Things to Know

This will be a list of good ideas to use in the classroom. 



This is an idea for lower elementary teachers
 and librarians to try to keep students from
getting too loud, quiet spray.  There is nothing
 in the bottle but air.  Just take any empty spray
 bottle, label it, and you are ready to go.  


 
First, explain why students sometimes need
 to be quiet: an announcement comes on, a 
visitor is at the door, it is silent reading time,
 etc. (maybe use Deborah Underwood's 
The Quiet Book). It's important that students 
know they are not in trouble and can talk in 
the classroom under normal circumstances.
 Introduce your students to the quiet spray 
that will help them remember to quiet, or 
that has magical powers to help them be quiet
 (whatever works for you).  **You might want
 to state beforehand that the spray only works
 on students.**


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If you are in a lab, or even if you're not, it may be 
a good idea to label all of the cords you have 
connected to computers or power strips. There are 
many products for this purpose, but I've found a 
simple, affordable solution. Use bread ties and 
a marker to make your own cord labels.

 

Bread ties being used as cord labels.