12 Fun Ways to Get Your Kids Quiet

As teachers, we always have classes that make us exhausted by saying, "Please be quiet", "Quiet please", and/or "No talking."     Throughout the school year we are trying to find different ways to get our students to be quiet.  Here are some fun ideas to try!

1) Play a Quiet Song-  Pick a special song and play it as a signal to let the students know it's time to work quietly.

2) Use a Special Sound- Use chimes, bells, triangles, whistle, and/or a rain stick.

3) Sing a Song-  Sing a song to the students.

4) Play a Quick Game of I Spy-  Call out to the class, I spy something...  It will get the students focused on the game verse their conversation.

5) Movement Break-  Get the kids up doing some type of physical exercise.

6) Brain Breaks-  Have the kids do some cross lateral movements.

7) Do a Random Countdown-  Pick a random number and count to it.  Once you get to that "special" number the kids will then be quiet.

8)  Hand Signal-  Come up with a hand signal as a visual sign to be quiet.

9)  Quiet Bubbles-  Blow bubbles throughout the classroom to quiet students.

10) Soft Speak-  Start speaking quietly to the class.  They have to be quiet in order to hear you!

12)  Use a Call Back-  You say, "Class" and then they repeat, "Yes"  or any other call back type.  See a previous post for ideas!

Try some of these and let me know if they work for you!