fbpx

Blog

Home Blog
Tips and tricks to make your bulletin boards the talk of the teachers's lounge!
August 22, 2015

Bulletin Board Best Practices – #2

If you’ve spent any amount of time on my blog you can probably tell that I’m a fan of bulletin boards.  I think that they are a wonderful way to get a student’s attention, teach new concepts, reinforce learning, inform the public, draw in other teachers and administration, connect with […]
This blog post gives you ideas and strategies to set achievable goals and follow through on those targets throughout the school year!
August 18, 2015

Setting Goals and Keeping Them!  HAPPY NEW YEAR!

There’s something so satisfying about walking back into your music room after a few months away, unpacking boxes, rearranging you desk, rethinking your bulletin boards, and starting clean with plans for a new year.  I love that we teachers get this chance every year to reset and restart.  What a […]
Saying goodbye to an old school and moving to a new one.
June 6, 2015

Moving Forward — Saying Goodbye and Looking Ahead

I know that a lot of people use December 31st as a time to reflect and set goals for the new year.  They think back on all the things that happened and reminisce for just a minute before leaping forward.   Teachers are blessed with a second chance at this every […]
Rain Rain Go Away - Lesson Ideas, extension activities, and videos to use with your class.
May 8, 2015

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

I had so much fun with this lesson today that I just had to share.  I’m continuing to work on sol-mi songs with my Kindergarten friends and had it in my lesson plans to go back and revisit “Rain, Rain, Go Away!”  I always love teaching this song around this […]
An exciting, fun, and interactive bulletin board that celebrates the unique qualities of each student!
May 6, 2015

Celebrate Our Differences!  Jellybean Bulletin Board

I’m just going to admit right now that this has been one of the most fun and engaging bulletin boards that I have ever come up with.  I’m so excited about how this turned out and excited that I was able to highlight and celebrate student diversity!  I created this […]
Recorder Karate Flags to track and celebrate student progress.
April 18, 2015

Recorder Karate Flags – Displaying student progress

I love the idea of tracking and celebrating student growth and progress in a public way.  With a task as complex as playing a melodic wind instrument, there are a lot of variables to master.  It takes real practice and work to learn to play the recorder in a fun, […]
April 11, 2015

Recorder Karate Progress — Instruments on the Wall!

As many of you know, I LOVE teaching recorder!  The kids get such energy from playing that funny little instrument.  They smile and have a ton of fun learning to make sounds and play together.  My kids pick up so much, so quickly when we have our recorder unit as […]
April 4, 2015

Not the Easter Bunny… The Instrument Bunny!!

If you have a rabbit puppet, this lesson is for YOU!  I’ve been buying more puppets and experimenting a lot with puppet use for instruction in the classroom lately.  I definitely got inspired when I recently attended a local Orff chapter workshop with Lynn Kleiner of Music Rhapsody.  She uses […]
March 21, 2015

Grant Funding for the Music Room

Do you ever look into a music vendor catalog and see pipe dreams instead of possibilities?  These days I feel like it is a constant battle to get funding for the instruments, resources, technology, and professional development that we all desperately need.  Even if you teach in an affluent district where money […]
Two videos to get your students up and moving in music class!
February 13, 2015

Film Friday – Gummy Bear and Dinosaur Stomp

I think that we all have the one class that walks in the door a little squirrely every time.  They fidget and chat and need something to help them focus before you’re going to get ANYTHING done in class.  You can start with echo clapping, a poem, a game song, […]
Ties make choosing a partner and following directions for folk dancing super simple!
February 5, 2015

Ties for Folk Dancing

I’m always looking for tips and tricks to make classroom management a little easier.  Last summer at my Orff Schulwerk levels training I learned a truly wonderful idea about using ties to simplify folk dance and movement instruction.  Since then I’ve thought of a lot of different ways to use […]
Sticky Situation! Using tape in the elementary music classroom.
January 31, 2015

Sticky Situation — Using Tape in the Music Classroom

I love learning and sharing tiny little tricks to make life in the classroom easier. One of my favorite things to do when I walk into a friend’s music room is start asking “Where did you get that?”  “How are you hanging that?” “What brand of (whatever) is that?”  I […]
1 … 5 6 7 8 9 … 17

Kansas City

Teachers Pay Teachers

MakeMomentsMatter@gmail.com