If you have ever been in a preschool room you know it is NOISY!!! I am constantly asking children to quiet down and talk instead of yelling. However, it can only get so quiet especially when someone is sad or angry and they are crying. We have a couple kids in our room who do not handle the noise well. For a number of reasons they are very sensitive to lots of loud noise. This is especially true for our children with Autism. These children yell, cry, or become violent when the noise in the room gets too high.
These were our solution . . .
We got these noise canceling headphones from a surplus store
for like $2! We have two pairs that are out in the room and any child can wear
them. Often they get used for dramatic play but when I see a child covering
their ears I hand them the headphones. This has not fixed all the problems but
it does offer children a way to quiet down what they hear without a teacher
having to step in. This allows children who need a bit of quiet to get it for themselves without being singled out of the group.
I like these headphones because they don’t really block that
much noise. I have worn them around the room and you can still hear what people
are saying just quieter.
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