Behavior Management: A School-Wide & Classroom Initiative Strategy in Song

Assisting administrators and teachers with student behavior management is one of the many important roles of a school counselor.  Not all strategies will be black and white, this is a perfect example of teaching students how to manage their emotions through arts and more specifically song. Here are some elementary behavior management examples written to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus.”

 

The students identify a group of socially connected students, socially connected students, socially connected students.

The students identify a group of socially connected students, who model well behavior.

 

This is the way we make your day, make your day, make your day.

This is the way we make your day, fostering an internal locus of control. 

We use 4 steps to make good choices, make good choices, make good choices.

We use 4 steps to make good choices, consistent throughout the school.  

When the students in the class are feeling down, feeling down, feeling down.

When the students in the class are feeling down, do something nice and fill their bucket. 

When a student in class gets a little wild, gets a little wild, gets a little wild.

When a student in class gets a little wild, it’s time for a 2 minute conversation.

When teachers and students talk they all feel better, they all feel better, they all feel better.

When teachers and students talk they all feel better, because they build a strong connection

Image References:

Brown, E. (n.d.). Make Your Day Blog. Retrieved from http://www.makeyerday.com/mydhome.html

Have You Filled a Bucket Today? (2006) A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids Paperback. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/Filled-Bucket-Today-Guide-Happiness/dp/0978507517

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's SUPER LEADERS! (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.customink.com/photos/it-s-a-bird-it-s-a-plane-it-s-super-leaders

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Tsolak, N. (2015). Improv and Locus of Control: Improv Helped Me Cope. Retrieved from http://theschooloflaughter.com/improv-and-locus-of-control-how-improv-helped-me-cope/