Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Boys Will Be Boys There must have been a baby boom of boys a few years ago! Our fourth grade classes are majority boys. In my class, I have 7 girls and 18 boys. This dynamic has been difficult to balance. I have noticed the boys are very talkative and playful (sometimes very disruptive). How can I tailor my plans to appease the boys as well as the girls interest? What are some daily techniques I can try to get the boys more focused and less playful? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) For young boys, I have a 50/50 chance of them listening to me or misbehaving. Boys tend to be more active and need some form of movement such as tapping, fidgeting etc. I never try and bother them about that because certain people need to concentrate by actually moving. Brain breaks are helpful too. Let the students have a break and move around and that will help with the energy level. Desk arrangement also helps too!