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Classroom management in the music room isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution, especially when you teach hundreds of students across multiple grade levels each week. What works beautifully for one class might fall flat with another, and some classes don’t need much at all.
In this post, I’m breaking down the core elements that every classroom management system needs to succeed, plus sharing a few systems I’ve used in my own elementary music classroom—what worked, what didn’t, and how I’ve adjusted along the way. Whether you’re looking to refresh your management strategies or just curious how another music teacher keeps things running smoothly, I hope you find a few ideas to try (or tweak!) for your own teaching space.
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Each year, I try to improve myself as a teacher and change one thing in my teaching. This year, I changed one BIG thing: I structured all of my lessons with slides. Since taking the plunge, I have found that my teaching has been positively impacted in five different ways.
Now, for some tips and tricks on how I make this all work! This year, I returned to my elementary music teaching position after my maternity leave. I live in Canada, so I am fortunate that I got a year off at home with my girlie, but it didn’t come without some good and some not-so-good surprises when I returned to work after a year off.
So, here I am sharing my truth about returning after maternity leave to my full-time elementary music teaching job- between two schools! Not all was bad! First off, I want to share that going back to work was not completely awful. Yes, I did miss hanging out with my kid every day and getting to watch her grow, but I was READY to go back to work. I have come to realize that I am the type of person that thrives on structure, routine, and adult conversations and returning to work checks all of those boxes for me. I was also ready to be rechallenged- not that parenting isn’t challenging- but I was ready for the fast-paced challenge that came with teaching elementary music. If you know, you know! Let’s start with some good news. Here are the pleasant surprises from my return to work. |
AuthorMiss Jayna is an elementary music teacher in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. In addition to being a public school teacher Miss Jayna also has a private piano studio and teaches a Children's Music Program. Categories
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