In the Art Room: Noise Levels in the Art Room

A question I see asked in art teacherin' Facebook groups again and again is this: What noise level do you have in your art room? Do you have your students work quietly? If so, HOW ON EARTH DO YOU MAKE THAT HAPPEN!? I think noise levels in the art room is really just a matter of preference. You are the master of your art teacherin' domain. You can decide what the noise level should be. And, once...

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Art Teacherin' 101, Episode 43: QUIET CRITTERS!

 I've been teaching for many a year and it's always just been my assumption that kindergarten is loud. Like REALLY loud. It wasn't until recently, when I popped into a kindergarten classroom, that I noticed that they aren't ALWAYS this way. I walked into this room and they were working...calmly. Quietly. Like, frighteningly so. As if they were up to no good or plotting the next time they were...

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