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Sarah over at Miss As Kindergarten asked me if I had a blog button code and I actually didnt!  I played around with HTML to make my own, but I was messing up somewhere along the line.  Then, I found this awesome website:


It does all of the HTML work for you... and you can even pick custom colors for your code box and text!  All you have to do is copy and paste the completed code to your blog!  Check mine out in the sidebar to see how it looks!

Thanks to Sarah for inspiring me to do this! Everyone, please stop by her blog to show her some love... she also has Technology Tutorials (with videos!) so I know youll love her!

This idea is actually a gem that one of my students thought of a few years ago!  One of my classes favorite YouTube videos was this one... "If Youre a Boy" from Harry Kindergarten. 



Well... my kids were chatty one day and I said "If youre a boy zip your lips."  One of my girls said "If youre a boy, a boy, if youre a boy zip your lips!"  And so a new tradition was born!

When my kids get chatty, all I do is start to sing the song!

If theyre extra loud, I have them do actions that will get the other students attention (e.g. ones that make them move more or make more noise) such as: pat your legs, jump up and down or clap your hands.

If theres only one or two students chatting, I usually do more silent action, such as zip your lips, fold your hands.

I actually also use this to get my students to clean up at the end of their writing period.  I break it down step by step for them (since theyre kindergarten), so Ill say "If youre a boy, a boy, if youre a boy put your crayon away."  Then I follow it by fold your hands, push in your chair, and walk to the carpet.

How do you get your kids to quiet down!