Brilliant Ideas for Quieting the Class by Hey Teacher Teacher

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heyteacherteacherabc — 2018-08-25 16:10:27 UTC

Quiet Spray is just water, but you would be surprised with how quickly the students get quiet after sprayed. ;) Give it a try. ~ Tanille

Holly Probst

2018-08-25 23:45:48 UTC

Holly Probst

2018-08-25 23:45:53 UTC

We like to try different methods to try and to get them get quite. We do different ones to try and mix it up a bit, so they do not get bored with the same thing. we like to say stop 10 on top. We also sometimes bring them in a surprise and we remind them that if they want it the have to be quite and lsiten.

Addison Orris

2018-08-30 23:45:00 UTC

I have been in classrooms where teachers use clapping and the kids repeat the clap. I know a teacher who has a doorbell in her room. And I have also heard line up songs being done.

HOW CUTE!!

tanilleulm — 2018-08-31 01:51:45 UTC

Quiet Critters are little critters you make out of pom poms, googly eyes, attach little feet and antennas. They don't like noisy rooms and will be taken and put in the jar if it gets too loud in the classroom. :)

Linda Turner

2018-08-31 15:48:09 UTC

I have been on a school bus where the teacher used clapping to get the attention of talking students. They immediately stop talking and clap back to the teacher. It seems to be very effective.

Bells - Hannah Butler

2018-08-31 20:07:42 UTC

I remember when I was younger teachers would use bells that they sat on their desk to get everyone's attention and get everybody quieted down!

Shania Galbreath

2018-08-31 20:07:46 UTC

Give each child 5 beans at the start of the day. When I child blurts out or talks while you are talking have them put a bean back in the jar.

Breanne Edwards

2018-09-01 01:09:20 UTC

To help keep a class quiet I would use a scratch off coupon incentive program. At the end of each day, all students who had good behavior would receive a coupon to scratch off for a prize

Courtney Endsley

2018-09-03 01:36:22 UTC

Quite Sprinkles! When someone is being too noisy they get a bit of magic sprinkles on their desk that makes them freeze! If you go all week with no quite sprinkles you get a prize!

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heyteacherteacherabc — 2018-09-03 22:07:04 UTC

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Lexi Vonderheide

2018-09-04 01:21:24 UTC

Stick Stars. Have a cup of popsicle sticks with each kid's name on one and shake it every so often so the kids can hear the rattling then pull one out. If the child who's name is on the stick is doing what they're supposed to be doing, congratulate them and give them a simple reward of your choice. If that child isn't doing what they're supposed to be doing simply put it back and say something like, "Oh, they're not on task." Each child may think it was them and act better and redirect themselves.

Jordyn Randall

2018-09-04 01:49:56 UTC

To keep the class quiet I would use the "Teacher vs. Student" idea. Whoever fills their 10 squares wins! If the students win, they get something like 10 extra recess minutes or lunch with the teacher etc. If the teacher wins, you get to pick you incentive and the kids don't even have to know about it, cause if you get their incentive that means you had a rough day. You can always change the magnets on the board to make it fun too, maybe to go with seasons

Zenobia

2018-09-04 15:33:03 UTC

To keep the class quiet I would use the "Keep Your Bubbles!" technique. The students will have 3 chances, 3 pieces of bubble gum per week. If the students interrupt or blurt out for any reason, a piece is removed from their name and put into the LOST BUBBLES bucket. If any bubble gum is left at the end of the week the students get a piece of bubble gum and a small prize.

2018-09-04 15:37:49 UTC

Chenoa Sowers

We use voice level strategies at my work place. Since I work with young teens this technique seems to work well. Their school actually uses the same technique so the kids are used to it!

Brionna Ellis

2018-09-04 23:32:41 UTC

Blurt Cubes

Every kid has 5 cubes on their desk that spell BLURT. Their goal is to keep them saying BLURT all day.

If they blurt or talk while you're talking, you discreetly give them the blurt signal (look directly at them and hold up your hand in front of your chest showing the letter B in sign language) while continuing to talk. A quiet signal doesn't interrupt your lesson but they know to redirect themselves. The other kids will also see you give the signal and it'll remind them not to blurt either. When a student sees you give them the blurt signal, they know to switch their cube to upside down so it no longer shows the T in "Blurt" - the next time, they'd lose the R, then the U, etc. They cannot earn them back. Having the cubes on their desk is a great visual, yet private, reminder for especially impulsive kids.

If they have all the letters in BLURT at the end of the day, they get a "Blurt Dessert" card! Make the blurt dessert something really appealing like a few minutes of free time at the end of the day while the kids who lost letters work on unfinished work. If you have a really chatty and/or impulsive class, I recommend doing 2 rounds of blurt cubes halfway through the day with a known time it resets about halfway through each day (before lunch and after lunch, for example) so an impulsive kid doesn't immediately give up for the whole day when they lose 1 cube.

I love the Blurt Dessert cards for recognizing kids who don't blurt (it's easy for the quiet ones to get ignored) - you can have them collect them and then turn them in for rewards or prizes.

Megan Seuffer

2018-09-05 02:34:37 UTC

If I was trying to get students to quiet down I'd want to/would do something fun. I would say the first words of ABC from the Jackson family and clap my hands and have the kids say you and me. So it'd be like this, (teacher) "ABC" 'clap clap clap' (students) "you and me" 'clap clap clap

Emma Wehrle

2018-09-05 20:03:53 UTC

When quieting a room I would is quiet critters. You can give them to the students during work time so they aren’t loud. Once a student starts making noise you would take it from them and put it back in the “sound proof” jar.

Mariah beltran

2018-09-06 01:20:36 UTC

Silent Sprinkles. Whoever is talking when the teacher or peer is talking gets sprinkled with the silent sprinkles and automatically becomes silent: in the silent sprinkle shaker you can put whatever you want like glitter, salt, or nothing.

Marshmallow

2018-09-07 22:39:21 UTC

Mary M.

aeris_carlton — 2018-09-10 18:48:27 UTC

Coartnee Ashcraft

2018-11-05 17:54:05 UTC

This is a little something I learned from my credit hours: Eyes are for watching, Ears are for listening, Mouths are for speaking when asked to/ or allowed to , and hands go in our laps!

The Quiet Turtle

2019-01-09 04:05:18 UTC

By: Kacee Smith ECE-087 Spring 2019

The quiet turtle is a super cute and fun way to quiet the classroom! You can either get a stuffed turtle animal or make your own, but allow the kids to give him/her a name. When the teacher says "Turtle Time!" all voices go off until further notice.

He is the "quiet turtle." Be sure to tell your kids he doesn't like loud classrooms so he only comes out when it's really quiet. He likes to sit by the kids who are being the quietest.

You could also make mini quiet turtles to give to the students who have been quiet at each "Turtle Time" to sit on their desk. I LOVE this idea!

Courtney Endsley

2019-01-09 16:28:01 UTC

I like the idea of playing a triangle or other instrument to get the children's attention. When they hear this specific noise it will catch their attention and they will know that it is time for them to have their eyes on you.

Kenzie Leeman

2019-01-10 19:39:19 UTC

The Qiet Game
There is a picture posted already of this but my idea is a little different. I would use a spray bottle of water and say 1, 2, 3 hush puppies as spray little water in the air. They then have 5 seconds to get completely silent. If they are able to get quiet in that time then they get a block. If they are unable to quiet then I get the block. Who ever gets to 5 first gets a point. On fridays, if the students win they get a movie/ ice cream/ extra recess etc., which ever they want. This way the kids have all week to keep trying and aren't getting prizes every day. The spray and saying keeps it interesting

Miranda H

2019-01-10 22:19:57 UTC

I like the idea of a stop light idea. It will have how loud the kids can be talking. I remember having something similar to it my kindergarten year.

Chelsea Kline

2019-01-12 14:35:58 UTC

I like the Clapping Method. The teacher would clap a pattern and the children would repeat it. You would do this until all the children are clapping the pattern, then I would say give me "5". 1- Eyes on me, 2- Mouth closed, 3- Hands in your lap, 4- ears listening, 4- Feet still

Hannah Butler

2019-01-15 22:39:13 UTC

Every kid has 5 cubes on their desk that spell BLURT. Their goal is to keep them saying BLURT all day.

If they blurt or talk while you're talking, you discreetly give them the blurt signal (look directly at them and hold up your hand in front of your chest showing the letter B in sign language) while continuing to talk. A quiet signal doesn't interrupt your lesson but they know to redirect themselves. The other kids will also see you give the signal and it'll remind them not to blurt either. When a student sees you give them the blurt signal, they know to switch their cube to upside down so it no longer shows the T in "Blurt" - the next time, they'd lose the R, then the U, etc. They cannot earn them back. Having the cubes on their desk is a great visual, yet private, reminder for especially impulsive kids.

Breanne Edwards

2019-01-17 18:33:23 UTC

I like the idea of using a bell. you ring the bell and when the students hear it they know they need to get quiet and listen.

Jordyn Randall

2019-01-18 01:20:18 UTC

I like the levels paper. You would use this when they are getting rowdy. You would wither count down on your fingers or hold number of fingers in the air so they would know what they are at. I would say if the whole week they were under 3 they would get 5 extra minutes of recess.

Stop Light

2019-01-18 02:00:59 UTC

When the kids are getting too rowdy give a verbal warning and move their clip to the yellow light if they continue move them to orange and if they haven’t stopped then move them to red and they will have whatever consequence with the red light.
Mariah Beltran

I like the idea of something as simple as a sticker chart. If the student is good and quiet for most of the day they receive a sticker and depending on how many spaces they need to fill, when they fill it up they get whatever incentive the class decides they want. Something big, such as getting pizza for them.

2019-01-18 16:39:33 UTC

Nixon Doughty

Can I get a Call Back?

2019-01-19 20:27:10 UTC

An idea that works for students of all ages!
The teacher will say a phrase such as "Ready, set.." Students will hear that and reply "You bet!" These can be crazy, silly, rhyme,whatever you decided to use. It grabs the students attention quickly without raising your voice to bring the level of sound down.

Elizabeth Tagge

Madison Quast

2019-01-20 00:19:10 UTC

We use this in my classroom and it is very effective because as soon as the smartboard pops up they get super quiet because they love the smartboard and it always catches their eye and makes them stop doing whatever they are doing and they put their eyes straight on the smartboard. We also have a quiet song that we pull up on the board sometimes which works very well as well.

