I thought it would be great to start a topic for variations on class yes.

I know it really livened up our class room when I changed over to

Oh loyal subjects and the students responded yes, my queen.

I got several ideas from Inutini's post.

Here are the ones from her post.

Loyal Subjects Yes, Your Highness (or Yes, My Queen)

Children Yes, Mommy

Team Yes, Coach

Land Lubbers Arrrgghh, Matey

Yakety Yak Don't Talk Back

Les Eleves Oui, Madamoiselle

Here are some others from other posts

Quiet on the Set It’s Show Time

Privates Yes, Captain

Here, kitty kitties Meow meow

And a few I thought up

Oh Sponge Bobs Yes Square Pants

Oh Peanut Butter Yes Jelly

Estudiantes Si Maestra

Senators Yes Mrs. President

Please add some that you use. Attached is the list so far.
Thanks, Karen Chavez

Karen,

Thanks for compiling that list!

I use a variation where the student clap and/or stomp a number of times!!

Made a little video!

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Thanks,
Jason McKinney

When I started using the class-yes, it was during my first year of teaching after a short presentation (less than 15 minutes) from another teacher (from another school) who had been using a thing called "power teaching" and I didn't get a clear understanding of it, so I began using variations right away... I had four classes as a language arts teacher and had each class vote on their own suggestions.
I of course, had ultimate call on ones that I just couldn't bare to say like "hillshire farms: go meat" (Although one class this year convinced me to do "Subway:Eat fresh")

Some I had last year were hamburger:french fries, lolly:pop, hey:what (my GATE kiddos loved that one )
But when I started this year, I kept class:yes until about the middle of the year, when after I noticed bullying issues arising, each block/homeroom period came up with their own team name and mission statements.

Based on their team "theme", we all brainstormed ideas for the class part and the yes part, then the mighty oh yea as well.

One class, called the Hot Chilies, respond to my "Chile!" with "Peppers!" and when they get a point they say "Ole!" (o-lay)

Variations can be so fun and add variety to the class yes because the students can get bored and sloppy with class-yes, and since I didn't really have the rest of the scoreboard strategies in my repertoire (like the practice cards and guff counter) variations on he class-yes can extend the use of the scoreboard/class-yes so you can ensure your back pocket stays big and full through the rest of the year.

I can't wait until next school year to implement all the strategies in the correct order! (plus I've been told its a "difficult class" coming my way so I'm looking forward to having these great tools to use in tough times.

Thank you for sharing!

Here are a few we use in my classroom:

Teacher- Oh how I love my class Student: Oh how I love my teacher

Oh how my class is AWESOME Oh how my teacher is AWESOME

Reb Robin Yummmmmm!

Hill Shire Farm Go MEAT!

The variations of class-yes that my students loved to use this year: multiplication/division facts and answers, states/capitals, TEAM/CAISSE, figurative language type/example, moon phases, and vocabulary words/definitions. Fifth graders are always ready to share their insights and new ways to spice up the strategy!

Laura Caisse
2011-2012 WBT Intern