Merry Christmas to all! Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, most of us enjoy receiving gifts. Here are a few freebies to get your new year started. First, a fun music history and dance activity that is great for older students. It is also great for African American History month. The Big Apple was a dance craze in 1937 that did NOT begin ...
I have been feeling the stress of all of the beginning of the year responsibilities, and now concert prep responsibilities are added on top. Really. Why does everything have to be done the hard way?! I think it is time for a little fun! A group of music friends and I were chatting and realized we all had a mutual love for all things "Back to the Future." Did ...
Every year we take all of the 2nd graders in our district to see a performance of the Carnival of the Animals. A few years ago the Visual & Performing Arts department worked with a theatre artist to create a new storyline to go along with the symphony performance. It is much more engaging now, even getting the 2nd graders involved singing along with specially ...
We spend so much time in our classrooms - they need to be beautiful and functional! Thank you to The Bulletin Board Lady-Tracy King for suggesting that we share our music rooms with everyone. Here is a peek at my beginning-of-school bulletin boards. I am very fortunate to have a huge long bulletin board on one wall of the classroom. I have found it easier ...
Today I am linking up with Music A La Abbott & Mrs. Miracle's Music Room to highlight some products that I love this Back To School season. The big TeachersPayTeachers Back to School Sale is coming soon and many stores, including mine, will be on sale for 20% off. Using the special code BTS15 during checkout will get you an extra discount! With the sale ...
Summer's gone, here comes the bus! The first lessons of the school year are often heavily loaded with class rules and procedures. I know our students need structure, but a full class of rules is boring and this is MUSIC class! My preference is to be sure there is some active music making right from lesson #1. Reading and chanting rhythm patterns is ...
I've been working on bulletin boards and room decor this past week because my school started TODAY! I was scrambling to get my "I Can" statements posted and figured out that they would fit nicely on a section of my magnetic "whiteboard" that I don't use often. I was contemplating a trip to the teacher store to find some color coordinated magnets when I remembered that ...
If you and I were in the same room, we could talk for hours about music, education, families, kids, and lots more. It happens to me regularly...I'm late to something because I was talking to someone for too long! BUT. There always seems to be a catch. I seem to have more trouble being chatty in print. While I have lots to share, this blog has ...
We've got something exciting to share! A group of 19 music teachers on TeachersPayTeachers have collaborated to do a fun giveaway starting on Thursday, June 25th and ending on Saturday, June 27th! YOU can win one of two $50 gift cards to TeachersPayTeachers. That would come in handy because I certainly have enough on my wish list! This giveaway is fun! ...
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