Bunny Ears

2019-01-20 01:37:38 UTC

A method that I always loved using in my classroom is the bunny ears method. When the room is getting to loud the teacher would put bunny ears above their head, using their fingers, without saying anything. When a student notices they stop talking and put up their bunny ears till the whole class has bunny ears. Your can watch the clock if you like and try to beat your best bunny ear time.
Elizabeth Owen

Clap 1,2,3,4,5

2019-01-20 17:23:37 UTC

The clapping method in our classroom worked great with the kids. The teacher would clap five times in a rhythm and would pause for a few seconds. The classroom would have to clap back the same rhythm and face the teacher quietly. If students would continue to talk the teacher would call out 1 then she would clap a new rhythm. That stated not everyone followed the rules so they had to wait 1 minute before going to recess. If the students continued to talk and not follow the directions. The teacher would call out 2, clap and add a another minute to recess. This would be until the students would all be still and quiet and following the rules.

MY idea that i like and do with my children. When I want them to quiet down we sing, example Where is Jayme Where is Jayme would you like to come out and play or dance today. The children love it and have come to say I do. Its a fun game we do and also gets them to settle down.. We end up meeting on the carpet and dance or read books or even bubbles.

2019-01-20 20:12:50 UTC

Jayme Foor

2019-01-21 03:12:28 UTC

This is one of my favorites ways to quiet a class. It is one that the kids are used to that you can have signs and hold them up or you can just say the color!!
Emma Radcliff

Logan Hunt

2019-09-23 20:09:28 UTC

In my practicum, the teacher would sing a song/play a cd before the start of group time to quiet the class down. It always seemed to work so well. The children love to do the movements and it simple enough to sing along with. The version I know is to the tune of "Are you sleeping":
"Eyes are watching
Ears are listening
Voices quiet
Bodies calm
This is how we listen
This is how we listen
At group time
At group time."
The picture is a little bit different words, but still just as good!

Brooke Webner

stampinb — 2019-09-24 01:12:22 UTC

Every child needs to be reminded of there voice levels. Especially when they transition from playing outside or coming back from recess. This is a great reminder and visual on how our voices should be during a certain time. I would suggest not adding fuel to the fire and shouting over their voices. I would turn the lights off and remind them or show them how our voice levels should be.

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2019-09-24 17:55:31 UTC

Natalie Gordon

2019-09-24 17:55:32 UTC

When I observed 1st through 3rd graders while job shadowing the school counselor I noticed many of the teachers used the quieting method of the bubble in your mouth. She would tell the class "okay now put a bubble in your mouth" and they would all put a bubble in their mouth so they wouldn't talk while transitioning classrooms.

Hope Ruppert

2019-09-24 18:10:47 UTC

When using talkin tokens each child would get a certain amount of tokens at the beginning of each day. When they want to speak about something they then need to use a talking token. At the end of the day I would have some kind of reward if there was any left over. Using a reward for the tokens that are left over will encourage the children to use them.

Macy Pearcy

2019-09-25 17:20:33 UTC

My idea for quieting the class is these little noise makers. I picture the teacher having one and making a noise with it, then all of the children having one as well and making a noise for like three seconds and then everyone is quiet and ears open for the teacher. I think this would be a very effective way to quite a classroom.

Barbara McGuire

2019-09-25 22:26:51 UTC

BLURT DESSERT
An idea for using incentives as a way to keep the class quiet is a "blurt dessert." I personally use M&Ms. The children love them, because I let them choose the color of the M&M they want. When the children do not interrupt throughout the class, they get a M&M.

Chelsy Pontious

2019-09-25 22:32:00 UTC

I am a teacher in a toddler room, so it is very difficult to keep 15 toddlers quiet. (It doesn't happen often.) A great way to quiet the children down is to use finger plays and songs. I start out by singing the Itsy Bitsy Spider, and the children normally join right in.

Avery Pierce

2019-09-25 23:04:25 UTC

In my Kindergarten Practicum classroom my cooperating teacher used a bell to get the children's attention. This was a very effective way to quiet a classroom, because everyone heard the noise and they will all be quiet and look at the teacher. Also I work at a daycare and even though I am in the Infant room I can hear what goes on in the Pre-School room. The Pre-school teachers way to quiet down the classroom is either an alarm clock or she will clap 5 times. All of the children know to be quiet and stop what they are doing, because one if they hear the alarm clock they know they are about to switch center. Two if they hear the clapping they stop what they are doing and they stay quiet because they know that they are supposed to clap back at the teacher.

April VanDeventer

2019-09-26 01:25:08 UTC

Something we like to use is holding two fingers in the air. The teacher doesn't even have to say anything and the kids see it as a challenge to make sure their paying attention

Delana Mitchell

2019-09-26 15:30:28 UTC

JOURNAL TIME

As a parent, I will incorporate the same system I do with my two year old into the classroom to quiet the class. Whenever he's becoming extremely loud and full of energy, I assign him a painting OR writing project; it has become his favorite time of the day. With a complete journal, allowing s=children to have something special to focus on because of the end results, they will do so in a quiet manner so that their brain is working in the way they need.

Darian Appelt

2019-09-27 01:45:18 UTC

An idea for getting children to get quiet and stay quiet could be that at the beginning of each week you give each child a cup to decorate themselves, with their name and stickers and whatever else they want to add. Then as the week goes on and you have the children start quiet times, you can reward each child who has stayed quiet, without being told they are being disruptive, a type of topping to put in their cups. By the end of the week most children will have many different things in their cups and you can then have an ice cream/pudding party. The goal is to let children make their own treats but work for the rewards by being quiet when the teachers ask them to be.

Kierstin Cornell

2019-09-27 19:26:33 UTC

In my kindergarten practicum last semester, the teacher would start class with an interactive song that the kids danced and sang to. This would get the "jitters" out and when the song was finished, the children were ready to put their "listening ears on."

Autumn Philpott

2019-09-28 23:33:58 UTC

My idea for quieting the class would be to get the plastic noise clappers. The teacher would have a large one and the children would have mini ones. The teacher would clap theirs three times then the children would clap theirs three times and then the class would stay quiet.

Jade Fancher

2019-09-29 00:19:43 UTC

My daughter's preschool uses the number method of voice level. Number 1 voice means you're whispering. Number 2 voice means you're talking in a normal voice. Number 3 voice, used only outside or in emeregencies, is a yelling voice. Personally, I'll lower my voice to the level I want my child's to be. If we're at church, and they're being noisy I'll whisper "You need to talk in a quiet voice, like this", and most of the time it works.

2019-09-29 15:01:09 UTC

Anna Lawless

2019-09-29 22:32:25 UTC

At the preschool I work at, we have a song we sing called "The Carpet Song" at the beginning of circle time once everyone sits down. The song describes in a fun way what the kids should be doing while at circle time including lyrics like "eyes on me," "hands in your lap," and "sit quietly." It's sung in a familiar tune that the kids remember. By singing this every day before circle time, it calms down the children and allows them to sit quietly and focus at circle time.

2019-09-29 23:41:02 UTC

Rachel Thoele

2019-09-30 00:02:21 UTC

I have seen several teachers use the same method of quieting the class but just call out different things. The teacher calls out Macaroni and Cheese! and the class yells back Everybody Freeze!
The teacher calls out Expectations and the class calls back Expectations. Calling out Flat Tire and the children calling back Shhhh!
I have also seen in the lunchroom when it is so loud that the lights are shut off, the students know that that means very low voices. I have also used a stop light used when it gets to yellow they must quiet down and if it gets to red there is no talking allowed.

Belle Austin

2019-09-30 01:11:02 UTC

My idea of quieting a class is too use a speaking stick! If you don’t have the stick then you should not talk and wait your turn..

Alexa Nunez

2019-09-30 01:15:48 UTC

Something that I have seen work is turning off the lights in the classroom and counting backwards from 5. This works well every time I have seen it done. Something else I have seen and used I saying 1,2,3 eyes and ears on me, then the students will reply with 1,2 eyes and ears on you.

Mikayla Price

2019-09-30 02:20:47 UTC

When I worked with the Preschoolers and we got on carpet I would say "tap tap tap your elbow. Now tap tap tap your knees" and I would continue with that until I got their attention and everyone was following along. Another thing I would do is head shoulders knees and toes which they loved to do as well-others not so much-haha! But its just those simple sounds and beats that get them distracted and get them following along.

Deanna Eveland

2019-09-30 02:38:48 UTC

My idea is a noise-o-meter. This visual will help the children keep their voices at the appropriate volume for the situation.

2019-09-30 02:50:48 UTC

Katlin Howald

2020-01-14 18:36:45 UTC

My idea for a quiet room is to use good behavior buckets filled with stones. Each day the students begin with the same amount of stones and through out the day they either gain stones or loose them. So if the classroom gets noisy and the students aren't listening that is when you ask them to walk over and remove a stone from their bucket. This way the student knows what they did wrong and they know they have a punishment for it.

Brooke Webner

2020-01-14 19:53:41 UTC

I am not one to yell, so I would turn the lights off to get their attention and raise my hand. That way they know what I'm asking for them to do is eyes on me and to be quiet. That way they are looking at me and ready to listen

Logan Hunt

2020-01-14 19:53:51 UTC

A very popular phrase that I have heard in all of my practicum settings is, "Catch your bubbles." This is said when the students are very talkative and they need to be quiet. The teacher says it and the students pretend to have bubble gum in their mouth. It always seems to be effective and fun for the students.

Lauryn Moore

laurynmoore23 — 2020-01-14 20:33:43 UTC

When I was a child, the teachers would always either turn the lights off and then back on when the class room got quiet or they would yell out "give me five". This always got everyone to stop what they were doing and pay attention and listen to the teachers.

Holly Probst

2020-01-14 23:45:12 UTC

In our Preschool program classroom we use a saying called "Everybody Stop 10 on Top". We sing this phrase to the children and they just absolutely love it! Singing the phrase to them makes them hear it, and they stop put their hand on the top of their head, and listen to what the teachers have to say to them.

Tabitha Craig

2020-01-15 02:48:17 UTC

I would not like to raise my voice to my students so I found a method that does not require a voice to be used. This method is called the Hand Clap Method. The teacher would clap her hand at a cadence and the students would slowly clap back at the same speed. This way students will focus on the teacher and not talk.

Thomas O'Brien

glotomian — 2020-01-15 03:35:11 UTC

I liked this idea on Teachers pay teachers. Since most small children like to imitate famous characters. The teacher shows the students this picture and asks the students to do their best imitation of Mona Lisa. Show a lot of appreciation to those students who strike the pose and ask them how long they think they maintain this pose. Then set a timer for the number of minutes they claim they can maintain it and give a reward to any who make it to the designated time.

Avery Pierce

2020-01-16 01:46:23 UTC

I really like the idea my kindergarten practicum teacher had. She would put her finger up the her mouth and quietly say, "Sh sh sh" all of the kids would repeat after her, and then they would all sit quietly and wait for her to give the directions. I found this very effective, and I would love to use it in my future classroom.

