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My classroom had a lot of interruptions with their need to tell me every detail of their life. In order to cut that down, I introduced a couple of things.

- I created a Note Jar. Students who had to tell me something that was not VITALLY important would write me a note on a Dollar Tree notepad and slip it in the jar. I would check it two times a day. At first, they wrote me thirty notes a day, but after two weeks, it became used for what I intended.

- THINK poster - During whole group lectures, some students felt the need to tell me random stories. I found a wonderful quote online and created a printable. Whenever a student would begin with, "One time my mom...", I would glance over at the poster and they would go, "Oh yeah."  I am giving you this printable for free at my new Teacher Pay Teachers store. Please leave some feedback.


What do you do to cut down on interruptions in the classroom?