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November 27, 2013

AB patterns and movement in Elgar’s Faeries and Giants

Lesson Ideas

In my district we have a specific “Guided Listening” component which is usually a pretty awesome part of our curriculum. This allows us to teach kids to not just hear music, but to listen in specific and thoughtful ways. They are taught to listen for patterns, form, signpost cues, and […]

Five awesome things I found on Pinterest this month!

November 25, 2013

Five Favorite Pins of November – 2013

Classroom Ideas

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 […]

This song about a funny dancing clown is a perfect way to encourage creative movement.

November 9, 2013

Punchinello – Improvising Movement

Lesson Ideas

“Punchinello, you funny fellow!” This is a song that I do each year with my first graders because it’s so much fun and has some awesome curricular connections. In my district, one of our first quarter curriculum goals says that first grade students are supposed to learn a song to sing […]

November 1, 2013

Film Friday! – Around the World – Teaching Ostinato

Lesson Ideas

From the very first time I saw this video, I knew it would be perfect to show to students. “Around the World” is a famous song by the band Daft Punk and this is the music video that was created to accompany the song. The famous director/artist Michel Gondry […]

If You're Happy And You Know It book to use in the music classroom!

October 28, 2013

If You’re Happy And You Know It! – Book Recommendation

Lesson Ideas

This is a totally fun book! I know that many students have the song “If You’re Happy and You Know It…” down pat before they even get to Kindergarten but not my students. I have a high population of English Language Learners (often called ELLs) and most from low income […]

September 9, 2013

Move it! Movement words for all occasions.

Decoration

Here’s a bulletin board that I created to help my kids identify, categorize, and use movement words. Our district is on a big literacy kick (which district isn’t these days?) and we’ve been encouraged to post and use more words on word walls, etc. I am fresh off my first […]