Rachel Thoele

2020-01-16 03:20:13 UTC

I was actually part of the child and behavior management class that did these. I still feel that calling out part of a phrase and the children calling the other part works well. I believe that children find this fun and it is also effective. Macaroni and cheese - everybody freeze and flat tire - shhhhhh are examples of phrases used.

Chelsy Pontious

2020-01-16 23:06:56 UTC

I was part of the child behavior management class that also did these! I feel like the best way to quiet down a room is to start singing. All the kids usually quiet down and start to join in. We usually start with the itsy bitsy spider. All of our kids love music and to dance.

Addison Orris

2020-01-16 23:52:07 UTC

To get my students quiet, I sing...
Put your hands in the air in the air
Put your hands in the air in the air
Put your hands in the air and wave them everywhere.

Put your hands in the air in the air.

Cori Bell

2020-01-18 02:39:57 UTC

The method I currently use with my 4-5 year old children that will be going into kindergarden next year is "Playing the quiet game" - whenever it get extremely noisy in the classroom I simply say loud enough for all the children to hear "Lets play the quiet game" and instant everybody gets quiet. I think that the 'game' part of it really intrigues their mind and it becomes a competition for them to win. Whenever they are ALL quiet I will remind them that whenever the 'game' is over (its over pretty quickly) that we need to be using an inside voice and that they were on a level 2 volume an they need to be on a level 1 volume.

Emery Stewart

2020-01-19 13:24:42 UTC

In my preschool class, I have my students sing the listening song when we sit down for circle time. It goes "Eyes are watching, ears are listening, voices quiet, bodies calm. This is how we listen, this is how we listen at group time, at group time." At the beginning of the year we had to sing it a couple times before they caught on, but now as soon as we sit down the kids in my class start using their self talk and sing it to themselves. Its so sweet to see! https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Active-Listening-4038083-1566377217/original-4038083-3.jpg

Chelsy Pontious

2020-01-20 23:48:39 UTC

In my classroom we have Water bottles or bottles like sensory bottles. These bottles are filled with sprinkles and glitter. When it is time to transition and move on to something new or we need to tell the class something; we go around and pretend to sprinkle the glitter on their head. When this happens they know it is time to freeze and listen to the teachers.

Holly Probst

2020-01-21 18:25:55 UTC

I like to use a couple different techniques on quieting my classroom. I work in all the classrooms, so we have to use different quieting techniques depending on which age group I am working with. For older preschool and school age children I like to sing Everybody Stop Ten on Top. The kids love this they stop what they are doing put their hands their head and they know its time to quiet and listen to what the teacher has to say. For younger preschool aged children, twos, and toddlers I like to sing songs they react to singing more then movement.

Natalie Gordon

2020-01-23 01:36:07 UTC

I think the clapping method works wonders when trying to calm or quiet a classroom full of kids. What happens is the teacher claps a certain pattern and all the kids clap after following the same pattern. In order for this to work the teacher must clap loud so everyone can hear and do it 3 or 4 times so it gets everyone's attention. This is a fun way to get the kids focused on you and ready to listen.

Hailey Persinger

2020-09-21 01:37:06 UTC

In our daycare room, we put our finger over our lips and say shh. Then the children respond with a finger over their lips and repeat shh. Then when it is quiet we more on to the next activity. If the children begin to make noises, we just simply have to put our finger to our lips without saying shh.

Meghan Emmett

memmett9 — 2020-09-22 02:31:14 UTC

I found a really great idea on how to quickly quiet a classroom by doing an online search. I found an idea that uses a music box! Wind up the music box at the beginning of the week, and open it whenever the class needs to quiet down. If there is still music left that hasn’t been played by the end of the week, the class earns a reward. This would work really well for self-contained classes.

Katlin Howald

2020-09-22 16:42:31 UTC

It is always a struggle to get the classroom quiet. One thing that my teacher and I do to quiet the children down is to count to a certain number. At this point if the children are not quieting down we shut the lights off and have at least 5 minutes of quiet time to calm them down and regain their attention.

Shelby Kemper

2020-09-23 00:29:21 UTC

With my Preschool class I do the "If you can hear me put your hands on your head" and just keep saying "if you can hear me" and have them do random things until they whole class is looking at me and quiet and it actually works pretty well.

Margo Donaldson

2020-09-23 00:30:09 UTC

I like to sing and most small children do too. The method I like most is the teacher sings a simple tune such as ",Doo Wah Diddy Diddy and the students answer back with Dum Diddy Doo!

Kierstin Rosine

2020-09-23 02:00:26 UTC

when I taught in a preschool class when I was in high school we would do a clap pattern and the class would have to stop what they are doing and do the pattern after a few sets the teacher would talk and tell the class what they wanted them to do.

Katie Young

2020-09-23 19:14:09 UTC

I worked in a kindergarten class when I was a junior and that teacher did a very simple thing of were they was being to loud. She would just walk over and flip the lights off they all stop turn and look and she would then discuss what they were going to do. I liked that because it did get there attention very fast and she would also do the clapping thing. I would probably do either one of these.

Clair Davis

2020-09-24 02:08:43 UTC

When all of our kids start to get grouchy right before lunch, we start to sing songs. We sing just about anything to them and most of our kids clap along when we get done singing and celebrate. While we are singing, we normally are transitioning to lunch and nap time.

Heather Pontious

2020-09-24 04:16:05 UTC

Throughout my life I have learned many ways to quite a class. One teacher used to say 1, 2 eyes one me and the student would say back 1, 2 eyes on you and if that did not work, then she would say if you can hear me touch your ears. Teacher would also just simply shut off the lights and everyone would look at you. I would also use hocus pocus Everybody focus because I think it is cleaver and fun.

Talitha Spitz

2020-09-24 18:02:17 UTC

I think the clapping method works very well for younger classes. I did an internship with an organization that works with different classes in the community. The kids would work on a specific project, and anytime the volume got a little high or it was time to move on, we did a series of claps and the children would repeat the pattern back to us, and then we had their full attention.

Renee Myers

jdsgirl9 — 2020-09-24 19:28:39 UTC

I love all of the "attention grabbers." Obviously, they get their attention but also it brings their attention away from what they are doing so it is easier then to redirect them to you and what you are wanting from them. I feel like it is good to have something different and unique so it isn't passed down from their older siblings, if they have any, and it becomes second nature to them. I thought of one specifically recently because my preschooler came home from school the other day and was singing "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" and I think that is a great attention grabber. Teacher: Peanut Butter, children: Jelly time, then you can have them sing the song on their way to the carpet or wherever you are wanting them to come to. However, they need to know also at the end of the song then it is time to be quiet and can indicate that by placing your index finger over your lips and ask them to do the same!

Yvonne Brown

2020-09-24 20:42:50 UTC

There a various ways to quiet a classroom, but I think that one way that could work with various age groups is establishing a hand signal to use when you would like your students to quiet down. For example, if my students are in timed group discussion, when their time is up I would walk to the front of the room and hold up two fingers. Students would then stop their conversation and put up two fingers in response.

Katelyn Smith

2020-09-25 18:39:09 UTC

Putting a bubble in your month I have hear a lot when I have walk up the hall by kindergarten class and the teacher will say but your bubble in your month and all the kids will pretend to put a bubble in there month and they will just stand there I have also header some teacher say put and bubble in your month and cross your arms so that the kid are not trying to get other kids to loss there bubbles.

Tiffany Buckner

2020-09-25 18:40:06 UTC

I have seen and heard of several ways to quiet a classroom. Being a mom of two, I think sounds would work best. I can always distract my children at home, with music. It completely turns their mood around and gets their attention. Have fun with the music and then after a song that is on, is over, make it known that is now quiet time and all need to be still.

Kiley Tolch

2020-09-25 19:27:41 UTC

when I think of a preschool class room and ways to quiet the kids down. One very good way I think will work if we count or come up with a saying to say when you want the student to be quiet. Just come up with fun ways to make the kids quiet so they do not need to feel like they are getting into trouble.
here is a website I found with more ideas of fun way to have a quiet classroom https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/15-creative-respectful-ways-to-quiet-a-class/

Sydney Tabor

2020-09-25 21:30:55 UTC

I have heard and seen many ways to quint the class but one of my favorite of getting attetion is can you clap after me then you clap then you do it then they do it again.

Mikennah Mulkins

2020-09-27 01:16:51 UTC

I read about a technique "fill the room with quiet sprinkles. I think this would be interesting to see and fun to try. From my understanding, you decorate a container or small bag and label it "quiet sprinkles." When the class noisy tell them, "When I sprinkle the quiet sprinkles over your head you will be quiet and freeze." Then go around the class sprinkling imaginary sprinkles on their heads. The only bad thing is it tends to lose its effectiveness after multiple uses.

Whitley Schwengel

2020-09-27 01:16:56 UTC

There are many ways to do this. I personally like the idea of a song, slogan, and even playing a noise that means it's quiet time. In this link it talks about many ways. I thought the sound was a good idea. Even flicking the lights a certain number of times. I do not want to yell at children for having fun and forgetting their inside voices.

Gabriela Becerra

2020-09-27 04:18:52 UTC

There are plenty of methods on quieting the class. I think one of the best methods is by using some sort of sound. For example singing a song or clapping. Singing a short catchy song will help quiet the children quickly. Or if they clap after you because more times than often they will be distracted by the clapping that they will quiet down.

Lesa McDaniel

2020-09-27 15:52:58 UTC

I personally like having a couple different ideas so this way you can switch them up so the kids do not get bored of it and block you out. The first one I would use is using songs. With this there are so many options because of all the different songs out there. And you could have fun with it and use like creepy songs at Halloween and Christmas songs at Christmas. I would also use the technique where you finish the sentence/statement ie. I say peanut butter and the class says and jelly or I say www dot and the class says zip it dot com.

Jennifer Patten

2020-09-27 23:20:51 UTC

having an item such as a yarn ball can be used, because whomever has that ball is the only person who should be talking and the teacher is the one with the power of deciding who has the ball. also another technique we use in the preschool class at my church is raising your hands and it gets everyone attention so that they are doing the same.

Kelly Hills

2020-09-28 00:39:37 UTC

I shut the lights off and put my finger up to my lips and tell them we need to be quiet when going down the hall to go outside. They are beginning to mimic me and put their finger up to their lips and go shhhh......!

