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I am writing this, Summer of 2020. Yes, the infamous year of the PANDEMIC!
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What's your plan for Veteran's Day?
Program suggestions for Veteran's Day. Songs, media presentations, lesson plans, history of patriotic songs every child should know.
Start with what they know
Teaching music reading skills begins in Kindergarten Kindergartners come to you with a lot of vocabulary, preconceived ideas, and a wide...
Open House Nightmare
Are you really ready? Your room looks great. It should. You've spent hours getting everything just right. Butterflies are fluttering...
Ready or not . . . Here they come!
My room's ready! Now what?!? Maybe you'll be spending the next few weeks getting your room ready, putting up posters, arranging and...
The 20-21 Roller Coaster
End-of-the year blues? This year has been a doozie! You may have gone from no classes to virtual learning to a hybrid...
Projects? I just don't have time!
You might be surprised! The last 4-6 weeks of the school year, I found it difficult to engage my 4th graders in just about anything until...
The Power of Music
I do not profess to have all the answers although my family would say differently. Not that I have all the answers but that I think I do....
Recorders for the Holidays, Part 2
Give your students the gift of music that they can share at home. I have seen all the tacky Facebook posts about the horrible sound of...
Recorders for online learning?! No way!
Do you remember when you were learning your first instrument? You just thought you sounded good. LOL
The Elephant in the Room
Should teachers address what has been happening or just try to quickly move past and get back to the routine?
"That other kid is smarter than me."
The 4 most important words I used for classroom management! Say those 4 words when you ask a question, students will not shout out answers!
Where do I start?
It is our job as educators to challenge students to think and become problem solvers; helping them become well-rounded, lifelong learners.
Baby Monsters, Skin and Bones
Halloween is a great time to teach how composers use tempo, dynamics, and tone color to create mood in music. 3 great activities!
ELA in the Elementary Music Classroom?
Music is a language and must be learned in the same way any language is learned. Children experience, listen to, feel before articulating.
You Want Me to Teach WHAT??
The great thing about reinforcing Gen-Ed standards is that you will not have to change anything you do because you are already doing it.
You Have to Say, "Ba-a-a" to a Little Baby Goat
Starting with what they know gives them LOTS of room to grow. It's hard work but the result will be . . .
CD Nightmare!
Post about Classroom Management! Many teachers are overwhelmed with the daunting task of organizing their music library.
Focus on what you CAN do . . .
You want to move your students forward in their skill development, so how are you going to do that in these months of online learning . . .
Milk it . . . for ALL it's worth!!
How to turn a simple song into a set of sequential, fantastic activities. Tips for how to take a song or activity and revise into . . .
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