Ways to Applaud!Ways to Applaud!

CLAM APPLAUSECLAM APPLAUSE

Students make pincers Students make pincers with their fingers and then with their fingers and then open and shut them. open and shut them.

COWBOY CHEERCOWBOY CHEERPut one finger in the air and circle it Put one finger in the air and circle it like a lasso as you say, “Ye-haw!”like a lasso as you say, “Ye-haw!”

FIRECRACKERFIRECRACKERStudent hold their palms together in front of Student hold their palms together in front of them in a prayer position. They make a them in a prayer position. They make a sizzling sound (Sssss) as they raise their sizzling sound (Sssss) as they raise their hands and wiggle their fingers up in the air hands and wiggle their fingers up in the air like a firecracker going off. Students then like a firecracker going off. Students then clap above their heads and wiggle their clap above their heads and wiggle their fingers around and down like the sparkles fingers around and down like the sparkles coming from a firecracker. They make an coming from a firecracker. They make an “Ahhhh” or “Ooooo” sound like a crowd “Ahhhh” or “Ooooo” sound like a crowd watching a firecracker go off. watching a firecracker go off.

HIP-HIP-HOORAYHIP-HIP-HOORAYThe teacher starts this cheer by The teacher starts this cheer by slapping each hip as he says: “Hip, slapping each hip as he says: “Hip, Hip…” The students all join in by Hip…” The students all join in by shouting, “Hooray!” shouting, “Hooray!”

OPERA APPLAUSEOPERA APPLAUSEStand up and make a circle or “O” Stand up and make a circle or “O” above your head with your arms. above your head with your arms.

PAT YOURSLEF ON THE BACKPAT YOURSLEF ON THE BACKStudents pat themselves on the back Students pat themselves on the back as they say, “I’m good stuff.” Next, as they say, “I’m good stuff.” Next, they pat their neighbor on the back they pat their neighbor on the back as they say, “You’re good stuff, too.”as they say, “You’re good stuff, too.”

A “ROUND” OF APPLAUSEA “ROUND” OF APPLAUSEClap in a circle to create a “round” of Clap in a circle to create a “round” of applause. applause.

SILENT CHEERSILENT CHEERPut arms in the air, wiggle fingers, Put arms in the air, wiggle fingers, open mouth, and pretend to yell. open mouth, and pretend to yell. Students can make as much “noise” Students can make as much “noise” as they want, as long as you do not as they want, as long as you do not hear them. hear them.

TRUCKER CHEERTRUCKER CHEERTell students, “Grab your steering Tell students, “Grab your steering wheel.” Make a “rrrr” sound as you wheel.” Make a “rrrr” sound as you pretend to steer. Then put a fist in pretend to steer. Then put a fist in the air and say: “Honk, honk” as if the air and say: “Honk, honk” as if pulling a horn. Finally, put a fist near pulling a horn. Finally, put a fist near your mouth like talking on a CB radio your mouth like talking on a CB radio and say, “Good job, good buddy.” and say, “Good job, good buddy.”

WOW!WOW!Hold up the three middle fingers on Hold up the three middle fingers on each hand. Open your mouth to each hand. Open your mouth to make the “O” and place the “W” make the “O” and place the “W” formed by each hand on either side formed by each hand on either side of your mouth. Together these of your mouth. Together these gestures spell “WOW.” gestures spell “WOW.”