How to make a noisy class quiet - Classroom Management Strategies for teachers with a loud class. If you are worried about class control or class management then this article will help you in effective classroom management. when new teachers entered in the class they have to face behavior issues from the student side this article has some tips about how to do behavior management.
Here many teachers suggest giving the class the silent treatment this can be good or bad depending on how you do it if you go to the front of the class and you stand there with a big smile on your face shoulders back and you patiently wait for the class to quiet down. They will look up at you and say are the teachers going to say something everybody let's quiet down so then that is a good way that's a good example of how to use it. The mistake that many teachers make is that they try and get the students to be quiet the students don't comply so the teacher gets upset and they go and sit down at their seat at the desk and they sit down and they're like hmm I'm going to sit here until you're quiet you are only wasting your own time I'm just going to wait here I'm not gonna teach you until you are quiet is that a place of strength. No,
that's a really bad way of doing it it's more like a petulant child not getting their way and students are going to keep on disrespecting you if you do it that way instead.
Positive ways to get the students attention ⭕Call & response The first way I want to tell you is called call-and-response when humans are engaged in an activity they are focused on it for students they are busy talking they're busy having fun. So you need a pattern interrupt to snap them back to reality .Most teachers use a call-and-response technique so now I'm going to tell you some of my favorite call-and-response techniques basically the teacher calls out something and the students have to say something back or they have to do some kind of action in reply teachers train students from the very first day on using this call-and-response technique and they practice it a hundred times until it is ingrained in the students so that when you say that they automatically snap back and do the response here are some of my favorite call and response techniques but one of the oldest techniques is the teacher says one two three eyes on me and the students reply one two eyes on you and they look up you .You can use other slogans too for example spongebob are you ready kids,after class class class yes yes yes yes glass clatters cajas yes yes yes the teacher says class class class and the students have to repeat it in the same way. You can say it high or low or you can say it in different ways and the students have to repeat after you another popular way is the rhythm cup you can use any type of rhythm Cup as a call-and-response technique is
hocus-pocus time to focus
imaginary marshmallows into yourmouth and they have to copy
another one I like to use with sports teams is a popular Navy SEAL slogan the only easy day was yesterday.
Remember give students time to settle down often we want them to be quiet immediately but it doesn't work that way. so give them time to calm down if they're busy with a group activity you can say 20 seconds and students have 20 seconds to quiet down and to go to their seats and sit down that's a gradual way for them to relax and to get ready to listen to you in my own class I use something simple I use
the three to one rule
so I say three two one and stop
⭕Poems Harry one the T two wrote the famous book the first days of school I'm actually listening to it right now uses the give me five technique. one eyes look,. two ears listen,. three mouths closed,
four hands still five feet quiet it's almost like a countdown to give students time to relax and to get used to the silence.
Remember we want to get their attention another one you can use is
⭕Water and ice :you say our water water water flow like water and the students have to copy you flowing like water and then suddenly you say ice freeze and they have to freeze.
You can use animal sounds to get their attention what for now now just to snap them out and to get them to pay attention sing a song happy birthday to you pointer students and everybody starts singing along you can start talking to a small group tell them a personal story or gossip or secrets and the rest of the class will get curious and be quiet to listen in you can raise your hand and when students hear. They have to be quiet or you can put your hands on your head and students have to copy. ⭕ Hand gestures: A champion author doug liman uses a hand gesture and a countdown to get the students attention I need two students you know who you are .I need one person one person okay everybody is paying attention that is a good way to do it for very young students you can get them interested by saying where's my nose where's my nose is this my nose is this my nose where's my nose and then get them to point to their nose ............... Exercise: if there is too much energy in the room you can get them to exercise do yoga poses or jumping jacks or a quick stretching activity and then you say okay everyone that's done let's take our seats something like Simon Says also works the students are busy they're talking and you say Simon Says tattoo yeah Simon Says clap your hands Simon Says touch your head and students will fall in with all the students you can write something on the board if you are not quiet by the time that I write this out you will all get detention this and then when before you're even done most of the students will be quiet.... Remember you want to get their attention in a positive way if you can get the attention in a fun and non-confrontational manner you will earn their trust and it will also improve the general discipline in the class your main quieting technique should be rehearsed and practice that first day and repeated that entire week until it is 100% ingrained in your students don't accept anything other than total compliance. ....................... Thanks for reading the article. Tell me in the comment section which technique do you like the most......
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