Classroom Management for Art, Music, and PE Teachers

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Teaching 400-600 students every week presents the ultimate classroom management challenge, one that if you’re unprepared for can bury you in a mountain of stress and misbehavior.

Classroom Management for Art, Music, and PE Teachers is a proven solution that will transform even the most difficult group of students into the peaceful, well-behaved class you really want.

It provides the tools, tips, and strategies you need to simply and effectively manage any classroom, no matter how unruly or out of control, so you can focus on teaching, inspiring, and making an impact that lasts a lifetime.

Our Top Reviews

Reviewer: Monik
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good read
Review: I’m in the process of becoming an Art teacher, and reading this book has me even more excited! I will hold this book close and re read whenever necessary!

Reviewer: Kerri M.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: FINALLY!!!
Review: Finally a book for the Specialist point of view! Thank you, Michael!!!Our world is different. We see every student in the school for a very short time, once a week. There are plenty of excellent classroom management books out there. However, they do not address the unique challenges that Specialists face. This book is short, concise, and straight to the point. No BS. A quick and very interesting read. The advice in here takes the “emotion” out of enforcing your management plan and consequences. I have found the tricks in here are easy to follow and they WORK! At my school, we have a Specialist team of 4, and my principal bought us each a book. We are now each following the same management plan and consequences laid out in this book. We have not only found a remarkable difference in the behavior of our students, but a much smoother, more effective learning environment in our 40 minute classes. We can actually concentrate on learning, rather than behavior management!This is highly recommended for the new Specialist, as well as the veteran. I will read this book at the beginning of every school year, just to freshen up!

Reviewer: Kindle Customer Mom
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This offers great insight into Specials
Review: Being a specialist teacher, “STEM” it’s hard with 600 plus students to manage classroom behaviors. This book is specific to those of us who teach each class for 45 minutes to an hour. It’s a beneficial look into how to create a classroom environment that helps students be successful using classroom management techniques specifically designed for us.

Reviewer: Slugger
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Wonderful!
Review: I have taught music for many years, in all grade levels and music disciplines, and have now been assigned to a very tough elementary school where every teacher struggles with classroom management. I have studied classroom management in depth for years, reading extensively and going to workshop after workshop. I have gained a lot from my study and implementation of those methods. This is the first book, though, where the author of a book specifically addresses the unique challenges of teaching elementary “specialist” classes and understands the differences between teaching “classroom” classes and the specialist classes that are mostly back-to-back, whole-group teaching situations (with little time to see the students and whose subject matter is generally regarded as less important than the traditional academic subjects that are tied to high-stakes standardized testing). He gives specific instruction in how to have good skills in classroom management.Linsin’s acknowledgement that other teachers, parents, and administrators do not always understand that a specialist seeing 20 or more classes with varied homeroom teacher adherence to enforcement of classroom procedure expectations is the ultimate challenge in teaching elementary students, but that with consistence in following a classroom management plan and selling engaging lessons to the students, the specialist teacher can have a level of good classroom management. I received this book right before the last week of school, but the last week of school, I briefly taught all of the students the new music rules for next year and enforced them consistently. I also gave students a brief preview of one exciting thing that they would be doing before they entered the classroom. I already noticed a difference, and that was the last week of school!Most other materials that I have previously read advocate giving a lot of praise and other rewards. Linsin’s treatment of this subject and addressing teachers’ lectures, questioning of students, and giving more time and individual attention to misbehaving students or shy students is very practical and helpful. It especially made me wish that all teachers could embrace these ideas. I have already read this book a number of times, have bought and read his other two books, and have subscribed to his website. Also, I have bought two copies of this book to give to my principal and art teacher in case they are interested in reading this book. I look forward to fully implementing all of the ideas in this book and his other two books for the coming school year.

