Are you wondering what life is life teaching during pregnancy? I am excited to share with you a short series of blog posts about the pregnant life while still working as a music teacher. I hope that by sharing my journey, I can help others as they go through their
Hello Readers! Last year I showed off my cool new set of recorders that I got through a grant so that I could loan out recorders to students who did not have their own. First, if you are interested in starting a recorder rental program at your school, check out
So normally this time of year I like to do a room tour, but this year I’ve been keeping things simple – more on that in a later post. However, there is one addition to my classroom this year that I wanted to share with you. This year I purchased
So for as long as I can remember, I have been teaching a unit on theme and variation with my 4th graders. We define the form a by the end of the unit, they have to create a variation on Hot Cross Buns. I have to say that every year,
This week, I want to share with you a new song that I am doing with my fourth graders this year for Black History Month. It’s a spiritual called Won’t You Sit Down. I love it because you can do song much with it and it is very accessible for
So I did have another recorder song planned for this week’s post, but then I realized that I’ve been a little recorder heavy this month. Last week was a song for BAG on recorder and next week is another recorder song. So I decided to switch gears and tell you
This song was a big hit with my fourth graders (they especially liked the part where they get to go “HUH!”). This year I have moved it down to third grade, as it fits more with their benchmarks (songs related to American History), and my fourth graders are diving into
So I don’t use a TON of books in my classroom, but one that I love to use January and February is Martin’s Big Words. It is a great children’s book about the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It has won multiple awards including the Caldecott
I don’t know about you, readers, but I am a big time list maker. But, not all lists are created equal. In the past, my to-do lists just seemed to just grow and grow. However, long-term projects like cleaning out my over-packed storage closet or making a catalog of the
Hello Readers! So this week I am headed off to the FMEA Conference (Florida Music Educators Conference) in Tampa. And I’m excited to be doing a poster presentation on a grant I got last year. I was set on making sure every students could have a recorder of their own.
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.
