grab HERE from my TPT store.

Dramatic Play

Take the construction theme to the dramatic play center by changing it into a Construction Site! Grab my Construction Site Dramatic Play pack for tons of printables to make you site AMAZING or check it out on my website HERE.

Now I'm sure your mind is going crazy with ideas and all these ideas so I'm here to help with all the Construction Math and Literacy Center printables already ready for you. Just print, prep, and play!

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