3rd Grade Archives - Make Moments Matter

November 20, 2016

Over the River and Through the Woods – Thanksgiving Song

Lesson Ideas

“Over the River and Through the Woods” is an American classic that I think a lot of folks recognize and love. It’s one of those ubiquitous songs that pops up now and again and immediately feels familiar. However, it feels like “Over the River” is one of those songs that […]

November 12, 2016

As I Came Over Yonder Hill – Song for November

Lesson Ideas

I love finding old and unique folk songs to share with my kiddos. Folk songs are so fun and quirky and not your typical elementary school fare. I mean, if you search “elementary school thanksgiving songs” you’ll find lots of songs that are used by teachers in general education classrooms […]

Tubano Tidbits - Ideas for a drum circle

January 24, 2015

Tubano Tidbits: Ideas from a Drum Circle

Lesson Ideas

Teaching drums to my kids is one of my favorite things to do! They can’t get enough of the drums and see it as a special treat. I love it because I can sneak in SO much content and so many concepts and the kids just think that they’re banging […]

December 13, 2014

O Tannenbaum! Teaching about a Tree!

Lesson Ideas

Holiday carols are so much fun! I love introducing my students to carols because they give you a chance to spark the kids’ interest and teach them about other countries, time periods, and (in some cases) different languages. In that regard they are much like folks songs because they open […]

Monster Invasion: A fun composition game for third grade and above.

January 11, 2014

Music Monsters – Composition Game for 3rd Grade and Beyond

Lesson Ideas

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 […]

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

Classroom Ideas

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 […]