Corynn Kean

2020-09-28 03:50:14 UTC

In school when I was younger we did a clapping sequence and you would repeat it back to them and it was always a fun way to engage us and trying to do it back to them

Whitley Schwengel

2020-10-31 20:58:56 UTC

In elementary school whenever we would line up to go anywhere our teacher would tell us to put a marshmallow and our mouth (Pretend). It let our teacher know we were ready to listen and go.

Create a Calming Classroom

rochellefrench92 — 2021-01-27 18:36:31 UTC

This is a great article that shares 10 great ways to create a calming classroom atmosphere.

Morgan Scott

2021-01-30 23:32:15 UTC

Here are some call back I made for my classroom.

Alayna Clark

2021-09-09 13:01:27 UTC

when I worked in children's care I would say " catch your bubble" and they would know to put as much air in their mouths as they could it became a games so they were always having fun and lessoning to instructions

Chloe Arebalo

2021-09-11 23:16:51 UTC

I work with two year old's and what we do for quiet time we will do circle time, and we will read some books and sing some songs, we will sit down in the circle and having a calming quiet circle time.

2021-09-12 16:03:15 UTC

Jayden Larouere
i had an internship at Carl Sandburg and the teacher i interned use a portable door bell! i was great simple and it got everyone’s attention bc every kid would make sure that the kid next to them got quiet bc if the did good they added a straw to the box.

Kaylee Wilson

2021-09-12 18:49:24 UTC

2 years ago I had an internship at Carl Sandburg and when the class got too loud the teacher would call out Class, Class and the kids would say back Yes! Yes! and they knew that meant for them to quiet down and listen to the teacher.

Claire Carr

2021-09-12 21:18:30 UTC

My technique I came up with for quieting the class involves clapping. I decided I would say “class give me 5, 5” then clap clap clap clap “4” clap clap clap clap. “3” clap “2” clap 1 “clap” and by the time I would say 2-1 they would join in and clap with me to quiet down. I also thought about by the time I am down to the number 1 to also shut off the lights.

Harle McCausland

2021-09-13 02:07:59 UTC

This has always worked in the pre school room at my job. i love the idea of the stop light method. They have a stop light poster with green, yellow, and red circles for the lights. Green means they could talk normal inside level. yellow means whisper time and Red means quiet time.

2021-09-13 03:50:25 UTC

Diamond little

This is an extraordinary one for the PreK-2 set, particularly in the event that you have a sensational energy. Create a little compartment with sparkle and shines and mark it "Calm Sprinkles." Tell the class, "When I sprinkle these imaginary sprinkles on your head, you will turn out to be peaceful and hold up, actually like magic! Watch how it works!" and claim to sprinkle some on a kid's head. Make a major demonstration of floating around the room and clearing the sprinkles over your students.

Carissa Denny

2021-09-13 09:42:16 UTC

I absolutely love the lights! There are a couple different ways this can be done, you can simply just turn them off and let the children quiet down or sometimes you could turn them off, on, off and that could get their attention a little faster. I love this because as a teacher you are not trying to talk over the children but you are able to get their attention quickly to talk to them or give them instructions on what’s next.

Lauryn Moore

2021-09-13 13:17:27 UTC

When I was in school, they would use a clapping sequence and we would repeat it back to the teacher. That’s how they got everyone to stop what they’re doing and calm down. Another thing you could do is to flip the lights off. Students then knew it was time to be quiet and listen.

Courtney Fleming

2021-09-13 15:22:38 UTC

When I was in elementary school the teacher would turn off the lights and clap two times. After she clapped two times and if you were not quite she would clap really loud one time and flicker the light and everyone would quite down and listen.

Kaitlyn Burton Fall 2021

2021-09-13 23:46:32 UTC

I'm not 100% who originally came up with this concept but basically, it is a game between you and the class. You get a jar, print out this poem, and tape it to the jar. Then you buy small "critters" that will fit inside the jar. I have seen craft pom poms and cotton balls with googly eyes glued on them. Then each student gets a critter on their desk at the beginning of the day. If they get too loud the critter gets "scared" and they go and hide in their soundproof jar. At the end of the day whoever still has their critter on their desk gets a small prize or a piece of candy. If the jar stays empty the whole week then the whole class gets a prize. Like a movie day or pizza party.

Kaley Tolch

2021-09-14 13:27:24 UTC

When I was in elementary school the teach did the light off and that always worked when we got to loud. She would go over to the light and turn the light off and we work stop what we were doing and then she would tell use to quiet down, then the light would come back on. I like that because it seems like everyone knowns what that means and it is more effective in a classroom setting.

Kendrea Dills Fall 2021

2021-09-14 16:14:53 UTC

You could try different attention grabbers. "One two three eyes on me." or even more fun ones like starting a theme song of a show that is popular amongst the age group. Like if I was teaching I know kids like PJ Mask so I'd probably go "Night time is the right time to fight crime." to which they'd respond "I can't think of a rhythm."

Its BITSY Spider Lexi Starwalt

2021-09-14 16:19:59 UTC

My method for quieting the class is singing the its bitty spider. The students will respond back to simple tunes such as "Dada" and "🤬,bad, 🤬,🤬. Since I love singing so much, I will sing the ESPN tune and then the kids will finish it. I then will sing Wanda, Wade, Ring Bang song with the class and says,"If they are singing they can't be talking. The main goal is not to sing it more than once

Hannah Cook - Attention Grabbers

2021-09-14 18:12:23 UTC

I think attention grabbers are a good way to quiet the classroom. You could use a wireless doorbell and ring you need the classroom to be quiet. Or you could use verbal attention grabbers for example the teacher could say "Class Class" and the students would answer, "Yes Yes. Or the teacher could say "Macaroni and Cheese" and the class answers "Everybody Freeze".

LA Jewel Harbin

2021-09-15 14:49:43 UTC

I found that relaxing and calm music help children a lot. My grandkids like kid zen Be clam and focused,It's gear especially for young kids and toddlers.

Tabitha Kay

2021-09-17 00:16:00 UTC

Attention grabbers a great way to quiet the class. In one of the classes I did aid work in, the teacher would clap 3 times then say 1, 2,3 eyes on me. then the students would respond 1,2, 3 eyes on you. The clapping distracts the students from what they were doing without having to yell or shut off lights, and then hearing 123 lets them know they need to quiet down and listen.

Quieting the classroom

2021-09-17 00:34:02 UTC

Victoria Caldwell
When I was still in school my teacher would always hold up three fingers. By the time they got to one finger still up the class knew it was time to be quiet for class time. It was a sign of respect for the teacher and the students.

Cailen Drum

2021-09-17 03:42:41 UTC

I went to help at a children's daycare one day and I remember them having these animal desk pets. I love the ideas and you can let them each design their own. They are little critters that sit at the corner of your desk and they will stay there unless the child makes a sound then when they make a sound they get scared and go to their jar. Whoever has their critter gets a piece of candy for the day. After I left the daycare I decided to do my research so if I decide to be a preschool teacher I could use this! I found out the original person who thought of the idea was Marissa Begay on the app tiktok!

Clapping- Cheyenne Ribble

2021-09-17 13:33:29 UTC

When I was in elementary school my teacher would turn the light off and clap five times. When the teacher would clap, the class would clap five times after her. The students that didn't clap would move their clip down a color, due to them talking and disrespecting the teacher.

Quieting the Classroom - Destiny Bialeschki

2021-09-17 17:22:11 UTC

As a preschool teacher I normally clap a beat and my children clap it back. They know when I start clapping they have to close their mouth, listening ears on, and eyes on me to remember the beat so they can clap it back. Sometimes if it is way to noisy to hear clapping or my voice then normally I would turn the classroom light off and the they would know to stop talking.

Betty phillippi queting a class

2021-09-17 19:17:07 UTC

For quite time in my daycare I would put calming music on and begin with playing a little quite game of who can be quite the longest and the first to lay still and to stay on their mat would get a reward my daycare children enjoyed quite time we listened to soft music and sometimes ocean waves I would also read them a fairytale sometimes light dimmed on low

2021-09-17 23:26:09 UTC

Stephanie Miller
I think attention grabbers are great. When my daughter was in Girl Scouts, when it got too loud, the leader just sat quietly and raised her hand. In the beginning it took a minute or two for the girls to realize that the raised hand meant be quiet, but eventually the troop knew that when she raised her hand it was time to get quiet and listen. I plan to do this in my classroom. The flickering of the lights may cause frightening triggers. The clap also could scare a child with past trauma.

Quieting the Classroom- Hannah Jaco

2021-09-18 00:25:01 UTC

In my experience working in preschool, when we need to get the classroom's attention we will go over to the light switch and turn the lights off and then we will say "1,2,3 eyes on me" and then the students repeat back "1,2 eyes on you" and then they know that we need their attention and this typically works really well for us.

Sarah Barnes

2021-09-18 02:47:59 UTC

Sing a song! Make it up in the classroom together with your kids. Make it super fun and then make it to where it brings it down to a quiet room.

Quieting the Class- Natalie Pruitt

2021-09-18 04:16:04 UTC

A way to quiet the class would be an attention grabber. In most classrooms if they are getting too loud yelling out a phrase that you have discussed with them and told them how to respond will get their attention on you and ready to listen.

Betty phillippi

2021-09-19 18:35:29 UTC

Have the children put their hands above their heads and play some calming music or soft and then have them lay down if naps our appropriate and if it's just quite time have them set quietly remove hands from above head to laps til quite time is over

Quieting the Class: Natalie Bierman

2021-09-19 20:26:55 UTC

I remember when I was in preschool and kindergarten we sat on a rug and the teacher would have an activity for us to do. She would show us first then us kids would come up one by one. I remember it was always fun and kept us quiet.

Carlee Wallace

2021-09-20 02:03:24 UTC

A way to quiet a class of younger students would be an attention getter or song. When I was in school, the teacher would sing something and we would sing it back or continue the next part. It got our attention and made us focus.

Quieting the Class - Jessica Ingalsbe

2021-09-20 02:23:41 UTC

When I took the class "Creative Dance for Children" at the University of Illinois, one way that the instructor used to quiet the class was to tell them "Okay kiddos! For the length of one song, you are allowed to make as much noise as you want. But when that one song is over, it's quiet mouths and quiet bodies time." During this song, there would be plenty of objects and musical instruments for them to make noise with. To my surprise, every single time the music stopped, all the kiddos were ready to sit for circle time and relax. I thought this was an excellent way of quieting the class as it also gives them a feeling of control instead of just saying "be quiet now."

Quieting the Classroom-

2022-01-25 21:08:27 UTC

When I was in school, I remember the teachers using the "light switch" technique. When the class was too loud and the teacher needed everyone to pay attention, they would shut the lights off and wait for quiet. In the infant room, where I currently work, it is really hard to get them to understand, but we use, dimming the lights and calm music when it is time for nap. It does work for some, but it takes some time for them to get used to this. We are still working on it!

