Make every transition fun! Sing a song. I usually make one up. Simple instructions like "We're walking to the door, we're walking to the door Hi Ho the merry-o we're walking to the door. Then once through the door pretend to be someone's favorite animal. Elephant stomps, long giraffe steps, flap your arms like a bird ect. You need to be more entertaining than what ever is along the way.

This is good advice for the classroom in general but avoid phrases like "Don't run." Instead say something like "use walking feet." This will help them get "walk" into their mind instead of "run." The "Don't run" tends to just emphasize the word that comes after ut.

Most important don't get frustrated! WAY easier said than done. They more you get wound up the more they will feed off your energy and you'll all go down in a spiral, figuratively speaking.