Miss Taylor

Walls
Elementary
Music Classroom
Management
 Focus on a proactive approach to
planning and implementing student
engagement strategies My objectives
Create a safe & successful learning for creating a
environment
classroom
Focus on mutual respect between
teachers/students, students with other
management
students plan
Present clear expectations, rules, &
procedures
Every action has a reaction--students
are aware of consequences & rewards
for their actions
Safety to ensure physical safety &
comfort in sharing and communicating
ones ideas or concerns

Respect for oneself, students, teachers,

and classroom materials Classroom
Expectations
Effort in participation- trying ones best
at all times
Classroom Rules
Make good choices that help you & others learn
Use instruments and materials with care & hold in rest
position
Speak, sing & play when the teacher allows it
Involve yourself in activities
Consider others and be kind
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 Rug Rules
Students sit in assigned seats on the rug upon
arriving class
Successful transitions depend on students
following Rug Rules
Students are expected to follow Rug Rules
when entering the classroom, transitioning,
during instruction of new material, and when
waiting to line up

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 Classroom Procedures

Daily Procedures: are Asking to use the restroom

created to describe processes that GOALS:
students complete each day in Raise your hand
class. There are specific steps and Walk quietly to the bathroom & return in a timely
goals for each procedure. manor
Quietly re-enter classroom without disrupting the
learning of others

Line up to leave
Enter the classroom GOALS:
Sit quietly and wait for direction
GOALS:
If your row is called, walk and line up without talking
Come in quietly without talking Sing goodbye song when the entire class has joined the
Quietly sit in your assigned seat on the rug line
Walk quietly single-file out the room
Daily Greeting
Good morning songs
 Behavior Management
Positive Punishment: When reinforcement and negative punishment are
no longer effective. Strategies include: the application of an undesirable
Positive consequence such as writing an apology letter, or if a student continuously
consequence does not put instruments away correctly, they would be asked to re-
organize all instruments in the drawer.
Negative Punishment: Used when reinforcement is no longer
Negative effective. Strategies include: extinction, taking something desirable
Consequence away from the student, time-out from a privilege(s), and loss of
privilege(s).
Reinforcement: The most commonly used strategy for
Reinforcement
behavior management. Strategies include: behavior
specific praise, error correction, opportunities to
practice the correct behavior etc.
Behavior Specific Praise; Verbal, visual, and
praising student(s) for physical prompts; verbal
meeting the expectations error correction, rules are
Ex. Thank you, Suzie, for holding visually posted, lights-off if
your instrument quietly in rest class is not following
position! expectations

Precorrection; reminding
Reinforcing
Active supervision;
scanning the room,
the students of the
expectations before there
Expectations
identifying and praising
is a misbehavior
students who are following
expectations Ex. Remember to walk quietly to
your spots on the rug.
 Golden and Red Card System
Golden
Behavior Card
Reward Consequence
Golden Behavior Card Red Fix It Card
- Student is caught doing something First warning- receives Fix It Card
good
Second Warning-flip card, backside
-Secret square (random student is says; consequence
chosen daily on the seating chart, if they
Student owes a minimum of 5
follow expectations during the entire
Fix It minutes of next recess to sit quietly
class, they will receive a golden on the rug depending severity of the
behavior card behavior
-Once 3 have been collected, student Third Warning-office/parent contact
may earn a prize or choose a fun music
activity for class to participate in.
Pacing

Planning Effective Pacing is extremely important for student engagement. It is

important to not only plan what material you will instruct during class, but to plan
for how long you will focus on each task. The elements of a lesson that must be
considered for pacing are administrative tasks, introducing new material, work
time, and transitions.

Enthusiasm

Demonstrating intensity and enthusiasm is extremely important because it helps

show students that the teacher cares about what they are teaching. Intensity and
enthusiasm can be expressed through body language as well as verbally. Another

Student
way to incorporate intensity and enthusiasm is to share personal stories and
humor with the students.

Engagement
Relationships

Building classroom relationships should be a priority for teachers. Students need

to be ensured that they are cared for, and the teacher will not tolerate bullying or
similar acts in the class. It is important to be personable to your students and
show interest in what they are interested in. This can help a teacher gain respect
and engage students.

Movement

Incorporating physical movement in music class is important to keep students

engaged. Planning a movement activity between each section of the lesson that
the students are sitting can prevent misbehavior and keep students engaged.
Movement activities can include educational games, singing to songs, or moving
to music
 References

Harlacher, Jason E. (2015). Designing Effective Classroom Management (The Classroom Strategy Series).

Bloomington, IN: Marzano Research

Marzano, Robert J. & Pickering, Debra. J. (2011). The Highly Engaged Classroom (Classroom Strategies).

Bloomington, IN: Marzano Research Laboratory.