Quieting the Classroom

2022-01-26 03:39:20 UTC

When I was in school, my teachers would clap in a pattern, and the class was expected to clap the same pattern back. If the class did not get the pattern right or only a couple people got it, the teacher would repeat this process until the whole class was participating and getting the pattern right. In my 12 to 24 month old classroom, we turn on the song baby shark to get the class to calm down. If it is time to clean up, we turn on the cleaning song. If it is time for nap, we turn on rain sounds. All of these methods seem to work.

Quieting the Class

2022-09-05 21:22:00 UTC

Miquelle Stewart

One idea for quieting the class that has worked well for me in our toddler and twos room is to turn everything into a song! For example when it’s time to go outside for free play, we the teachers will sing “if you’re ready to go outside, let’s go line up!” To the theme of if you’re happy and you know it. We also have the kids catch “bubbles” and put the bubbles in their mouths. We don’t want to pop or lose the bubbles so we put them in our mouths to keep them safe. When it’s time we tell them to let out their bubbles quietly and they blow them out. That one is a big hit! Children can get so excited at times and unknowingly get really loud so using fun methods to have them quiet down is the best.

shh shh shh my friends : )

2022-09-06 21:38:12 UTC

Quieting the classroom.
Becky Moser 9-6-22

I work with toddlers,so this might sound weird to you, but the only way I can get a loud excited classroom to quiet down... is to talk or sing quietly. not whisper but low tone voice. Mind blown, right?! If I try talk over them or louder than them, the class only gets LOUDER . shouting match- they always win. If I try to encourage a sing-a-long, or read a book- sometimes their not having it. So I'll sit close by them or walk close by the children and sing to my self or say something in a quiet voice. Their little curious selves can't help but try to hear me. my next " trick" is bubbles. Bubbles never fail to work. They are attracted to bubbles like a bug is attracted to light. They are mesmerized. Then we can sing and dance to our bubble songs too. I also tried just freezing in place, like mid walk. Sometimes works sometimes doesn't. : )

Quieting the class: Maureen Blakey

2022-09-07 16:37:01 UTC

My music teacher used to do clapping patterns and then have us repeat the same pattern back to her. I think it was a really effective way to get everyone's attention. She did it during assemblies and everything.

Emma Bennett

2022-09-08 02:08:32 UTC

Quieting the Class
You have to get the childrens attention to ask them to quiet down. All children react differently to the hands clapping, chanting back and forth, attention grabbers. My tried and true method for getting the attention of children of all ages it to sing. No particular song, just singing whatever I need to say. This is also a great technique for adults who are starting to feel their patients wearing thin. If you are starting to get overwhelmed or upset you can sing in a silly voice and the kids won’t get upset or scared and you will calm down as well.

Quieting the class: Skylar K-Miller

2022-09-09 00:51:07 UTC

In the twos classroom I work in so far what works best for me is if I sit down and sing a song they come to me and they sing with me or they watch me sing because I sing loud sometimes LOL. I've tried saying "OKAY everyone look at me" while I'm waving my hands above my head and being silly and I say "put your hands up if you can see me" and then I get them ready for the transition to go outside or have them start cleaning up the classroom. Singing has worked the absolute best so far. I tried to teach them "1,2,3, eyes on me" and they get confused so far that age group I'm going to keep it simple with a song or being a silly person to get their attention! But I absolutely LOVE the callbacks for the older children. I follow this woman on TikTok that is a music teacher and some of the songs they sing make me laugh!

Lanna Kroeger- Fall 2022

2022-09-09 01:37:31 UTC

When thinking about an idea for quieting a class, many came to my mind. One that really came to mind is singing a catchy song to get them to quiet down and listen to the teacher. At my work, when going out in the hallway or sitting in a circle we sing catchy songs to the kids attention.

Jennifer Bolin: Quieting the Class

2022-09-09 13:29:25 UTC

Listening to a story on Storyline online would help tremendously when I worked at TLC. The calm reading and the pictures with the lights turned off would really help keep the kids relaxed and in their seats.

The way my teacher would calm us down when I was in grade school was turning the lights off after a wild PE class and letting us just put our heads down on our cold desk, and the calming music would almost put me to sleep. It delinitely worked and it was so nice after running around outside!

Alexis Morton

2022-09-09 13:47:15 UTC

When I worked in a daycare sitting with 4 year olds, I always did "1, 2, 3, eyes on me" or "catch your bubbles" This was a way the children knew "hey look at Ms. Lexi" and it worked so well. There are so many ways to get your children's attention in the classroom, you have to find what get their attention and always be consistent.

Quieting the class

2022-09-10 21:12:16 UTC

Ashley Harper
When I babysat I did I spy or guess the animal to get the attention from the kids. The I spy, I spy a rocket and the kids would look for it with their eyes. It works super well when it gets insane with the kids. I would also pick an animal and act like let's a shark and would describe what color, location, what it eats. The I spy has been the kid's favorite.

MyKenzi Danner

2022-09-11 01:57:16 UTC

When I worked in a daycare, the first thing we did was have all of the kids pick up the toys and books. Usually, that would get rid of all, or most, distractions. While I was teaching, baby shark came out and the kids loved it. So, we would turn that on to get them all to come to us and focus on the video. Then we would have them continue watching the video or we would have them work on an art project.

MaKenna Tabor

2022-09-11 02:13:15 UTC

Through my days of subbing at a preschool, most of the teachers sing a part of this song during circle time to quiet. It goes Open shut them, open shut them.
Give a little clap, clap, clap.
Open shut them, open shut them.
Put them in your lap, lap, lap." Then they will say to having watching eyes, listening ears, and calm bodies. It has worked wonders in getting the class to be quiet.

Amanda Poe

2022-09-11 05:04:27 UTC

Uniting activities on the carpet help get children together and saying things like turning off the light and saying "Hands on Top that means Stop" for quieting the classroom. Or we will use "Catch your bubbles" "1 2 3 eyes on me" and Give Me 5. We call these classroom rules to help keep school safe.

Alecia Luebbe Fall 2022

2022-09-11 15:37:51 UTC

I admit I have never actually done this, but I have seen it done. Singing a song to bring the kids to circle time or to just get there attention and then giving them instruction when they quiet after the song is done. I do however like a lot of the ideas I read on here especially the Give Me Five idea. I honestly do not know what I will use when I finally get a class of my own but I do like these ideas.

Jasmyne Hentz Fall 2022

2022-09-11 17:27:46 UTC

When I first started in my preschool classroom, I struggled with circle time. I must admit I’m not much of a “singing” type of teacher, but I found a super cute circle time attention grabber that I use every day right before I begin circle time. I sing each line in a tone lower than the one before so that way by the time we get to “quietly” we are at a very low whisper and then we are quiet enough to begin.
I do switch the song up after about 2-3 months, because then they get bored of it and I like to keep them on their toes about circle time expectations.

Brittany McCleary Fall 2022

britmc97 — 2022-09-11 18:15:21 UTC

I currently work as an assistant teacher at a daycare and from my experience, it is difficult to get a room full of kids to quiet down sometimes. Every morning when it is time for circle time and the kids are being too noisy, we tell them to "catch a bubble". Most of the time this trick works and the kids puff out their cheeks and sit quietly. Some other times, we may need to say it more than once. If someone has not done it yet, we simply ask them "where is your bubble"? If this tactic does not work, then we switch and use the countdown method. This is where we tell them they need to be quiet by the time we get to zero and start counting down from ten. Between these two methods, it works. We use the bubble method when we are lining up to go outside as well and when the room just simply gets too loud. The kids usually love using this method.

Madyson Hepner- Quieting the classroom

2022-09-11 21:14:52 UTC

I work in a two's classroom so you can imagine the lack of quiet in the room at all times. My favorite technique to quiet the room is to sit on the floor in a random spot and start whispering. One or two kids notice and come over so they can hear what I am saying, that turns into more kids noticing and coming over. It takes maybe 3 minutes for all the kids to be quiet and we can transition to another task.

Quieting the Class - Averi Noreuil

2022-09-11 21:19:03 UTC

I work in a before and after school program in which 40-45 children attend daily. Due to so many kids attending the program, quieting down the classroom can be challenging at times.
One strategy that I have found to work quite well is asking my kids to raise their hands if they're listening. Following this, I begin counting down from 5. I start by counting loudly but typically lower my voice mid-countdown as the classroom is usually very quiet at this point. I then move forward with the announcement. This has proven to be an effective attention-grabber for my kids.

Kennedy Cox

2022-09-11 21:29:29 UTC

At the place I work at, In every class we have a “cozy center” and it works wonders. I love this idea and will have one in my class always. Have a quiet zone for children will be a great way to help quiet the classroom in my opinion.

Allison Cohorst

2022-09-11 21:55:09 UTC

You could have a song that you can play to quiet the room or in our daycare, we would say catch your bubble or where's your chipmunk cheeks? That is when they act like they have a bubble in their mouths and that usually helps with keeping the room quiet. It also helps when we are walking in the hallways or when we are going outside to the playground.

Morgan Warren- Quieting the Class

2022-09-11 22:19:56 UTC

I do not work in child care so I don't have that experience to go off of, but thinking back to when I was in elementary school I remember when most teachers needed the students to be quiet they told us to make a bubble with our mouths. If we were lining up then we had to keep our hands behind our backs too. I also remember some teachers would play classical music and turn the lights down for us during quiet time. I remember really enjoying that!

Brooke Schoncheck

2022-09-11 22:51:19 UTC

In my classroom we have a center called the cozy center. We have a lot of stuffed animals, books, stress relieving toys, and pillows for the students who see to be getting super rowdy and need a break.

Shanell Price Fall 2022

2022-09-12 01:18:13 UTC

Quiet time Paige Flesner

2022-09-12 01:39:28 UTC

I would do place a where there is pillows and blankets and books for quiet time. I would even do some commercials to get the children to focus

Danielle Gullett

danigullett — 2022-09-12 02:15:36 UTC

I like to use attention grabbers like "1,2,3, eyes on me" or "hocus pocus, everybody focus". My preschoolers absolutely love doing different attention grabbers. We often use these during circle time when the kids are getting antsy and can no longer sit still or be quiet. If a kiddo can't sit quietly during circle time, they are also given the option to sit in our 'safe place' or 'cozy corner'.

Brianna Wilkinson

2023-02-08 00:52:33 UTC

Utilize what you have, and that is sensory. Lights and bells work really well. We have bells at each area of our class, ring ring ring all eyes on me. Our class has a ton of energy and not being able to go outside has made it clear we have to think on ways to keep attention. We have started a drum roll, I don't say anything just start drumming on the carpet. The rest of the class joins in. They get some energy out and we now have focus.

