using music in the classroom

First post!! I'm very excited. After the first few weeks of school and an unexpected interruption in teaching.. I'm working on getting things back on track. Goal for tomorrow: RELAX. I am the alpha dog of the classroom and the tone I set will be reflected in my students.

My kiddos eat breakfast in the classroom in the mornings.. and I have a strict "minutes" guideline on when I should be teaching. SO.... In order to calm my students in the morning, tomorrow I'll be turning on lamps instead of the GOD-AWFUL fluorescents and playing spa music. Daily I'll introduce DO NOWs during breakfast so that I am getting all of my "minutes."

Any-who... cheers for now. I hope my future posts are more coherent and have actual substance :)

Playlist to calm those souls:

• Jack Johnson "Good People"
• John Mayer "Clarity"
• "Ships in the Night"
• and... SPA radio on Pandora :)