Teaching Tips

#1: Make sure that you have your students

attention. For example, teacher says Please stand
up! and the students would respond Please stand
up! as they stand up.
#2: When giving instructions, make sure that you
give the instructions in seven words or less.
#3: It is important to have classroom
management. This can be attained by discussing
familiar subjects, incorporating movement in the
lesson, and most importantly staying engaged and
enthusiastic about the lesson at hand.
#4: Seating your students in alphabetical order
either by first or last will help you remember their
names.
#5: It is important to take a breath! Make sure you
breathe before talking and/or singing so that your
voice is stronger.
#6: Try to move your eyes all around the room and
make everyone feel welcome. Also be sure to
smile!
#7: The students will love you singing with them,
even if you are not a great singer.
#8: No matter how crazy something is, you have to
do what you need to do to get the point across.

#9: Drink water! It is recommended that you drink

at least 64 ounces of water every day. This saves
your throat and voice from becoming cracked or
soft.
#10: Warm up your voice for the day! Sing in the
shower, sing in the car on your way to work, hum
or sing to the children, and be sure breath!
#11: You dont have to be crazy to be a teacher,
but it helps!
Mr. Fairchild
#12: You do not need to be a salesman to get a
student to try and understand something.
#13: DONT CHEW GUM. Just dont.
#14. Get excited about getting your students
attention. Make them excited to get ready to learn
about something.
#15: Strike zone= Facial expression, voice, all
around appearance and reaction to things.
#16: Make sure to plan and practice your content
so that you know what you are teaching.
#17: Do not hide behind a podium. Get a music
stand to hold your papers so it can go up and
down. It is also very easy to maneuver.
#18: Laminate everything!
#19: You get what you get and you dont mind a
bit.

#20: Teaching Channel has a lot of informational

tips.
#21: Add variety to help students grow.
#22: Music means no mouth sounds-just listening.
#23: Good habits are easier to make than bad
habits are to break.
#24: Formative learning-for learning
Summative learning-about learning
#25: Voice tone, Gesture and Eye contact are so
important in teaching.
#26: Play Fair!
#27: Dont hit people.
#28: Put things back where you found them.
#29: Say Sorry.
#30: Balance life.
#31: Be aware of wonder, be amazed.
#32: Pets and seeds die, so do wesavor them.
#33: When you go out into the world, hold hands
and stick together.
#34: Always be professional and a student.
#35: Who needs turn? This is a good way to have a
student go next without volunteering.

#36: Penmanship improves balance.

#37: Use towels for those who dont want to hold
hands.
#38: You dont always have to go by the rules for
dancing.
#39: The more you establish a routine, the more it
will become a habit.
#40: Dont stand in one place.
#41: If you dont talk with your hands, learn to do
so.
#42: See the story, dont just tell it.
#43: Use different tones and volumes for songs.
#44: Clap once to get students attention.
#45: Attention getters:
46. Zip it, lock it, put it in your pocket.
47. Holy moly guacamole.
48. Teacher: Flat tire! Students:
SHHHHHHHHHHH!
#49: Welcome your students every morning with a
greeting.
#50: Be kind to parents.
#51: Dont turn your back to your students.
#52: Treat every student with respect.

#53: Play music while students are napping.

#54: Dont assume things about your students
(dyslexia).
#55: Allow students to choose their own
instruments.
#56: Let your students be creative.
#57: Make sure to pick appropriate materials for
the correct ages.
#58: Always have a way to contact the parents.
#59: Make sure no one has allergies when giving
treats.
#60: Constructive Criticism
#61: Make sure to write out your questions that
you want to ask your students in your lesson plan
so you dont have to think of them off the top of
your head.
#62: GO GREEN: To lessen students uneasiness
about losing points, grade with a green pen instead
of red. It emphasizes that their errors are
corrections rather than failures.
#63: Wait time-allow time for students to think
before answering a question.
#64: Do as I say not as I do.
#65: Learn by doing.

#66: Make props ahead of time.

#67: Make sure students know its okay to be
vulnerable.
#68: Create a safe community in the classroom.
#69: Dress appropriately.
#70: Incorporate movement in music.
#71: If the students arent responding, do
something different.
#72: Students will remember little of what you
taught them, but will never forget the way you
make them feel.
#73: Never take away recess.
#74: Curiosity and questioning are the roots of
learning.
#75: Be reachable to students after they leave
your classroom.
#76: Worry less about teacher actions, more about
learner actions.
#77: Differentiation is not about learning styles,
but about different learning experiences for
different students with different needs.
#78: Dont try to change too many things at one
time.
#79: Learn to listen to others-really listen.

#80: Find a mentor.

#81: Thank other constantly.
#82: Be humble and gracious.
#83: Value team-building activities.
#84: Help students see their own potential.
#85: Its not about you. Dont force your way.
#86: Never raise your voice.
#87: Everyone is charismatic somehow.
#88: Dont compete with other teachers in the
classroom.
#89: Believe in yourself and your students equally.
#90: Teach in the moment. When you leave school
each day, that day is gone. Live and learn in the
now.
#91: Allow the students to know you as a person.
#92: Take chances in professional development.
#93: You often have to reach students emotionally
before you do intellectually.
#94: Model making mistakes.
#95: Help students learn to play with content and
ideas.
#96: Anticipate misunderstandings.

#97: Have a good sense of humor.

#98: Do all that you can to not take work home.
#99: Focus on learning habits.
#100: Each day you have a finite amount of
emotional energy. Use it wisely.