Something my music teacher always did to quiet the class is to start a sequence of claps and then have us repeat the same sequence. it works in small groups but she also used it for assemblies and had a better outcome than just shushing us.

2023-02-16 20:52:10 UTC

Kaley Tolch

2023-02-21 22:39:02 UTC

When we want the kids to quiets down or quite talking at work we turn a song that they no it means it time to quiet down. If we want the children to listen to what we have to tell them we put the song on and they know it is time ti listen.

Mykayla Schrock - Quieting the Class

2023-02-23 21:47:28 UTC

For the 2-year-olds that I work with, I have found that when getting their attention, they respond best to having to do an action. Quieting them by just having their voices off doesn’t work. They must do something physically that will draw their attention and they will then naturally quiet their voices. Saying, “eyes and ears on me, eyes and ears on me”, with a strong voice while grabbing the tops of my ears, works well for my kiddos. Once I’ve done this, majority of them respond by shutting their voices off and grabbing their ears. The select few that don’t shortly follow the rest of the group.

By Becky Moser- quiet time the classroom.

2023-02-25 01:02:03 UTC

There are many ways I can get the class to wind down and have a nice soft quiet time. One way, if they are getting too loud is I will start to sing or talk quietly. They get curious what I'm saying and come over to listen. I also will do bubbles and sing a nice soothing song: bubbles, bubbles we love bubbles, we love bubbles falling from the sky etc...

Holly Cornell

2023-02-25 23:38:25 UTC

Dominique Murff

2023-02-26 23:48:33 UTC

Silence signs are a great way to calm the classroom. Raise your hand and explain to your child when you put your hand over your mouth and close it. Whenever the kids are too loud and you need their attention, raise your hand and stop talking. Then each child must raise their hand and also stop talking.

Sierra Besch

2023-02-27 02:12:22 UTC

(26) How to make a noisy class quiet - Classroom Management Strategies for teachers with a loud class - YouTube

Singing songs where students can interact with the teacher gives the children a chance to listen and participate in a fun way to become quiet in the classroom. While lining up to go outside the students may become excited and noise may increase. Example song- If you're ready for the hall tap your nose (tap, tap) if you're ready for the hall tap your toes (tap, tap) if you're ready for the hall all our voices must be small (your voice should get quieter to a whisper) if you're ready for the hall catch your bubble.

Kimberly Drum

2023-02-27 02:45:16 UTC

Songs that interact with the kids. For lunch time we sing "open shut them" when we need to quiet down overall I shut the light off and sing "eyes on me" and have them follow my claps.

2023-02-27 19:25:02 UTC

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Mya Garcia

I’m a float assistant teacher so every class I’ve been in has usually always had a particular transition for being the class energy back down to it regular level.

I have to favorites so far that the kids find effective and really over.

Ringing a bell
Playing the have a seat song to get them to all be focused on and paying attention to the lead teacher, and what activity we will delve into afterwards.

McKinzie Cordier

2023-02-28 00:11:08 UTC

Transitions can be chaotic in my classroom. Something that helps for my students to engage is a song like “Put your Finger in the Air”. I always switch it up when it comes to songs, but this is a favorite in my classroom. If I am needing their focus immediately, my go to is “Open shut them, open shut them, put a bubble in your mouth” we open and shut our hands then catch our “bubble” in the air and place it in our mouths. We most likely look like a school of blow fish, but it works I promise!!

Quiet The Class

2023-02-28 14:23:53 UTC

In our class when we want the children to quiet down we usually count to three and play the transition song. This reminds the students that we are moving to the next activity and to stop what they are doing and get prepared. Me and my co teacher follow a pretty structure schedule so the children know when the transition songs are playing to quiet down. Once everyone is quiet we do deep breathes exercises and we talking about the next activity. Once we are done explaining we give the children a minute to relax.
Darneka Coats

Quiet the class- MaKenna

2023-02-28 17:49:06 UTC

Often when I subbed at the preschool we sang this song every time we would have carpet time! It helps the kids understand that it is the teachers turn to talk and that its time to be quiet all while making it fun!

Eli Jones (Quiet Time)

joneseli2016 — 2023-02-28 18:28:14 UTC

Reading a short storybook should help to quiet the class. The book has to be simple, but still comprehensible and accommodating to a child's embracement to learn to read. I recommend going about this in a daycare when the kids get settled on their cots ready for their afternoon nap.

Quiet the class- Meliah Hennings

2023-02-28 19:49:12 UTC

For my student teaching that way that we quit the class is we turn the lights off. When we do this they know that it is time to quit down and they know that the teacher needs to say something that they need to listen.

allie sharp

2023-03-01 02:25:15 UTC

when we quiet our preschool class rooms, we like to use one of these house of marbles monkey drums. it catches the childrens attention quickly and when used frequently, children learn when the drum sounds they need to quiet down.

Quiet the Class - Kaylee Wilson

2023-03-02 00:57:40 UTC

A great way to quiet the class is to start playing a song quietly or singing a soft song and they will start to sing along or quiet down.

Quieting the Class (Paige Flesner)

2023-03-02 01:54:31 UTC

Quieting the class something I would do like diming the lights and watching a movie for nap. Especially if some students don't want to nap they can watch a movie or quiet time.

Dee Stone Quieting the class

2023-03-02 05:33:59 UTC

When I was in school to quiet the class what they would do is clap there hands to a beat and the kids would have to repeat it back and it would change until everyone is quiet and I liked it because it would work for us.

Quiet the Class - Melissa Krieger

2023-03-02 17:12:34 UTC

This is the song my oldest daughter learned in preschool and now we even sing it at home. The teacher sings it once and then the students sing it back. I couldn't find it online so I just recorded it myself for you. The lyrics are:
Eyes are watching, ears are listening, voices quiet, bodies still. This is how we listen, this is how we listen, at group time, at group time.

Quieting the class - Olivia stephens

2023-03-03 03:07:26 UTC

In my classroom we do a few different things to get them to quiet down but here is a list
• open shut them song
•ringing a bell
• turning the lights off
• speaking softly to the students

Buffy Foster

2023-09-03 19:10:49 UTC

I have never had to quiet a group of small children before. I think there are a lot of great ideas posted. I found a post here that included this website https://truthforteachers.com/15-creative-respectful-ways-to-quiet-a-class/ There are a few different ideas that I see myself using. I like the idea of ringing a Tibetan singing bowl 3 times. I used to do this daily for my granddaughter. I also very much like the idea of using a concrete reminder by printing off and fancying up a giant red checkmark and attaching it to a pointer to hold up to have the children ‘check in’. I also love the idea of using a talking stick. Whoever has the stick is the only one allowed to talk.

Ruth Taylor- Quieting the Class

blondy_6 — 2023-09-04 00:56:07 UTC

The methods I have seen to quiet down a class, are a clapping pattern that is then repeated, turning the lights off, a song, or a gesture - such has putting a bubble in your mouth. I would use a song in my class as it is a nice way to transition and lets the children know that a certain activity is coming up.

Quieting the Class - Alexis Kramer

2023-09-05 15:36:19 UTC

I like to use a doorbell -- You can buy one off of amazon. I have the doorbell button clipped to my lanyard. I push it whenever switching activities or if I need the class's attention for a second. It causes them to stop what they are doing for us all to come together as a group. It does take some time (as all new habits do) for the children to do this without reminding them when the doorbell rings.

Quieting The class- Taylor Daugherty

taylordaugherty1271 — 2023-09-05 22:40:48 UTC

I think a good way to get the class quiet would be to have something fun for the students to do like I have seen ideas on Pinterest like "Quiet Critters" and they only come out when the students need to be quiet. If the students are being to noisy it will "Scare" them and they will have to jump back into their "Sound Proof jar" I just thought this was a super cute and fun idea to have!

Quieting the Class- Nia Campbell

2023-09-06 19:55:01 UTC

I think a good way to go about quieting a classroom is something that is interactive and fun. Some ideas I had seen online that I would incorporate into my classroom are Quiet Spray, Noise-O-Meter, and a chime or Rain Stick. The quiet spray would be effective because it will signal the kids to transition to a quieter manner. It would also make it more fun if I told them that it was a special magical mist. As far as the Noise-O-Meter, that can also help transition kids to be quieter depending on what they do since not every activity has to be silent. I feel that this one doesn't help for immediate quietness but will set the rule of the level of volume that should be in the room at that time. Having a rain stick can help quiet the kids in a more calming way. It will soothe but also alert them to be quiet!

Olivia Stephens-Quieting the Class

2023-09-06 21:43:28 UTC

We do a variety of things in our classroom to help quite the students.

Sometimes they need to get energy out so we will sing a song and then quiet them. other times we will ring a bell, talk in a softer voice, turn the lights off, "hands on top, everyone stop".

Quieting the class - Brooklyn Wendte

2023-09-06 22:34:26 UTC

Quieting chaotic kids can sometimes be a struggle. In high school I was an aide in a first grade classroom. Now I work in a daycare with 2 year olds. This is a major difference. The first graders had better listening skills. To quiet them down we did clapping rhythms repeated or a cute saying. One example of a saying would be the teacher say “tootsie roll, lollipop” and the kids would reply “we’ve been talking, now let’s stop”. Another one would be the teacher would say “chic-a chic-a” and the kids would reply “ boom boom”. These sayings always worked. With 2 year olds, this does not work. Some strategies we use would be to turn out the lights, sing a song, do a dance, read a book, or blue bubbles for them to pop. They need something more to keep them occupied. I have loved getting to work with both sages and see what worlds with each!

Peyton Daniels

2023-09-07 05:18:10 UTC

It might be challenging to get a roomful of small children to calm down. If my class is getting too loud, I've found that simply asking them to "clap once if you can hear me" usually quiets them down. I’m not directly saying be quiet or trying to top their volume I am grabbing the attention of those listening. If needed I can add a second clap if you can hear me. The clapping will gain the attention of those who aren't paying listening, and often they will join in after they realise the volume was too high.

Annika Beachy-Quieting a class

2023-09-07 20:04:38 UTC

There are many things you can do to quiet a class. When I was doing my practicum the teacher had a radio with certain music that would be turned on to signal a shift in activities. The class would immediately become silent.

Allie sharp

2023-09-07 23:41:54 UTC

Quieting the class

Along with this photo, some other things I do in my own classroom is we have a small hand held drum and we spin it whenever it is time for children to clean up. A visual alarm is also a good idea.

