Puppets Archives - Make Moments Matter

Naughty Kitty Cat - Great Song for K & 1

January 14, 2017

Naughty Kitty Cat – Circle Song

Lesson Ideas

One of my favorite things about the Orff Schulwerk philosophy of teaching is the ability to go from something relatively simple to an experience that is complex and exciting. You start with a song, add in movement, add in new layers, add in an ostinato, include a game, move students […]

Fishy Fun - Ocean Song Ideas for Kindergarten and 1st Grade

February 7, 2016

Fishy Fun! Ocean Songs and Games for Primary Grades

Lesson Ideas

I like a good theme, I won’t lie. For the past week or so I’ve been teaching ocean songs and underwater games to kindergarten and I wanted to share some of the things that have worked really well. Since it’s kindergarten I try and keep activities pretty short but do […]

Use puppet pals to teach the vocal timbres

September 27, 2015

Puppet Pals: Learning the Four Voices

Lesson Ideas

Teaching the four voices (speaking, shouting, singing, and whisper voices) to my Kinders and 1st graders is something I’ve been doing for years. The four “vocal timbres” are in almost every district curriculum I’ve seen and every textbook I’ve ever looked at. “Why do we teach this concept?” you ask. […]

April 4, 2015

Not the Easter Bunny… The Instrument Bunny!!

Lesson Ideas

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 […]