How do all of you enforce inside voices? I mean what is too loud? My group seems to always be reminded to keep it to inside voices, it's so frustrating. I don't know if I'm expecting it to be too quiet or if they are being too loud. Doesn't help that it's mostly boys. So just curious how everyone else reinforces this, I feel like I need ear plugs.
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Originally posted by tenderhearts View PostHow do all of you enforce inside voices? I mean what is too loud? My group seems to always be reminded to keep it to inside voices, it's so frustrating. I don't know if I'm expecting it to be too quiet or if they are being too loud. Doesn't help that it's mostly boys. So just curious how everyone else reinforces this, I feel like I need ear plugs.
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How funny! I was just wondering this myself. I feel like such an ogre! I am forever telling them to use inside voices. When they have to keep being reminded I make them all sit and read a book. I have mostly boys as well. Sometimes I feel like the grumpy old man that feels children should be seen not heard! If I have to yell or raise my voice to talk across the room then I feel it's too loud. If I don't have to yell it's just plain annoying but I don't make them sit!
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I don't know if anyone is familiar with the show Yo Gabba Gabba, but they have a song about this...I am sure you could find it online to hear it, but it's about inside voices and outside voices. The words are *whispers* "Inside voice, quiet, inside voice SHHHH." then they say, loudly, "OUTSIDE VOICE, BIG AND LOUD, OUTSIDE VOICE..." Anyway, you COULD try finding that and then practice with them. That way, when you are trying to get them quiet, maybe you could sing the inside voice part, or ask them what it sounds like. Just an idea.My daycare kids like it.
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I have older kids so they have a bit more self control than littler ones...but not much! When they're getting out of hand, I usually gather them all into one room and turn off the lights. (It's not completely dark because of the windows) and we sit without speaking for several minutes. I keep them quiet during homework time by turning on the radio VERY quietly - I tell them that if they can't hear the music then their voices are too loud. That usually works!
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Thats what I do to, I give them a few warnings and if it continues I tell them that we will have quiet book time, I give all of them some books and spread them about the room for 15 min and it works at least for awhile. I feel like the ogre too some times but man when it gives you a headache they are definetly too loud. It's getting harder to keep them quiet and it must be the weather. I startled them a couple weeks ago, everyone was just wild and crazy and I kept trying to calm them down, saying inside voices, settle down, no one was hearing me so I clapped really loud and said quiet please loudly and boy everyone stopped and looked at me like what? but it worked, but I'm not a yeller or loud so it startled them.That's a great idea with that song, I will have to look that up thanks for the idea, I'm glad I'm not the only that suffers with this.
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I've been googling the song and just can not seem to find a link to it!! I'm sorry!! I am sure you can come up with your own tune for it, but it just seems really catchy the way they sing it. Maybe someone else will have better luck finding it. We just happen to have the DVD that has the song on it. (We have three different ones that have been donated/bought in the past year so I'm not sure which one it is, but I'll let you know when I figure it out) Good luck!
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When I worked at a center and had 13 4 year olds in a small room and they got loud we would all step outside (even when it was super cold we would put on our coats) and just scream as loud as they could! For about a min or so. Then we call came back in. I told them that they needed to get their screams out so we could be quite in the room. Worked great! Everyone always thought I was odd for doing it but they were quite then!
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Originally posted by tenderhearts View PostHow do all of you enforce inside voices? I mean what is too loud? My group seems to always be reminded to keep it to inside voices, it's so frustrating. I don't know if I'm expecting it to be too quiet or if they are being too loud. Doesn't help that it's mostly boys. So just curious how everyone else reinforces this, I feel like I need ear plugs.Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back.
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