PBIS. If you have read my blog for more than five minutes, you know that I love PBIS. And I use it. A lot. Why? Because positive reinforcements work. That doesn’t mean that you don’t address when students are doing something wrong. It just means that you make a big deal about the students doing… Continue reading Positive Reinforcements that won’t Break the Bank
Category: Management
Setting up Centers: The First Day
Hey everyone! As the school year just started (or is about to start), every teacher in the world is working on rules, routines, and procedures. For a lot of that, rules, routines, and procedures include centers. But what do you actually do on your first day of centers? Let’s talk. I came up with this… Continue reading Setting up Centers: The First Day
An Easy (and fun!) School Wide PBIS Incentive
PBIS takes on many different shapes in today’s schools. We use it for individuals, classes, schools, etc. As part of our school’s PBIS plan, we have a school wide PBIS incentive periodically. Last year we did things once a nine weeks, this year the plan is to kick it up to once a month. For… Continue reading An Easy (and fun!) School Wide PBIS Incentive
Music Centers Classroom Management for Bad Classes
If you have been teaching music for longer than a day, you will know that not all classes are well behaved. If you have had your kids for a few weeks, you will have already figured out which the “good classes” versus the “bad classes”. It is easy to let the bad classes rule your… Continue reading Music Centers Classroom Management for Bad Classes
Going Back to Teaching After a Really Rough Day
And I mean like a really rough day. Really, really rough day. This is my first year teaching. And man, it has been a year. I don’t want to go into too much detail, because I intend for this to be uplifting, but I have been yelled at, cussed out, ignored, hit, and downright disrespected.… Continue reading Going Back to Teaching After a Really Rough Day
Dealing with Difficult Behaviors in Church
I’m not going to lie, dealing with behaviors in church is really tough. It’s not school, and it’s only a few hours (maybe only one!) a week—so there’s no time for bad behaviors, right? Wrong. Other people think that church kids should be the best kids. Also wrong. Now, I am not saying you will… Continue reading Dealing with Difficult Behaviors in Church
Routines You Need in the Music Room
All teachers know that classroom management is essential for learning. This is very true in the music room—without classroom management, how can you play instruments or do dances? An essential part of classroom management are routines. Routines keep things orderly. And if students do them enough, they will be so second nature that you do… Continue reading Routines You Need in the Music Room
Keys to Classroom Management in the Music Room
Classroom management is essential to learning. No learning can happen if a class is loud, crazy, or not in their seats. Trust me. There are quite a few “keys” to classroom management—today I am going to focus on the three top keys to classroom management. For the record, I am definitely not an expert. I… Continue reading Keys to Classroom Management in the Music Room
Phrases for Classroom Management in the Music Room
Classroom management is so important. Without classroom management, no one learns anything. These are a few phrases for classroom management in the music room. Everyone develops different phrases to keep their class running. These are the phrases that keep me grounded. They keep my classes running. They keep my students (mostly) in line. I hope… Continue reading Phrases for Classroom Management in the Music Room
Really Specific Classroom Management Systems for the Music Room
Classroom management systems in the music room…. It can be a difficult thing. It is difficult because elementary music teachers teach every single kid in the whole school. And some classes are better behaved than others. And unfortunately, we still have to deal with the really difficult classes. And we all know, that nothing gets… Continue reading Really Specific Classroom Management Systems for the Music Room