Music Teacher Inspiration for the New Year
Welp, party people, it's officially a new year. And as with any new year, there's about a million and one resolutions floating around. I'll run a marathon. I'll start to…
My Favorite December Books for the Elementary Music Classroom
Today I’m sharing with you my absolute faaaaavorite books to sing in the elementary music classroom in December. Although a few are holiday themed, there are certainly a couple that you can…
Reindeer Vocal Explorations in SeeSaw
This is the shortest and sweetest little blog post I've probably ever written... because the video below is going to tell you eeeevvvveerrrrthing you need to know about the latest and…
6 Halloween Activities for the Music Room
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.17.2"] I looooove holidays, especially in the elementary music classroom. There's something magical about celebrations with those sweet kiddos, and I always do my best to add…
Improve Parent Communication {Sparkle & Shine BTS Pt 5}
Y'all. Can you even believe it? It's still September and we're finally wrapping up this back to school series!! (...hey, one day still counts!) I hope that this series has been helpful for…
Plan for the Whole Year at a Glance {Sparkle & Shine BTS Pt 4}
Welcome, finally, to Part IV of the Sparkle & Shine BTS Series!! Oh my goodness, isn't this a long time coming!! WHEW! (...especially for y'all who have been in school since…
Classroom Setup: Creating Space for Active Music Making {Sparkle & Shine BTS Pt 3}
Welcome to Part III of the Sparkle & Shine BTS Series!! This post is all about setting up your classroom in zones to make transitions and instructional time super duper…
Opening & Closing Routines in the Elementary Music Classroom {Sparkle & Shine BTS PT 2}
Hey party people! I’m so glad you came back for more Back to School goodness to get you set with your best foot forward for the year. Last time we…
3 Ways to Prepare “ta” & “ti-ti”
In the wonderful world of Kindergarten, we spend lots of time on comparatives, steady beat, singing voice, and around this time of year, rhythm. This is always a pretty natural…
Gingerbread Music Lesson Plan for Lower Elementary
If you've been having the same kind of weeks I have the last couple of weeks, your kiddos are so excited for holiday break that they can hardly CONTAIN themselves!…