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Breakin Up Christmas - Great folk song to use before or after the holiday!
December 17, 2016

Breakin’ Up Christmas – Connecting Carols and Folk Songs

December can often be a challenging and confusing month for music teachers.  First of all, so many of our all-school or grade-level concerts fall around the holidays which adds a ton of stress and anxiety to the holiday season.  There are also the problems that go along with teaching and […]
December 8, 2016

Auld Lang Syne – Teaching A New Year Folk Song

There are several really awesome “New Year” folk songs that somehow get lost in the shuffle of winter break.  I always plan to teach them, but then either we have a holiday program that takes precedence or a last-minute, all-school assembly or classroom holiday parties… or something else to mess […]
Check out this blog post for 12 different ideas to use when teaching the 12 Days of Christmas!
December 3, 2016

12 Ways to teach The 12 Days of Christmas

I have always loved teaching the 12 Days of Christmas!  There are so many fun and funny ways to make this song relevant to your kiddos and lots of great activities to go along with it.  I’ve taught the 12 Days in a lot of different ways and thought I […]
November 27, 2016

Carol of the Bells – Favorite Winter Folk Song

You would think that teaching “Carol of the Bells” should be a slam dunk.  Kids most likely know the song from the radio or tv or a movie soundtrack.  But this is another one of those classic favorites that I would call a “song on the fringe.”  We know it, […]
November 20, 2016

Over the River and Through the Woods – Thanksgiving Song

“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 […]
I Spied an Awful Turkey
November 12, 2016

As I Came Over Yonder Hill – Song for November

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 […]
Shoo Turkey Folk Song and Dance
October 30, 2016

Shoo Turkey – A Song for November

This post is also featured on the TpT blog! I stumbled across this awesome little gem of a song when I was looking through Bessie Jones’s book “Step It Down” a year or so ago.  The kiddos love the song but also go crazy for the accompanying dance.  I really […]
October 2, 2016

Holiday Musical Roundup – Reviews and Ideas!

It is that time of year when many of us buckle down and start preparations on a Christmas/Holiday/Winter program.  Some people pull out favorite carols, some only talk about winter, some pull out their Santa stuits, and some of us do multicultural programs that feature traditions from around the world. […]
December 13, 2015

Jingle All the Way – Ideas for December

“I can do this.  I can do this!  I’ve only got one more week….  ONE MORE WEEK!”   Does that mantra sound familiar?  I know that many of you are also psyching yourself up for one more week of high-energy kids who are sugared up from holiday parties and are […]
5 ideas to extend lessons and create variety when teaching folk songs!
November 22, 2015

I’ve Taught this Folk Song, Now What?!

If you’ve read any of my blog so far you know that I love teaching folk songs.  Folk songs are great songs with catchy tunes, are excellent for cultural and historical references, and usually have some sort of movement or dance component.  What an exciting way to expand vocabulary!  What an […]
O Tannenbaum - Teaching about a tree!
December 13, 2014

O Tannenbaum!  Teaching about a Tree!

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 […]
A bulletin board to promote my holiday concert!
November 28, 2014

Fiesta – Legend of the Poinsettia

Planning for my upcoming holiday program is well on its way and my bulletin board to advertise for the concert has been up a while too.  Wanted to share with you all because there are one or two fun elements that you could use for this or any other holiday bulletin […]
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