Shrinking Classroom Behavior

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As a classroom teacher, what child behavior is the most annoying to you?
I am currently a long-term substitute while in graduate school at MCLA, and I have three students that are overly talkative with never-ending chatter, throughout the day. This group loves socializing, but they are not a group per say, they actually build social skills among the classroom because they talk to all the children in a pleasant, friendly outgoing manner starting from the moment they arrive, and enter the main doors. These three students do not sit next to each other in the classroom. They actually talk to staff and students outside of their classroom too. I get many comments from others that they are very sociable students. I realize these are great qualities, but this disruptive behavior is interrupting other classmates, and they have a hard time listening, or being quiet when appropriate so to address this I am working on the following, with approval from the regular classroom teacher during their absence.
1. A small handheld stress ball.
2. Pulling slightly on one of my earlobes.
3. A quiet game; the first of the three to break the silences loses, no reward.
4. A noise-o-meter board that I can walk to and point-out what type of voice (inside, outside, whisper or NO …show more content…

S.H.A.R.K an acronym: Sit up, Hands on lap, All eyes, Respect to teacher and classmates, and Kind listeners.
I am attempting to develop a skill set that requires them to listen when it is appropriate to listen, break the disruptive behavior with positive, reinforcing behavior techniques, and it is different for each child. My goal is to find the technique or techniques that works best for each student, and this is a process of elimination that takes some time. I do not want to reinforce negative behavior by making them have to sit next to me, or leave the classroom, so that is my last resort. I remain calm with each technique selected, and try to keep the focus on my needs, and not on their disruptive

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