Submitted by Mary Duren, Washington
Idea posted April 8, 2002
I also had trouble with the noise. What helped was dividing the time in half, dividing the class into two groups. Half played recorders and tested when they were ready, the other half were on the computer or playing games. Then, we switched groups.
Still, it takes forever to hear every student or pair of students. I had my room open before school so kids could come in. That helped.