Fayth Geuin- Quieting the Class

2023-09-07 23:45:35 UTC

There are many things you can do to quiet the classroom. I think creating an atmosphere for them to feel calm would help immensely. I would dim the lights and put on soft music. Another way would be to introduce a story or a book during this time.

Heidi Mose

2023-09-09 02:02:18 UTC

The method I use to quiet a class differs based on the activity we are doing. If we are doing an activity where they are seated, such as arts and crafts, I use 1,2,3 eyes on me. When I need to get their attention to transition from playing outside to going inside, I start with red light, green light. I let them know when it's the last red light. On the next green light, I would like everyone to line up at the door so we can go inside and get cleaned up and ready for (insert next activity).

Quieting the Class - Macie Matteson

2023-09-09 15:52:09 UTC

One example that helps quiet the class is putting on music. For example, the kids get very loud when playing and when it is time for cleanup, I just put on the cleanup song and they immediately go to quietly cleaning. Also just putting music on in general helps to keep the calm and quiet because they want to listen.
On Friday I was in charge of 20 kids with a very unhelpful person and the kids were going absolutely insane. I tried to use calming music in the classroom but that did not work (we had just come inside from the playground). Instead, I took them to the TV and gave them an option to do Danny Go videos but instead they all saw a book they liked on there and decided they wanted to listen to that instead. Yes, it would have been much easier for me to just read a book to them but they were all so engrossed in watching on the TV. All of them sat and listened, which is not what they do when someone actually reads to them. This was a really good way to calm them down before lunch and nap.

Jaclyn OGuinn - Quieting The Class

2023-09-09 22:52:58 UTC

I havent done this but i like the idea of getting a doorbell and ringing it when it gets too loud or when I need the children's attention.

Haley Lovins

2023-09-10 01:45:33 UTC

Methods I have seen a lot for quieting a class are, a song (1,2,3 eyes on me..1,2,3 eyes on you), turning off the light briefly, or clapping and if you hear the clap you're supposed to be silent and clap back until everyone is clapping back and done talking.

Lacey Crawley Quieting the class

2023-09-10 05:51:20 UTC

Lacey Crawley
Quieting a class can be easy but difficult at the same time. I currently work as a preschool teacher assistant. We will have them sit on a picture letter for circle time. Since we are only a few weeks in we are pointing to the rules still. eyes are watching ears are listening, and lips are zipped with little pictures on each on. I've also done 123 eyes on me and heard catch a bubble. then I've down the dimming of lights, and songs. With kids consistently doing the same thing usually work because the need that routine. Once in a while what usually work may not work so you may need to throw in that second option and throw in that song to grab their attention.

Quieting The Class - Sayj Jean

2023-09-10 16:29:04 UTC

I like the idea of calm ways to get the children's attention. A nice clapping pattern or a fun rhyme to repeat. I have seen many teachers do that and it can even make the kids laugh. If it is something they like they will listen and proceed to repeat what needs to be repeated.

Brooke Thull

2023-09-10 18:35:12 UTC

The method I would use to quiet down my class is to clap 3 times and if they are listening, they would do it back 3 times. When I graduated high school, I worked at a daycare and to get them to quiet down we would clap our hands and the ones that were listening would get a prize. That way the other ones would realize they needed to be listening too so they would get a prize.

Ava Rook- Quieting the class

2023-09-10 19:18:23 UTC

A method I would use for quieting the class would be shutting off the light briefly or having a doorbell button. When the kids hear the doorbell they would know all eyes on the teacher and voices off.

Rebecca Swies

2023-09-10 21:13:53 UTC

I believe the best wat to calm a classroom is to set a time with a timer. I use this method with my 6 children, and it really works. Let them know what the time is and tell them when the timer goes off what you expect them to do.

Eli Holman

2023-09-11 00:06:30 UTC

Something that I do is whisper. If I am trying to talk to a class and they are not getting quit I just start to whisper that way the kids that are listing tell the other students to quit down and then it usually gets quit and they listen.

Emma Nichols

2023-09-11 02:08:28 UTC

One thing that I like is using the 1,2,3 eyes on me or a clapping pattern. It draws the classroom in and they know that it’s time to quiet down and focus in on what I have to say to them.

Kyla Dare-

2023-10-10 23:12:21 UTC

In my classroom I would have a color-changing light or the LED strip lights and have different colors mean different voice levels in the class room: Red- silent, Green- normal in-door voices, Blue- quiet indoor voices, and so on.

QUIET THE CLASS-Cathy Oakley

2024-02-06 05:09:27 UTC

There are many different ways to quiet a class. I am fond of music and singing songs with children. To quiet a large active group you can sing an action song to get their attention and have them join you. To quiet a seated group an idea to try is say "If you can hear my voice"...countdown "3, 2, 1." Then have the children follow an action such as clap your hands then cross your arms. Repeat this process coming up with different actions until all the children have joined in. Now that you have their attention give a signal and say "quiet" and "listen." Place index finger at lips then cup hand behind your ear.

Quiet Critters- Kristen Blakey

2024-02-06 22:23:11 UTC

This is a cute way for students to quiet down. Other ideas I have used are chants, turning down the lights, talking in a whisper voice, or clapping for them to repeat after me. All of these seem to work but it just depends on the class what will work best.

Quiet the class Lacey Crawley

2024-02-11 20:43:01 UTC

Alot of different way to quiet a class. Depending on the activiety is I change it up. I'll turn off the light and put my finger on my lips, so they know to look at me and stop talking/playing. another idea. Another idea you can say zip it, lock it, and put in your pocket. So, you pretend to zip your lips lock it and put they key in your pocket. Another one they children usually like is we get say are our crocodiles hungry and they'll all shout yes and then we put our hands like a crocodile out and pretend to feed them and count to five then all full now it's time to turn our voice off for the next activity.

Use fun breathing techniques to quiet down the class! Haley Lovins

2024-02-13 00:16:51 UTC

Quieting the Class -- Alexis Kramer

2024-02-17 20:05:52 UTC

One way to have get the children's attention and quiet the class, so you can move onto the next activity or give instruction on the current activity, the teacher can have a universal saying that the children need to respond. For example, one, two, three, all eyes on me. This will get everyone's attention, so you can say something to the entire class without having to raise your voice.

Quieting the Class-Julie Ruholl

2024-02-23 01:31:11 UTC

Instead of yelling or talking over everyone, I would get something like this. They have used this in a preschool classroom, and it seemed to work great. It something that make a unique noise, so people will listen, however it's not so loud that it is distracting and overwhelming. Something like this drum or something similar is a great way to get kids to focus without being over the top and scaring them.

Quieting the Class - Buffy Foster

2024-02-23 17:54:23 UTC

A good way to quiet a rambunctious class is to play a Simon Says game. Shout out “If you can hear me, put your hands on your head” and so on and so forth. You can also clap out a rhythm for anyone who is listening and the more that join in the rest of the class will begin to quiet and follow along. Both are a good way to get kids moving.

Quieting the class-Tom Featherling

2024-02-29 01:15:17 UTC

Clap back works in my class. when I clap a sequence they clap the same back.

Quieting the class Linda Featherling

2024-02-29 01:22:01 UTC

I always like to whisper when trying to get the children to quiet down it seems to get their attention

Quieting the Class- Nia Campbell

2024-02-29 03:11:19 UTC

One way that I feel is hands down the best way to quiet a class is class callbacks. It's fun, verbal, and engaging for everyone. Callbacks, known as attention grabbers, are things like: Teacher: Chicka Chicka Class: Boom Boom or Read set, You bet! This wouldn't alert the children too much from what they are already doing and you can capture the entire classroom.

Quieting The Class - Mumbling and Rubbing My Face by Samuel Sheard

2024-08-28 19:25:44 UTC

During my practicum at a Montessori school, I was in a class of noisy students who were not quieting down. Out of frustration, I was mumbling and rubbing my face up and down; then, students started imitating what I was doing. Then, that gave me the idea to jokingly mumble while rubbing my face up and down. Then, the whole class did the same thing in unison and the entire class quieted down.

Tracy Ethridge

2024-09-02 21:26:49 UTC

Quieting the Classroom. Erica Bowman

2024-09-03 17:45:56 UTC

When i was younger to quite the cafeteria they had a stop light that when on green everyone was using there inside voice but if it went to yellow that we were getting to load and when we were on red it was way to load and that it was time to sit there quietly. Or along the same line is the color chart.

Quieting the class -

2024-09-03 18:01:27 UTC

There are multiple ways you can quite a classroom. One way you can quite a classroom is by using a counting mechanism by counting from 10 on down to 1. You can always use music for calming mechanism. Setting the tone in your classroom is very huge and some times people don't know that. You can use the clapping mechanism. Have students repeat the same clapping rhythm you do or have a saying that both you and the kids understand.

Quieting the class

2024-09-04 03:57:13 UTC

When my daughters went to church camp they learned a "camp clap" and when they came home from camp they did the camp clap all year until they got to go back to camp and do the camp clap again at camp. They just loved it. So I say make a "class clap" This would be the same clap every time. When the class gets too loud or it's time for another activity the teacher would start the class clap. Continue the clap until the whole class is participating and you have everyone's attention.

Quieting the class Emma Scott

2024-09-04 14:39:20 UTC

One of the things I like to do with the kids I work with is, raise my hand as high as I can then slowly bring it back down to around my waist. As I do this, I tell the kids that we are at 10 and as I lower my hand, I tell them what number I would wish for them to be at. While lowering my hand I also lower my voice. When doing this, it is important to let the kids know what number represents what amount of sound. For example, 10 is a blowhorn, 1 is a church mouse, and 4 is an average amount of talking. However, I also use the clapping method, I clap a certain rhythm and then the children must repeat the same rhythm back to me. I continue repeating the rhythm until I have the attention of all the children. One thing that is important to remember is all children are unique and respond to things differently. What works for one child may not work for another. Some children may not respond well to loud noises such as clapping. Sometimes you may need to mix up strategies or try something entirely new.

Katlin Myers

2024-09-04 23:21:49 UTC

Call and Respond

You can interrupt students with a pattern to snap them back to reality. For example, you can shout "Let's see how much noise you can really make". Then tell them that they can have five seconds to make as much noise as they want.

Quieting The Class - Aahkia Johnson-Banks

2024-09-05 17:31:17 UTC

If my classroom volume gets out of control here are some things I would do. I would start by turning the big light off to get everyone's attention, kids usually respond to that. In the dark, I would say a rhyme. Something like “1 2 3 eyes on me, 4 5 6 zip your lips, 7 8 9 it’s quiet time. I would say it slowly. I would then turn a lamp or two on and repeat the rhyme while having them repeat after me this time. After that, I will remind them that we are using quiet and inside voices only. The big light will be turned on and class will continue after that.

