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an Elementary Cafeteria
Will music help lessen the noise?
by Kara Collins, Karen Gobble, and Loretta Mabry
A Day in an
Elementary Cafeteria!
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Classical
Music Enya
Nature Sounds
How loud is this?
A normal conversation at 3 feet between two individuals is about 60dB
Level at which sustained exposure may result in hearing loss is 90-95 dB.
Baseline Data 84 82 86 81 80
Week 1 85 86 88 85 83
Classical
Week 2 80 85 84 76 82
Enya
Week 3 82 80 82 89 88
Nature Sounds
School #2 Powhatan Elementary School
Baseline Data 86 84 85 84 83
Week 1 82 84 86 82 83
Classical
Week 2 83 83 81 85 82
Enya
Week 3 83 85 81 82 85
Nature Sounds
School #3 O.B. Gates Elementary
Week 1 92 94 93 92 95
Classical
Week 2 90 91 89 87 92
Enya
Week 3 91 94 90 88 90
Nature Sounds
Alternatives
Red, yellow, green cups on the table as a visual Hand signal, level 0, wait for all students to get silent,
Voice level cards blown up and displayed on the explain expectations again, reinforce level 2
walls- with explicit instruction on PBIS voice levels Students bring a book to lunch and read when done
(school-wide) eating (problem is that teachers dont want the book to
Lights off get dirty)
Students on silent lunch for the first ten minutes of Play music a little louder, still did not make enough of an
lunch to eat and the remaining time students can impact, students were slightly lower level talking, but not
talk quietly with each other at their table. much.
Movie played during lunch. Student feedback (Fifth grade students said that they
Students are given a box filled with paper and talked over the music because it was not music they did
pencils to play games or draw with each other not want to listen to.)
during lunch...this has been very effective in
reducing the noise levels and increasing positive
interaction between students.
Pocahontas
Elementary
Pocahontas Elementary cafeteria layout includes:
Next
the holiday break.
Songs requested must be listed by title and artist.
All songs will be approved by administration.
Rearranging the tables is not an option in any building due
to space and number of students eating.
Steps
Schedules cannot be altered due to the high volume of
students and county restrictions of serving times.
Golden Spork Award/Recognition (5 minutes of extra recess
for the quietest class)
Amp up PBIS incentives (meet with instructional staff that
supervise lunches)