Likability is a key principle of SCM—because it makes building rapport effortless. It causes students to want to listen to you, please you, and behave for you. It helps make your consequences matter. Being disliked, on the other hand, makes classroom management far more ... Read more

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of jazz music, and the history of African-Americans in pop music.

A new school year usually means a new teacher, new expectations, and new routines, so our students sometimes don't respond as we'd hoped when we try to get

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this Hip-Hop Music worksheet!

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We should want our students to like us, but not because we awkwardly talk about rap music and basketball.

Have a chatty class? It can feel impossible to teach. Read this blog post to learn 5 simple steps to get your students to actively listen!

Lap Packs are inexpensive ways to get students writing in music class. Customize them to include exactly what your music students need. This article has some great ideas for their use and FREE downloads!

Unwanted talking is near the top of the list of teacher frustrations. In this article, learn the actual strategies to finally get rid of it for good.

My district is one that is implementing Student Learning Objectives...which are basically large-scale goals for each student in class based on their ability levels. Teachers have to set target scores/learning outcomes for lower level learners to higher level learners. That means there has to be some sort of pre-assessment in order to determine the level of the students. I really have struggled in attempting to create pre-assessments for orchestra. It has been hard to wrap my head around giving a test to see what I know students don't know yet...since I haven't taught the skill, yet. Anyway, I am focusing my learning objective on rhythm. I want to be sure my students are fluent note-readers and rhythm readers. For my pre-test, I will use the 'I Got Rhythm' form that I created. This can be used many different ways and can be a useful tool in a variety of rhythm exercises. For my pre-assessment, I will perform the rhythm from one box on each line...and I will have students circle the rhythm that they think I played. This will help me see if students are already recognizing these rhythms. The rhythms get progressively more difficult as you move down the page, so I will be able to set some learning targets for individual students. Eventually of course, students will demonstrate the ability to perform these rhythms on their own - by the end of year 1. I can also use this form as a rhythm exercise...students can perform the rhythms across and down each line. They can cut them up to make flashcards. You can use the different rhythms for warm-ups and scales.

I spend a lot of time listening to popular music—not originally by choice.But I have an adolescent daughter, hence I spend a lot of time shuttling her to music and basketball practice

You offer encouragement. You give reminders. You supply wisdom and inspiration you hope will make an impact. But your words fall on deaf ears. Nothing you say to your most challenging students seems to make a difference. They continue to misbehave, ignore your advice, ... Read more

Can you really earn money while listening to music? Yes, you can! Check out these 15 sites paying up to $12 per song listen.

Hey-O friends! How do you manage changing classes (my class doesn’t but I’m curious), or even moving from subject to subject within your own classroom? I teach in a self-contained classroom and it’s easy to shift subjects down the schedule a little when things don’t go as planned. #WhoopsWritingWasSupposedToStart20MinutesAgo? ahahahaha #NoShame When it’s time to check morning work, I play a song When it’s time to come to the carpet for a lesson I play a song. Subject change & it’s time to get out a different interactive notebook and folder— YES, I have a song for that! I keep a slew of songs on my iTunes and iPhone/iPad and I just click depending on what I need! It’s easy to say that it’s time to start something new and kids take that task as, “Okay I can chat with my friend now for 1049813582305 minutes”. If they’re singing—they’re on task and still able to talk–but they’re singing to a tune. When the music stops they must be ready! Beginning of the year I introduce a song for a new subject/idea slowly. I want the kids to get used to it and understand the rules that follow when the song […]

We are so excited to have Tanya from The Butterfly Teacher guest blogging for us today! Tanya has written an excellent post about an important topic: getting your students to listen without yelling. G

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Your happiness is effected by your surroundings, which is really great because often we can control our environment. There are many ways to improve your space- reducing clutter, adding scents, letting in more light, and adding music are great ways! Today, I’d like to focus specifically on two of these things and go into greater

These are my favorite ways for integrating music into math ideas for elementary students. Music helps kids memorize math facts, with math problems, learn patterns, and so much more.

In this blog post I'm going to talk about what I think are the five best activities you can use in your learning centers rotations!

Looking for a fun way to teach children about form? This is one of my favorite lessons! Manipulatives and movement, what could be better?

Inside: A fun & easy activity to learn Spanish with songs in class, only using a piece of paper. One of my favorite things about teaching textbook-free is that authentic songs in Spanish are central to class now. If you’re not sure how to start, read how to teach Spanish with authentic songs, and then browse my suggestions for Songs

Finally! The Taxonomy of my Music is complete! While I’m working on my Digital Art assignments I enjoy watching my favorite TV shows. I bring this up to help you get a sense for how long it t…

My students love Música Miércoles, and I bet yours will too! Here's what it looks like and how I implement it in my classroom!

An Active Listening and Following Directions Game. A fun auditory processing twist on Simon Says that helps with following directions and impulse control.

You’ve done your thesis plan. You’ve written for weeks. And weeks. But now, despite your very best planning, you find yourself at a point where that carefully thought out thesis road m…

The best storytelling podcasts that will make you forget about tv, and keep you company on your long commute! Great storytelling podcast recommendations

The good thing is you can get paid to read emails anywhere, while commuting on a bus, waiting in a car, relaxing on the couch and so on.

Looking for the best podcasts to binge listen to on your commute? Here are 7 highly addictive podcasts you shouldn't miss

Sometimes our plans go awry, and we just need a list of go-to ideas for unexpected sick days. So, here are my top two easy sub plans.

VOCABULARY RELATED TO MUSIC AND DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES. Two pages. - ESL worksheets

Teaching podcasting in the English classroom just got easier! I'm sharing 20 of my favorite podcasts and best teaching tips to help you get started...

This year I created a small project for us to work on to continue work on high vs. low. I really enjoyed this project because the students...