Music resources that make your teaching easier
Every year, I try to find something to give my teacher friends, as well as my neighbors. Our family logo for Christmas has been Seamons Greetings for a long time, but just change it to “Seasons Greetings” and it works for anyone. I made it with both religious symbols and without for whatever you choose. …
Christmas Gifts for My Fellow Teachers and Some NeighborsRead More
Every year, our school asks each teacher to take one week to take care of the faculty room. That means cleaning up messes, and often bringing some treats. I signed up for the week after my Christmas concerts so there would be less stress in my life. I brought in a couple of festive table …
I started getting sick yesterday, but my concerts are this afternoon and this evening. Today, I have no voice at all. Since a special presentation of the nutcracker is coming early in January, I will ditch the regular curriculum and do Nutcracker today. My Plan. 1. Show a 5 minute video of a synopsis of …
I am SO grateful for so many things this month and especially some of the great teachers I have learned from! If you aren’t following my facebook page yet, find it HERE, or my TPT store yet, find it here. You’ll get new ideas for your classroom, and freebies to use too! Teachers Pay Teachers is throwing a …
My 4th, 5th, and 6th graders are going to the symphony on Monday. The teachers have asked me to prepare them. One of the songs that will be played is Rimsky Korsakov’s “Scheherazade”. It is a beautiful piece of music. I found this wonderful, interactive website that tells the story and brings the music to …
Scheherazade- A fun website for introducing this beautiful musicRead More
I have been working on this and have improved it some more. I did “5 Little Pumpkins” on my promethean today with my Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd graders. It was a huge hit. I told them that if they sang it really well, I would let them “roll out of sight”, as long as they …
I have written before about reading the “Getting to know the World’s Greatest Composers” series with my 6th graders. I only read a little bit a day. I then ask questions. If they answer a question or do anything in class, such as sing a solo, they get a raffle ticket. I do a drawing …
Mozart- I found a perfect solution for my 6th gradersRead More
I have gotten almost 50 more followers recently and will be sending out a note telling people when I will post a new fun file for Halloween. I only need 3 more followers. If you haven’t already, go follow my page. Floating Down the River on the Ohio This is the file I will be posting …
I get so busy with teaching that I move slowly, but I just got my 100th TPT follower and made a fun game that your students will love. The game is called “Roll a Rhythm”. Your students will roll a dice in one of three levels, write down the rhythms, read them, clap them and …
I had a day in the past two weeks after lunch where about half of my 5th grade class was lunch working and about 5 others were sick that day. We only had about 10 total kids, so we just played games. One of the kids suggested we play “corners”, so we adapted it to …
