Hola, Readers! If you didn’t know, Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 – October 15, so I thought this would be a great time to do a blog post on some of my favorite elementary music songs to celebrate Spanish culture. Living in Florida (and in many parts of
Interested in creating a Bitmoji classroom for elementary music? I’ll be honest. When I first saw Bitmoji classroom I assumed that they were super complicated and took a lot of time to create. Then one of the teachers at my school shared a how to video and mentioned that it
It can be hard to find good activities to keep kids engaged in your elementary music class. Especially at the end of the year. I don’t want to start a brand new concept right before the end of the year. But I don’t want to completely throw in the towel
In Florida, one of our standards for fourth graders is that they be able to categorize instruments into the correct instrument family. Since we start off the school year with a big trip to the Orlando Philharmonic, I definitely make this standard one that we focus on. Today I wanted
Hello Readers! Today I wanted to share some of my favorite songs from around the world. I love being able to share a wide variety of music with my students, both to help build their musical ears and expand their horizons. Plus, kids love the novelty of hearing about other
Hello Readers! This is the time of year when I start up recorders with my third graders. But it took many years for me to figure out how to teach beginning recorder successfully. Recorders often get a bad rap. But if taught well, you can minimize the torture element that
So you are thinking of doing an instrument petting zoo, but you aren’t exactly sure how to do it and do it well. First of all, let me tell you that you and your students are in for a ton of fun. Petting zoos are a great way to reach
Are you looking for new ideas on how to teach dynamics in music? How about teaching tempo? I don’t know about you guys, but it seems like my kids need to hear vocabulary words about 100 times before they stick. Especially ones having to do with tempo and dynamics. So
Hello readers! So here we are in the final installment of my Pregnancy at Work series. If you are also a mommy-to-be, then congratulations on making it this far. The finish line is in sight. For me, my third trimester went great (still 8 weeks to go as I am
Hello readers! As you may know, I am expecting a child soon, and noticed a lack of tips out there for us working girls that are dealing with teaching during pregnancy. And while I do not claim to be anything even close to an expert, I wanted to at least
I am an elementary music teacher, blogger and mom on a mission to make teaching and lesson planning easier for you. When I’m not working, you can find me at home enjoying life with my husband, daughter and two cats.
