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A fun video to show after teaching the fingerplay.

November 22, 2013

Film Friday – Little Bunny Foo Foo

Lesson Ideas

This is one of my absolute favorite videos to show my first grade students and they LOVE to watch it. I stumbled across this my first year of teaching and have used it ever since! Kids love to see a song or story that THEY KNOW turned into a video […]

Five Fat Turkeys - Adding a B section and playing with the form of the song.

November 18, 2013

Five Fat Turkeys – ABA form

Lesson Ideas

“Five Fat Turkeys Are We” is one of my favorite songs to teach to little folks during the holidays. It’s a fun song with a great story and most importantly it gets kids to think critically. I love asking kids questions and telling the story of the song in a way […]

Pumpkin on the Vine - Perfect song for fall with ABA form!

November 5, 2013

The Pumpkin on the Vine – Identifying ABA Form

Lesson Ideas

One of the things that is required in our district curriculum is teaching first graders to identify ABA form in song. Last year I couldn’t find any songs in my Thanksgiving or Fall repertoire that I really loved that were easy for my kids to see ABA form. So, I […]

Using commercials to talk about the importance of music and the arts!

October 11, 2013

Film Friday — Sony Bravia Ads

Lesson Ideas

When it comes to creating inspiriting and visually stunning commercials, no one can beat Sony’s Bravia advertisements. These videos feature vivid color, interesting and surprising content, and fantastic settings from around the globe. In this post I’ll be sharing some ideas to incorporate the Sony Bravia videos into your music lessons. Now, […]