Advice to Chit Chatters

One evening I was lamenting on the chit chat in my class, the kind that goes well beyond brainstorming and setting a mindset for writing. Well this 3rd grader is recalling a time, way back in Kindergarten, when she was one of those chit chatters. Her problem wasn't finishing her work but rather she distracted her tablemates. You know the kind. Maybe we do learn evertyhthing we need to in kindergarten. Since almost none of my students went to kindergarten, they are catching up for lost time. Oh the memories!