This student guide is part of a protocol learning module designed to teach the prospective teacher to make smooth transitions from one activity to another, in order to deter disruptive behavior in the course of the transition. The entire module consists of this guide, a protocol film, and testing materials. The student guide contains: (a) instruction in the use of protocol learning modules, (b) a discussion of transitions in the classroom, (c) practice lessons for recognition of smooth classroom transitions, and (d) practice exercises for applying the techniques of a smooth transition in simulated teaching experiences. The principle upon which this module is based is that management techniques used by the teacher either facilitate or interfere with the smooth transition from one classroom activity to another. Three types of teacher behavior which interfere with smooth transitions are: (a) stimulus boundedness-the teacher is deflected from the main activity and reacts to some external stimulus that is unrelated to the ongoing activity; (b) thrust--the teacher bursts in suddenly on the children's activities in a manner that indicates that her own intent was the only determinant of her timing and point of entry; and (c) flip-flop--the teacher starts a new activity without bringing the original activity to a close and then returns to the original activity. (HMD)