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We spend a lot of time thinking about what to say, what questions to ask, what songs to sing, what activities to have available, but no time thinking about making moments of silence. This article talks about the value quiet has for learning, especially for young kids. How do you all think about that in your classrooms? It seems so hard to have quiet!
"So when you're giving a young child directions or teaching a new topic and a distracting noise is present, the odds of the child remembering any of what you've told the child are pretty low." How a little more silence in children's lives helps them grow | KQED