Ways To Applaud!

1. Ways to Applaud!Ways to Applaud!

2. CLAM APPLAUSECLAM APPLAUSE
Students make pincers with Students make pincers with
their fingers and then open their fingers and then open
and shut them. and shut them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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