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Music Madness Activities- Inspired by March Madness

March 17, 2016 //  by Linda

Every year, March brings March Madness, the college basketball fun where the college teams have their NCAA and NIT tournaments. In honor of that, I have a super easy and inexpensive instrument to make and a fun March Madness inspired freebie.  In March, I always see many cute plastic easter eggs in the stores. For …

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Thank you! 1000 Follower Giveaway and Freebie!

March 6, 2016 //  by Linda

I am so grateful for all of the people who have decided to follow my Teachers Pay Teachers store. I enjoy putting the ideas I use in my classroom on there for others to use. I wanted to give a freebie that affects my teaching life every day. I chose to make some new station …

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Goals for 2016

December 30, 2015 //  by Linda

I am linking up with Aileen Miracle to share some goals for this year. Here are a few of my goals. Personal: Spend more time with family I am So busy with my crazy school schedule, as well as trying to add my classroom ideas to teacherspayteachers that I get too busy. I plan to …

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Flameless Candle Giveaway

December 8, 2015 //  by Linda

These are so darling and my students loved them today. We are working on getting songs ready for a Christmas assembly and every student sang in anticipation of getting to hold these magical color changing flameless candles. I found some more today and am giving away 2 sets of 3. This giveaway will only last …

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A Favorite Holiday Memory

November 30, 2015 //  by Linda

One of my favorite holiday memories is making little crafts or gifts during Christmas time as gifts for others. I still enjoy doing that for my neighbors or my students.  Since I teach over 500 students, I now only make a small gift for every member of my choir at school. At the end of …

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A Fun Book for Thanksgiving

November 20, 2015 //  by Linda

One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims (Picture Puffin Books)   I love it when I find a great book with fantastic artwork that the kids love. I sing this to the tune of what we used to call “Ten Little Indians”. It sings about pilgrims, the Wampanoag, turkeys, and the things the kids would do …

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Differentiating With Student Tutors in the Music Classroom

October 30, 2015 //  by Linda

It can be hard to manage a classroom while trying to give each student what he or she needs. I have developed a recorder program that enables my 5th grade class of 27 students to receive individualized help and learn at their own pace. Five years ago, my favorite mentor teacher and I designed a black …

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Creepy Eyeball Activities

October 26, 2015 //  by Linda

Creepy eyeballs have always gotten my attention around Halloween. They are so colorful and well- creepy! I have seen posts by regular classroom teachers and came up with my own game. Read on to get my creepy eyeball ideas with freebies, other music teachers’ ideas with freebies and a classroom teacher’s ideas with freebies, just …

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September Small Goals

September 3, 2015 //  by Linda

I have never joined “The Yellow Brick Road’s” small goals posts, probably because I have had too much going on, so this is a first. Read mine and then head to her blog to read hers and some other fabulous teachers’ small goals. 1. Get lesson plans for the next day done in less time …

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How to Have a Successful Elementary Choir

August 12, 2015 //  by Linda

I won’t pretend that my choir has the perfect sound, perfect attendance, perfectly behaved students, or perfect concerts, but I have a good choir culture, kids who love choir, and parents and teachers who are very happy with our choir.  I have found that if my students were perfectly behaved, listened at all times, and …

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