I just started a new job at a prsechool as the Lead Teacher in a 2-year-old room. Unfortunatley there has not been a lead teacher in over a month and the assistant let the place get crazy. They have no toys on the shelves except for big legos and some stuffed animals, because they destoyed everything else. Right now they basically just run wild and climb all over the empty shelves. It's almost impossible to get all of them to sit down at the same time for even 10 seconds. I practically have to bring each child over for circle time and by the time I come back over with another child their back up running around. I've been getting them to dance in between attempted activities to try and calm them down, but that isn't helping too much. I'm really at a loss here, my goal is just to calm them down, get them to listen, and to sit still. The weight has been placed upon me to straighten this room up. I really need some serious help, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
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