11/9/2016 0 Comments Transition Method #3: MusicIt's Wednesday again and I am back with another transition idea: music. Last week, I took a music inventory and asked my "friends" what their favorite songs were. I wanted to use their music choices to see how that would affect their transitioning. Since I love listening to music, I was also curious to know what kind of songs and genres they liked. There's a chance that I might even add their favorite songs to my own personal playlist! There were some songs I haven't heard of and I definitely had to check out the lyrics before even playing them in class. I asked my CT if she was fine with me testing out transitions with music and she welcomed it, seeing how she had her own playlist for the class at the beginning of the year. When the day was over, I went home, checked the lyrics of some of the songs, and whipped up a playlist. A few of the songs my "friends" chose were included. I also included songs that were instrumentals only to be played depending on the level of focus required for their activities. Before starting the transitions, I let my "friends" know that I was going to be playing some music in class. When a song started to play, that meant that their time to work was almost over, but they had to continue working. They had until the end of the song to wrap up their work. When the song ended, they had to stop working, clean up, and sit quietly for the next set of directions. For the first transition, I started with a song I knew they all were familiar with: The Star Spangled Banner. Some of my "friend's" faces lit up and said, "I know this song!" I thought it was a good song to use to transition to Social Studies. When the song ended, I timed how long it took for them to transition and it was about ten seconds. As I played music during transitions throughout the day, I took note of my observations. My "friends" were more energetic with songs that were more upbeat, but some of them took longer to wrap up, clear their desks, or moved to the floor. A few of them were also more focused on dancing that I had to remind them that they should be clearing everything off their desks and be ready to go. The upbeat music made them noisier, so it took a little longer for them to settle down. It took almost 30 seconds. With the next transition, I played a piano instrumental. When the song was over, they were calm and much quieter so it was easier for them to settle down. It took around 15 seconds to transition. Again, the quickest transitions were the ones for Science, Specials, and Lunch. The transitions in total took approximately 6 minutes.
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