Get It Going Signal

Get It Going Signal

The Get It Going’ signal is used when students or teachers hold a specified number. 

For example:  
The teacher says: You’re going to get it going and count. You haaavvvve four. 

The process of the Get It Going Signal is:  

• Focus: The teacher’s hand is in the stop position when talking. 
• Think Time: The teacher pauses for a couple of seconds after giving the directions. 
• Cue: Get ready. 
• Interval: The teacher pauses for one second. 
• Signal: The teacher circles their hand with their finger pointing up, and the students say ‘fffoooouuuur’. Then the teacher drops hand, and the students count on: ‘five, six, seven, eight, nine…’