Excessive talking in the classroom

Whew, I can't believe I haven't blogged since school started back. I have several blog posts and ideas that I can't wait to share with you in the coming months. For today, I wanted to share a simple s

Classroom noise levels can make or break a great lesson! I've got three reasons you're struggling to get your class to be quiet, and how you can fix them!

How To Stop Excessive Talking - Smart Classroom Management

Unwanted talking is near the top of the list of teacher frustrations. In this article, learn the actual strategies to finally get rid of it for good.

Excessive talking is a common classroom behavior problem. Solving this behavior issue will improve your classroom community and improve student learning. Here are four simple classroom management solutions to minimize talking and create a more peaceful classroom community.

Kids needing constant reminders to stop talking in the hallway or during Morning Meeting? This simple trick takes less than 60 seconds out of your day and gets huge results. I found the freebie on TpT and adapted it to my needs. You can do the same.

We’ve all been where you’re at. Your students are difficult to manage, they won’t stop talking… it’s all just too much! Your blood pressure starts to rise, you feel overwhelmed, and you start yelling at your class. You don’t want to yell or raise your voice. This is not what you imagined when preparing to […]

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My first year of teaching was full of disruptive students in the beginning. That is, until I discovered this method to control my class!

You can be the best teacher in the world, but if you don't have your students' attention, it doesn't really matter. So, how can you fix this? Here are 10 ways to get your students' attention.

This strategy is so simple, yet so effective in managing a noisy class. It will blow your mind how 5 simple letters can make such a huge difference! This tip was given to me seven years ago from an outstanding veteran teacher. To this day, it has been my most successful classroom strategy yet. #classroommanagement #elementary

Attention-Grabbing tricks are a quick way to quiet down your classroom! They are fun and effective tools that every teacher should have in their pocket!

Behavior issues can sink a lesson (and a teacher) faster than about anything. Check out this post and learn 15 ways to get that control back!

Have you ever wondered how to get students to stop talking too much and after trying all your normal tricks, nothing seems to work? How can we help give our students what they need, while also teaching them the expectations of listening and working quietly too? This blog post has 4 tips for you on how to get students to stop talking too much!

Spring is here and we all have spring fever! Energy levels are higher. Students seem restless. Behaviors that have never been seen before appear. And your once quiet class becomes chatty. Every year I remind myself that this is normal. And to be expected… But that doesn’t mean we can’t remedy the situation. In this ... Read More about 10 Effective Strategies for a Chatty Class

In this post, I’m sharing with you some strategies that I have been using to control excessive talking while providing instructions or presenting the lesson.

If you do fewer teacher-directed activities, that means the kids will naturally do more talking, doesn’t it? Not necessarily.

Ok readers out there, it's time to get real with you about myself, my challenging students, and what I have done to change student behaviors lately. Let me start by saying, I am patient. I am calm. I can count on one hand the number of times I have actually been angry in the last year. I love working with first graders and have a special place in my heart for students with special needs, learning disabilities, and ADHD. However, the one thing that can get under my skin like nothing else is…