Hi everyone! It's Kim again from Elementary Antics and I am so excited to share about The Blurt Box! A couple of years ago I had a pretty tough class. I had some amazing kiddos, but a few of them just loved to talk, push each other's buttons and were extremely impulsive. I tried proximity control to help these students' behaviors- they sat next to my desk or table when working independently, in the very front row at the carpet, etc. I tried partnering them with another student that modeled…

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You've probably tried all the commonly recommended ways to quiet a chatty class, only to be left frustrated by the lack of results. If you're anything like me, you've tried everything from blurt beans to quiet signals and noise level posters. It can be so defeating to feel like you've tried it all, and nothing…

Have a chatty class? Do your talkative students get louder and louder during small groups until it feels like chaos? Do they talk when you're talking then ask you what the directions were as soon as y

Have a chatty class? Do your talkative students get louder and louder during small groups until it feels like chaos? Do they talk when you'r...

You need this classroom management tool! Here is a tried and true solution to those chatty classes or ones that just need a little visual to see how much they are blurting. I used to give my students blocks, but they just became a distraction. With these blurt cards, you can easily manage student blurting by crossing off a circle with a dry/wet erase marker. This can also be done quietly without embarrassing or calling out students (my favorite part). What's included: 3 blurts (green…

Whether you have a talkative class from day one or your students have just hit a season of extra chatter, it can be difficult to teach with so much extra noise in the classroom! Use these tips for how to get students to stop talking in one week! Be sure to check out the free classroom management tool in this post, as well!

Summer is the perfect time to rethink how to promote positive behaviors in the classroom or to start planning how to manage a class virtually.

Do your students have a blurting problem? Mine did! Then we followed these tips to stop student blurts and reward good behavior. Find out how one teacher taught students to curb their blurts. #classroommanagement #blurting #secondgrade