January is always a rambunctious month for the primary. Kids have new teachers, they sit in a new row, and if you share a building with another ward and rotate times then they are also coming at a new time of day. Don't sweat it if your kids are a little wild for the first few weeks. Just go with it. And plan a few active things for them to do.
Now, with that said, that does not give the kids license to be unsettled and loud for all of singing time. Here is a rhyme I made up to get them to listen to me when I have to give some instructions. (Even when you start a busy game to allow for some rambunctiousness, you still need to give instructions *wink*)...Start in a bigish voice and get softer and softer as more of the kids listen.
This is how the little rhyme goes:
Put out your arm (shake your arm in front of you)
Give me a "C" (cup you hand in a "c")
Move it to the side (move your "c" hand to your side)
And listen to me (cup your ear with your "c" hand) - (by now you should be wispering)
Kids love rhyming things and I have found that this often gets their attention. Hopefully the kids, mine and yours, will settle down in the next couple of weeks.
Good luck and HAVE FUN!!!
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