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When to lesson plan
My first few years of teaching, I sat down for hours at a time, on Saturday or Sunday, and planned all my lessons for the next week…by hand. Now, having kids at home, I really prefer for my weekends to...
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Five Favorite Pins of February
Hope you have had a wonderful February! Since it is February, I am posting my five favorite pins of this month. (Thanks to Jessica Weible for the chalkboard frame, Dancing Crayon Designs for the music...
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St. Patrick's Day in the Music Room
Since St. Patrick's Day is around the corner, today I'm blogging about some fun activities you can do in your classroom this time of year, to celebrate the holiday as well as Irish culture!Irish folk...
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Music of Japan Mini-Unit
Hi everyone! First of all, I want to say that I am SO excited about my new blog design, by Alexis at Laugh Eat Learn!! If you are a blogger and want to have your blog redesigned, Alexis was wonderful...
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Guest Post: Music March Madness
I'm excited to have a guest blogger today! Tamarie Sayger will be writing about an activity to build excitement for March madness and music-making! You can read more about her at the end of this post;...
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Three Things {Rhythm game, making instruments, and a book}
Today, I’m reviving my "Three Things" linky party, in which I blog about three things that worked for my and my students this week. If you are a music blogger, and would like to link up with your three...
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My Favorite Music Education Blogs
Of course, I love writing music education blog posts...but I also love to read them! When I first started my blog in 2010, there were very few other music education blogs out there, and now there are...
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Third Grade Performance {The Gratitude Tree}
Today, I am writing about a program I created for my third graders, based off the book "The Gratitude Tree" by my friend Stacey Peters (known as Expressive Monkey on TpT.) You can view this book by...
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Music Teacher First Year Flashback
Today, I'm linking up with Shelley at Pitch Publications to write about my first year of teaching. Click the picture below to read Shelley's post, as well as posts of other music bloggers!This is my...
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Five Favorite Pins of April
Hi everyone! It is time for my five favorite pins of April! (Thanks to Jessica Weible for the chalkboard frame, Dancing Crayon Designs for the music note clip art, and Kimberly Geswein and Hello...
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Surviving the End of the School Year
I know it seems a bit crazy that I'm writing about the end of the school year on April 24, but my last day with students is May 20! (Disclaimer: I started school the second week of August, so don't be...
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Using Pop Songs in your Music Classroom
Today, I'm writing about something somewhat controversial--a topic that five or so years ago, I would have shied away from completely: using pop music in your music classroom.There are a few reasons I...
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End-of-the-Year Music Lessons
As I'm writing this, I have one week of school left. This seems a bit crazy to me, as it is only May 13 (and I first taught in Michigan, where we taught until the middle of June!) I recently wrote...
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Creating an end-of-the-year slideshow
Recently, I had to create an end-of-the-year slideshow for my school. It's the second year I've had to do this (because I am the Instructional Technology Chair at my school), and both years, I've had...
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Ten favorite music iPad apps
Three years ago, I bought my first iPad, and two years ago, I was lucky enough to receive a grant for 8 iPad minis in my music classroom. Since using iPads in my classroom, I have come across TONS of...
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Three Summer Goals
I hope everyone has had a good start to your summer (or, if you're still in school, I hope your school year is wrapping up nicely!) Today, I'm blogging about three goals I have this summer. If you are...
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Singing games in the music room
Today, I'm blogging about singing games in the music room. I know, it's summer, and you probably aren't thinking much about singing games OR your music room, but here are some ideas to consider about...
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Five favorite pins of June
Hi everyone! It is time for my five favorite pins of June!If you are a teacher blogger, feel free to join the party! Directions are at the end of the post. Here are my five favorite pins this month. To...
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Guest Post: 7 Great educational apps to occupy your children this summer
Hi everyone! I'm excited to have Caroline from Culture Coverage guest post for me today! Caroline will be writing about 7 great educational apps to occupy your children this summer. Make sure to check...
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Surviving the End of the School Year
I know it seems a bit crazy that I'm writing about the end of the school year on April 24, but my last day with students is May 20! (Disclaimer: I started school the second week of August, so don't be...
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