Teacher Resources and Classroom Management -Playing CDs

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Playing CDs

I have a CD player in class, and I play music during class time once in a while (usually during art time.) Sometimes, my students get too excited about the music, and they can get a little out of hand. To prevent this, I will sometimes play a Shel Silverstein CD or another spoken CD. The students never know when it's coming, so it's a nice surprise and an interesting change of pace. Also, the students know it's not a punishment for their exuberace, but a signal that they need to calm down. At times, the students have even asked me to play a Shel Silverstein CD instead of music.

This has also been successful substituting classical music or instrumental music instead of spoken CDs.
Submitted by: Patricia Pruim - Iskut, BC, Canada