Reviewer: Ilana
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I think it’s fine if they are not given with a nagging or …
Review: I am in my second year of teaching elementary music. I read this book the weekend before school started this year and I have applied it nearly verbatim. My ability to manage the classroom has drastically improved. Last year, I didn’t know what to do if a child misbehaved. Now, I have it down to a system. This book opened my eyes and essentially changed my life.Here are my only concerns:1. This does not work for special education. I teach four self-contained classes of students with varying levels of ability, and I have not been able to adapt this system to work for them.2. Some administrators do not approve of frequent time-outs as a punishment. Personally, I think it’s fine if they are not given with a nagging or disapproving tone; it is just the consequence of unexpected behavior. However, I have been criticized by an experienced kindergarten classroom teacher for being too procedure-oriented.3. I imagine it would be difficult to adapt this for secondary education. Maybe time-outs would have to be replaced by detention or a point off of a participation grade.Overall, I totally love this book and I would recommend it to any elementary special area teacher. Experienced teachers may already understand these concepts or have their own classroom management styles established. Many experienced teachers simply command authority and do not need to rely on strategies like the ones in this book. But to anyone in their first few years of teaching, it’s seriously helpful to have it all spelled out explicitly.

Reviewer: James Connolly
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Summary: buy the book in confidence that you’ll be prepared to work up front and reap a big change in the mid-to-long term.When I note on Amazon (.ca and .com) that some readers contend there are no specifics to the plan, I believe their statements should be re-worded as, “there are no specifics that I like.”Indeed, there are concrete examples in this book on how to manage classes which come and go (PE, Art, Music). The lessons are applicable to other teachers (like me) who move from classroom to classroom (teaching a third language). Like any good project, the goal is clearly stated and the overall strategy is clearly identified. Then, in careful steps, the author leads us through OUR responsibility to model the program.Truth be told, there are a number of specifics, and several of them are difficult.1. Be consistent.2. Be prepared.3. Be consistent.4. Be relaxed.5. Be consistent.6 Model, model, model, and model some more.7 Be consistent.8 If anything goes awry (when it does), model again.9. Be consistent.10. In your mind, be prepared to model and restart the management lesson every day for the entire year. If you know that what you’re doing for the students is paramount (protecting their right to learn) then they will realize that the class is different.11. Be consistent.12. Provide kick-butt lessons worth students’ time and attention.Does it work? For me, it is working. I started with the process last June two weeks before end of term. Since September 1st, we (my five classes and I) have been working diligently on following the rules. Four of the five classes are running smoothly. One is still struggling.And as I re-read the book, I identified the points where I’ve failed to be consistent and where my modeling hasn’t been good enough for that class to succeed.Every day is a new start. And that class has learned that we will do it until it’s right. More than half the class now “get’s it” and has begun to genuinely follow along with the management plan and the lessons.My conclusion is this: the book clearly shows us what is important / fundamental, how to model it, how to know if we haven’t modeled it well, and to be consistent in the application of the rules.It’s not easy. There are days I’ve cursed Michael Linsin’s name under my breath because I’m tired of students infringing the rights of other students. But I grit my teeth, smile calmly, and remember that these students are learning an essential lesson for life: respect your classmates and accept nothing less than excellence in work that’s worth doing.

Reviewer: JM
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Excellent book and well written with clear cut solutions. Highly recommended for specialist teachers of any subject.A must read.

Reviewer: Claire
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I would strongly recommend this book for new teachers. Im an art teacher who sees large groups once a week and this book had some simple but effective ideas

Reviewer: Cliente Kindle
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I miss more bibliographic references discussing our routines inside the classrooms being a specialist teacher. I have found this book was a great surprise and has been gave me so many support and “human resources” to turn my classes more lovely, joyful and a safe place for my students – and for myself as well.I absolutely recommend this book for all my co-workers. Please, read it right now.Junior (Brazil).

Reviewer: Julie harper
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: A very practical and welcome book full of fail-safe solutions to the everyday challenges we face when we only teach each class for one lesson a week. Dependable advice from a fellow Specialist teacher.

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