Sunday, July 17, 2011

Jungle themed Noise Level Freebie

A while back I read a post by Hadar at Miss Kindergarten that I absolutely LOVED!!! It was about controlling the noise level in her classroom.
This is a visual chart for your class to remind them about what their volume should sound like while in school.

When in the hall, we all have our level 1 voice on!

When we're working with partners, we use our level 2 voice.

We ONLY use our level 5 voice when we're outside at Recess or PE.
Here's the chart that I came up with. It has the numbers to show the levels, but I also thought that colors would help as an added visual. Of course, red means NO talking and it goes all the way up to green...Green means go so they can do ALL the talking, yelling and screaming that they want! (Yes, it bugs me a little bit that the colors are slightly out of order of the spectrum (Roy G. Biv)...but, I just think green needs to be at the top:)
(click on pic to get your copy)
I'm going to glue an arrow onto a clothespin so that I can clip it next to the voice that I want them to have if it is a day when they need a little bit more reminding;)
I also made some little signs that I'm going to glue to Popsicle sticks that I can hold up if I need to. The extra visual might help some of them remember....especially at the beginning of the year!;)
(Click on the picture below to get your copy of the signs and the little arrow:)




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24 comments:

  1. JessicaJuly 17, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    hahahah! You are so silly! Great minds DO think alike! =) That is so funny I actually giggled out loud when I read your comment! =) I love how you made yours into little signs! That is such a cute idea! =)

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  2. RoseJuly 17, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    Wow! This is awesome. I'm doing a jungle theme this year and this was on my list to make. The sign and arrow is too cute. Thanks for sharing!
    ✿ Rose
    The Wonderful World of Kindergarten

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  3. The Four on BoardJuly 17, 2011 at 10:47 PM

    THANK YOU!!! you are wonderful! just what i need!

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  4. KarenJuly 18, 2011 at 6:39 AM

    Love it! I think the mini signs would make a good necklace for the teacher to wear. That way your hands would be free. I might make 2 sets 1 for me and one for my student teacher helper of the day. Thanks for sharing!

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  5. UnknownJuly 18, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    I'm going to have to do this in a movie theme. Thanks so much for sharing!

    Laura
    Kinder Kraziness

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  6. KrileshiaJuly 18, 2011 at 9:15 AM

    Thank you! These signs are cute and adorable and just what I needed to fit into my theme this year.

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  7. My Kindergarten KidsJuly 18, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Thank you! Love this and your book labels! Thanks for sharing! :)

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  8. KinderglynnJuly 18, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    These are fabulous. Any chance you may be able to do them in a pirate theme? Love this.

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  9. Miss KindergartenJuly 18, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    I love the little signs too!!! This is why I love blogging! :)

    Hadar
    Miss Kindergarten

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  10. AnonymousJuly 18, 2011 at 5:08 PM

    love, love, love!

    Voice level signs have been on my To Do list for weeks. Your jungle themed sign just made my day! I didn't pin it or save it... I got up and printed it now! Thank you so much! I'm now a new follower.

    ✰ Mrs. Kincaid
    Mrs. Kincaid’s First Grade

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  11. TaraJuly 19, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    I use a very boring set of voice level chart. Not any more:) Toooooooo cute;) I am your newest follower, please stop by:)

    4th Grade Frolics

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  12. CarrieTJuly 19, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    I a new follower and love your graphics for the noise level visual. I was planning to create one today, but now I don't have to! Thanks for sharing!

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  13. KarenJuly 19, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    I hate to ask this, but could you make the signs with 0 NO talking (I say, voice choice... and the kids sing back "ZERO" when we go in the hall.
    0- no talking
    1 whisper voice
    2 speaking voice
    3 loud voice
    4 outside voice
    Can you do the little animals too?

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  14. Katie MenseJuly 19, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    I sure can, Karen...but, I will need your email address. If you don't feel comfortable posting it, you could always email me @littlekinderwarriors@hotmail.com:) Thanks!

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  15. Teaching 123's & ABC'sJuly 23, 2011 at 1:57 PM

    I absolutely LOVE these! Thank you so much for sharing. I have a Monkey theme as our class name is the Marvelous Monkeys. Teaching special ed, I am constantly redirecting and trying to keep my kiddos on task so I cannot wait to use these in my classroom. So darn cute too!!!

    Jeannie
    classfullofspecialkinders.blogspot.com

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  16. Little PrioritiesJuly 25, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    Thank you for sharing this! I think I'll give this try. Thanks for making the jungle theme!

    Lori
    Little Priorities

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  17. Kelli :)July 25, 2011 at 9:51 AM

    LOVE! I was SUPER excited to see the Jungle theme! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing, Katie! :)

    Castles and Crayons

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  18. AnonymousJuly 25, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    These are wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

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  19. Mrs.WolfJuly 25, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    Thank you so much for sharing! This will go perfectly in my Jungle themed classroom. I am now a follower of your blog, and if you'd like, come check out my blog! :)
    Mrs. Wolf
    http://mrswolfsjungle.blogspot.com/

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  20. TamiAugust 2, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    These are so cute! Any chance I could get one that starts with zero?? I always call the "no talking" level "0" Maybe I am the only crazy one who does this???
    If you consider doing this my email is tjulch@mpsomaha.org
    THANKS!

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  21. ShannonAugust 6, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    Hi there Katie!! I am now an official follower!! I have been for a while but am just learning the ins and outs of Blogging!! I have also set up my own Blog page called For The Love of Kindergarten!! Just a little comment, I have an 8 year old baseball player at home who loves MLB!! He flipped over the Albert Pujols pictures!!! We live in FL so I guess I am going to have o come up with a Marlins unit foot Opening Day!!!! You are Awesome!!!! Would love to win your give away!!! :-)

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  22. Mrs. EgleySeptember 25, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    I have grabbed your bug noise o meter. I have one question. I use level 0 for no talking, 1 for whisper, 2 for speaking voice and 3 for outside voice. Is there anyway you can revamp the bug one to match those numbers. I know I am asking a great deal especially with the school year underway. If not I totally understand!

    Thanks so much!

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  23. Kim FarrarJuly 4, 2012 at 6:27 PM

    I love all of your sound meter themes. I am going to put the main chart image on my Promethean Board and make a movable icon (like an arrow) that can be moved up and down to clue the kids in. Thank you so much for your generosity!

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  24. AnonymousJuly 16, 2012 at 6:23 AM

    I love these. I just found them and they are perfect for our PBIS and the jungle I have in my room. Thanks for sharing.
    Megan
    mhorman@north-cedar.k12.ia.us

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