A new-ish product and my new idea!

Hello teacher friends!

Well, I am REALLY excited to embark on this new year... I have SO many plans! But, the one that I am really focused on right now is the classroom management. So, here is what I am going to do.

I will have a behavior chart with 25 clothespins on it. Each will be numbered. The students, who will be using their classroom numbers, will move their clip if there is a discipline issue. Then, when they leave, I will mark down what numbers were moved or give superstar awards to those students who earned them. Now, most behavior charts have 8-10 steps in their "ladder"... but mine... only 4. They should not get that many opportunities to mess up since I only get them once a week. I used some of the words from the guitar behavior management chart that is all over pinterest. I made my chart and it is now on teacherspayteachers! Click on the link below if you are interested... its only $1!

Music Behavior Chart

I will be using this with SK-5th grade... and the 3-5 grades will have a folder they will bring. At the end of each class, they will fill out their behavior sheet, I will highlight it (so it cannot be changed), and the parents will sign it each week. I will also have a recorder practice log with parent signature spots and a skills assessment with about 3 or 4 skills to assess each 9-weeks. Yes... a TON of planning, but once it is done, it is done! And the part I like the most... the parents and students will see my class as an academic class because they will have actual assessments sent home with them.

My plan is to assess at least 5-8 kids each class and fill out their assessment sheets when they line up, since I will already be highlighting, the students won't really know who I assessed each time. I don't want the "What did I get?" or "That's not fair" comments... So we will see how it works. 

If you are interested in seeing the folder inserts, let me know. I am debating whether or not to post them on TPT or not... so, how about this. The first 4 people that comment on my blog letting me know what they think of this idea and include their email address will get the behavior chart for free!!!

Thanks for reading! :)