Quieting the classroom Tiara Reynolds

2024-09-06 18:31:32 UTC

There a different ways to quiet a classroom. One can just stand there with an expression that it's time to calm down. Or speak saying all eye on me, please. Because it depends on what class/grade you are teaching. Now another one is saying ALL RIGHT time to focus. And the last one can be counting from 5 and down.

Quieting the classroom

2024-09-06 22:38:17 UTC

A great tactic for quieting the classroom is to have “call-backs”. There are many different kinds but I think the best call-backs are using movies that the children really like. For example if a teacher says “whose your friend who like to play” then the children can answer “bing-bong bing-bong” and then the whole class is focused and paying attention to the teacher. Another great tactic is to say “catch a bubble”, you can encourage this further by saying “who can catch the biggest bubble. This should be followed by being impressed by how quiet the kids are or by how “big the bubbles” are. This encourages them to stay quiet

Quieting the classroom- Tatem Smith

2024-09-07 04:37:31 UTC

I think a positive way for quieting the class count be the use of a signal. Using a signal such as clapping a tone, ringing a bell, buzzing a button, raising your hand, etc. Can give the students the idea of knowing exactly what to do with a simple signal. Telling the students the rule of "if I ring this special bell you must all be quiet" the same could go for clapping or buzzing a button. Possibly putting a timer on the board could work as well.

Sumayya Freeman - Quieting the Class

2024-09-07 05:09:20 UTC

In kindergarten, my teacher used a very simple but effective technique. She'd throw up her hand and say 'give me five', and we were supposed to repeat the action, staying quiet and listening. Then, she'd run around and high five all of our hands in the air. It's simple and doesn't work for every classroom, but I'll always remember my teacher for that.

Quieting the class Christina Spence

2024-09-08 01:58:13 UTC

One thing I have seen in elementary ed is having the class return to the rug or their desks and have them lay their heads down and set a timer for one minute. Once the minute is up they return to the activity that was interrupted. I have also seen some fun ones like using sayings from movies or tik toks. The teacher will say out loud for instance " ROAD WORK AHEAD" The answer being " I SURE HOPE IT DOES" or singing a catchy song from a popular commercial. These help gain attention and the teacher can redirect the class back to the activity. I have also seen lights off, or a nightlight that is turned on when the class is being too loud

2024-09-08 18:50:48 UTC

Jessica Stone-Quieting the class

It is very important for a child to learn quieting their minds. This allows for positive thinking and to regroup their thoughts.

Set a sand timer and have someone turn it after each sand grain is gone times three times. This will allow the child to restart and refresh themselves so they can go on to the next thing. It is very important to keep attention and in doing so keep lessons for a limited amount of time so that the child can maintain attention. Exposing them to music, lights dimmed and just relaxation is huge.

2024-09-08 23:59:03 UTC

In my toddler class, I like to play dance music and grab everyone's attention, and after one or two songs when I have grabbed there attention and got some of their energy out then we can quite and calm our bodies.

Anna Hakman: Quieting the classroom

2024-09-09 01:56:10 UTC

As a summer leader for 5–12-year-olds, I have found a very effective way to help quiet the class and grab the attention of the students. I chose to use Freddy Mercury's "Ayyooo" and the kids with copy after me. It ended up being a fun interaction with the children and they understood that it was time to listen.

Ashlan Fillinger Quieting the classroom

2024-09-09 02:05:31 UTC

When I am wanting the classroom quiet I turn the lights off. I don't talk I don't make any motion. I simply get up from where I am and go turn the lights off. The kids in my classroom know that when the lights go off mouths go shut. That has been my rule form the time I have taken over this classroom about a year and half ago.

Quieting the class

aehowald3 — 2025-05-02 01:42:47 UTC

One of the things I do in my classroom is asking the kids to catch a bubble. This gives a fun twist on being quiet, especially when the kids are asked to”who can catch the biggest bubble”. Another quieting technique is using the shaker. Which is just a musical instrument that catches their attention. Another good strategy is using a response attention getter. For example, if I ask the kids “who’s your friend who like to play” they would respond “bing bong bing bong” and then you have their attention.

Abigail Maynard-Shark Bait Oh Ah Ah

2025-09-08 00:39:38 UTC

One creative way to quiet my classroom, I would say "Shark Bait," and my class would respond with "Oh Ah Ah" from Finding Nemo. I chose this because I wanted to make sure that the kids would like to say it and pay attention. It is a fun attention getter.

Arabella Blain: Quieting the classroom

ablain801 — 2025-09-08 14:28:51 UTC

When I was in grade school my teacher used a very effective way for her classroom to want to stay quiet. This was putting a noise meter on the smart board. There was multiple different fun noise meters like, Balls that bounce when we were to loud or just a graph that would go up and down depending on how loud it was in the classroom. I feel like this is a very fun and effective way to want to be quiet in the classroom for the time being. Encouraging them to want to stay quiet so the graph or the balls stay steady.

Quieting the classroom, Zara Powell

2025-09-08 14:36:33 UTC

When I am subbing and the original teacher is not there the children seem to think that they can be as loud as they want. When I first started I was very intimidated by the classroom. I work at a daycare center and I was subbing in the School Age room. Their teacher has lights on the wall and each light stood for a different level of noise. Quiet talking, no talking, warning for being to loud and no talking at all. However, I noticed that some kids would follow the light that was on but most never even looked up. So I would flicker the lights, or use a bell to get their attention. I also learned by saying, OH MY, that they would quiet down.

Quieting the class, E. Nebel

2025-09-08 21:36:59 UTC

One my favorite attention getters is to sing a few parts of "If You're Happy & You Know." It gets the attention of the kiddos who may not have heard the first word or two and it's a whole body engagement that signals that there is a transition about to happen.

Quieting the Class- Madison Huffman

2025-09-10 18:39:27 UTC

One of the efective strategies I used with preschool is instead of calling out the kids who are not quiet, I compliment the ones who are. You can say something along the line of "Alright class it is time to be quiet. Who can be the quietest?" and most of the kids who are talking won't hear so you just wait. What you do is when you notice a child following directions you say for example, "I really love how quiet Emily is right now, thank you Emily for listening you are doing a great job" And if it's multiple kids you can repeat that phrase for each kid and watch how fast the class gets. This works because when children see their peers get praised for something, they want a compliment too so they are gonna follow that good behavior. It can be a good tool for peers to motivate each other and a good time to compliment students who are following directions and modeling good behavior

quieting the class

2025-09-11 03:13:01 UTC

One way I would quiet my class is by using fun call-and-response sayings. For example, I could say, “Hocus pocus,” and the students would respond, “Everybody focus!” Another one I like is saying, “Holy moly,” and the students would reply with, “Guacamole!” These quick phrases are playful but effective, because they catch the children’s attention and helps them get on track or quiet down.

Lynnae Yates - Quieting the Class

2025-09-11 13:09:32 UTC

A strategy I've used in the past is to shut off the lights and wait until children start looking at me. Then I say "bubbles on our lips and hands on our hips" very quietly. As children start to participate, I say it again very quietly. Within about 30 seconds the classroom is typically silent and I can then explain our next activity in a very quiet voice. When I turn the light back on I say "we can pop our bubbles and sit in our chairs". From there the environment is usually reset and ready to learn.

Christa Nichols- 1,2,3, All Eyes on Me

christafinger — 2025-09-12 14:36:58 UTC

When I was looking at ideas for getting a class to be quiet, there was a clip that stuck out to me. In the clip the teacher said "1,2,3 all eyes on me." After that all the students said "1,2 all eyes on you." After the kids said that the teacher knew she had their attention and could say what she need the students to hear.

Alyssa Cavazos

2025-09-13 02:08:35 UTC

Quieting the class

A way I’ve helped in a toddler classroom setting to quiet the class is to turn the lights off. The children are usually at free play during this time, they know it’s time to clean up and head to the rug. Once they clean up and are sitting, then the light comes back on. During this time if they are being loud we go Ball, Bucket, Bubble! Which means they make a ball with their hands, put hands into lap and make a bubble with their mouth.

Victoria McGowan

victoria1009 — 2025-09-13 19:28:24 UTC

When I was younger, I went to a camp where the leaders always used a call-and-response to get everyone’s attention. They would call out the camp’s name, and the group would answer back with a fun phrase. It amazed me how quickly it worked to bring dozens of noisy kids and teens to silence.

I’ve found myself using a similar strategy with my younger siblings and the kids I babysit. A simple call-and-response not only gets their attention without me raising my voice, but it also feels like a game, something they enjoy being part of. I think using this kind of routine in a classroom could be a fun and effective way to quiet the room while keeping students engaged.

Quieting the Classroom- Brittanie Mitchell-Smith

2025-09-14 05:29:30 UTC

This is an exciting way to get children's attention when trying to quiet the classroom. If the students are getting rowdy the teacher gasps and says "Uh-Oh Flat tire!" then the students will respond with a shhhh acting as if they are letting air out of a tire. It'll also help calm them down because they focus on their breath for a moment to imitate the sound.

Quieting the classroom- Jaydn Jazdzewski

2025-09-15 01:39:24 UTC

One way a teacher can quiet the classroom down is by using different catch phrases. This might include When the classroom is getting too loud, the teacher can say “one, two, three” And wait for all the students to say back, “all eyes on me” This would quiet the students down and gather their attention at the same time Another way for a teacher to get the students attention effectively is by putting a Stopwatch up on the board and when students start to get too talkative and loud, the teacher starts the stopwatch until all the students have stopped talking, and however, long the timer goes for is how much time you take out of the students free time.

Quieting the classroom

2025-09-15 02:07:34 UTC

Something I do with my Pre-K childrens is clapping a certain number of times and waiting for them to clap back that same number of times. I may clap 3 times and wait for 3 claps and then 2 times and wait for 2 claps and then finally 1 clap and hopefully 1 clap back. By doing this I know I have my students attention.

Quieting the Class - Elizabeth Parks

2025-09-15 03:27:04 UTC

One thing that I have seen done and really like is singing a little tune or phrase to catch the class's attention. One of my favorites I've heard is when the teacher says, "Mac and Cheese." Then the students respond with, "listen, please." You could also say half of a familiar song lyric and they finish it. I think this is a fun way to get students attention that both the teacher and the students can enjoy.

Quieting the classroom

2025-09-15 04:28:53 UTC

One of the things that I often think about when trying to quiet a classroom is doing the call and response routine. Often something that is used as the “ One, two, three, eyes on me” Give a classroom, a predictable signal to stop look and listen at the teacher. It can proactively be a fun, rhythmic and engaging way to bring their attention to the teacher and to focus on being quiet and listening, actively.