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Make Your Own Recorder Stands

August 9, 2013 //  by Linda

My room is very small, so where to put things is a real issue for me. I liked the recorder stands that I saw in catalogs, but they were around $50 each. At a workshop, someone brought a recorder stand that they made and I learned from them how you can make my own recorder …

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Category: Organization, RecorderTag: Organization, Recorder, Recorder Stand

North, South, East West

August 3, 2013 //  by Linda

I have several songs that talk about North, South, East, and West. One is “North, South, East, West”. The other is “Little Sally Saucer”. I made new signs to put up this year. Get them here.

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Category: UncategorizedTag: Classroom, North South East West

Recorder Music and Materials Organization

August 3, 2013 //  by Linda

I began recorder by doing a black belt program for which the students progress through 24 songs to get 9 different belts. My first year, five students achieved a black belt and only because they came in extra times before school. In the school year (2011-2012), I changed how I prepared and taught the recorder …

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Category: UncategorizedTag: Organization, Recorder

Stations to Make Your Class Run Smoothly

August 2, 2013 //  by Linda

A great mentor who I worked with my first year as a part time 2nd teacher had stations around her room at which students quickly got their materials. I loved the idea and tweaked it to work for me. I usually have my classes in 5 rows, ideally around 5 kids each, but sometimes up …

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Category: UncategorizedTag: behavior, Organization, station

Around the World- My Theme for the Year

August 2, 2013 //  by Linda

Every year, I come up with or borrow ideas for a theme for the year. This year, I am doing an around the world theme. I bought a map from amazon.com and plan to show the kids the map as we sing a song from another country, so they will know where the country is …

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Category: UncategorizedTag: bulletin boards, VIP chair, World music, world passport, Yearly theme

An Around the World Behavior Chart

August 1, 2013 //  by Linda

I have been using the same behavior chart for the past 4 years. I have been having my person of the day put up tickets each time a class has a good day or does something especially well. This year, I got lazy with it and didn’t do it during class. I feel like it …

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Category: UncategorizedTag: Behavior Management, incentives

Behavior management

July 14, 2013 //  by Linda

I am always trying to tweak my behavior management plans. In the past, I have done a combination of group rewards, where I give tickets on a chart for great things that happen, and a loose 3 warning system for individuals. Of course, with your hardest students, you try to find ways to relate to …

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Category: UncategorizedTag: Behavior Management, Spanish

Master Note Reader

June 3, 2013 //  by Linda

I have tweaked my recorder program so that it is running well and for the past five years, every 5th grader has achieved a black belt in recorder, a major accomplishment. Get my black belt program free HERE.   Many have passed off 20 to 70 more songs and most are able to read notes well …

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Category: UncategorizedTag: 4th grade, 5th grade, awards, Recorder

My Teacher toolbox

May 27, 2013 //  by Linda

I really need to get organized so I don’t waste time fumbling for or looking for things. I saw a teacher toolbox on pinterest: fifth grade frenzies teacher toolbox She printed onto patterned paper. She got her Stack-22 at Lowes. I went to Home depot and found the same brand. Her box was around $16. …

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Category: UncategorizedTag: Organization, Recorder

I’m Floating Down the River

May 19, 2013 //  by Linda

Every year in fourth grade, we do a song and game called “Floating Down the River”. To play the game, you all get into a circle. Everyone walks on the beat in a circle. The student who is “it” walks on the inside of the circle in the opposite direction. When you sing, “O-hi-o”, the …

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Category: UncategorizedTag: about me, Books

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