Students keep talking while I'm talking. Often loudly.

I'm an elementary art teacher who has been teaching for almost 3 years now and I just don't know what to do at this point. The problem is many students just keep talking while I'm trying to tell the class what they're going to do and how they're going to do it. Some classes even get loud as soon as they walk in or even start playing around. I've tried waiting and standing in front until they notice I need to talk, I've tried pointing out to rest of the class who is following directions, I've tried calling parents during class, I've tried making the class line up in the classroom and reminding them that they need to stop interrupting me so the whole class can hear me, but nothing seems to work! Do I need to just give up and accept the fact that most kids won't understand the instructions just because they're ignoring me and talking while I'm talking? submitted by /u/buttfaceguy [link] [comments]