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Paper recorders in a variety of colors with accompanying signs.
January 18, 2014

What Belt Are You? Recorder Karate Hallway Display

It’s easy to figure out what songs, notes, and skills I need to learn to earn new belts with this simple Recorder Karate hallway display!  On each poster students will be able to find information about the song for that specific belt and and new skills that they will have to […]
January 15, 2014

DonorsChoose.org — Getting Started, Tips, and Pointers

When you teach music in a school with a seriously limited budget you have to get creative.  If you’ve gone through any of my blog posts it’s likely that you’ve seen my DIY projects (and you’ll continue to see them) because I just don’t have the budget at my school […]
Three Classroom Rules for Elementary Music Teachers
January 12, 2014

Three Classroom Rules for Elementary Music Class

The summer before my first year of teaching I was swimming with ideas about what songs I wanted to teach, how to set up my classroom, what things I needed to buy or make, and so much more. Like any good education student who has read “The First Days of […]
Monster Invasion: A fun composition game for third grade and above.
January 11, 2014

Music Monsters – Composition Game for 3rd Grade and Beyond

This was a fun game that I happened onto with my third graders late last semester.  I found these super cool die-cut monsters at the Dollar Tree and knew that I wanted to make something fun with them.  I’m working on expanding my center materials/composition games because I’ll have my […]
This song is a great way to teach body vocabulary and lots more with primary kids!
January 9, 2014

Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes as an ELL Tool

Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes is a classic song that many, many students learn early on in life.  Lots of you folks are lucky enough to have this taught at home or in your preschools so that students come in knowing the familiar tune and words.  For many teachers, teaching […]
Click here to learn how to make your very own yarn ball. It's perfect for rhythm passing games, movement, and lots more!
January 6, 2014

DIY Yarn Ball – The Perfect Classroom Tool

I discovered the large Yarn Ball this summer when I took my Orff Level One coursework at Baker University.  IT IS AMAZING!  Thank you Dena Byers for using/showing me this tool and Jennifer Donovan for teaching me how to make it! It’s a fuzzy poof ball that can be used […]
Singing voice with Enchanted - One of my favorite videos to show K & 1st
January 2, 2014

Film Friday —  Singing Voice through Enchanted!

“That’s How You Know” from Enchanted is one of my favorite videos to show to my little people because it is a great example of the difference between singing and speaking voice and shows the joy and power of music.  I use this video during the first quarter/semester to help […]
Brush It Off – Making & Learning from Mistakes - Make Moments Matter
December 30, 2013

Brush It Off – Making & Learning from Mistakes

  Making music is so much about trial and error:  making mistakes that inform how you try again the next time.  Shoot, any good learning is going to involve doing it the wrong way, figuring out what to change, trying again, and hopefully getting it better and better each time.  […]
After Christmas Sales - What to buy and why!
December 26, 2013

After Christmas Sales — What to Buy!

So, you all probably know that I like decorating my classroom.  In fact, I have a ton of blog posts on this site dedicated to decorating.  You might also know that I have a passion for making it cute while keeping it cheap.  It’d be easy to blow hundreds of […]
Five awesome things I found on Pinterest this month!
December 20, 2013

Five Favorite Pins of December – 2013

I will admit, I spend a lot of time on Pinterest browsing ideas, getting inspiration, and seeing how other teachers decorate and plan for teaching.  Pinterest can be a really great tool to help you plan for your own classroom and inspire you to try new things.  Why not share […]
December 17, 2013

First Grade Carolers and Even Rondo Form

  Just wanted to quickly share about a fun little tradition that I have with my first graders.  Every year I teach them “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” and talk about carols, caroling, and teach them the fun story of this song. We first learn the song and I […]
Frosty the Snowman: Blog post about critical thinking, using story books, music listening activities, and more!
December 12, 2013

Critical Thinking in Frosty the Snowman

  One of my favorite songs to teach at the holiday time is Frosty the Snowman.  I teach this to second grade (I’m learning at my highly ELL school that I can only teach about half of what many of the rest of you teach because it takes many of […]
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