Welcome back to the blog, y’all! Today, let’s take a closer look at an innovative approach that can transform your teaching experience and elevate your students’ learning: Elementary Music Task Cards. Far from being just another teaching tool, task…
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Centers, Lesson Ideas, Small Groups
Why You Should Be Using Crafts in your Elementary Music Classroom
Okay, let me spill some tea: elementary music crafts are the bomb. Yep, I said it. If you haven’t tried using crafts in your elementary music classroom, stay tuned! I’m here to give you some reasons (and details) on…
Activities, Centers, Composition, Lesson Ideas, Small Groups, Student Directed Learning
Teaching Meter in Elementary Music during March Madness
March Madness…but make it elementary music! Ok, I’m not really a basketball fan, but we all know that March Madness is a time when basketball fans come together to celebrate the excitement and thrill of the game. So, why…
Have you ever heard a group of 5th graders argue over whether Mozart or Beethoven was better?! No?…well, I have. It’s a far cry from where this group started when we learned about musical eras! Teaching music history has…
Activities, Centers, Lesson Ideas, Small Groups, Student Directed Learning
Low Prep Ideas for Independent Work in Elementary Music
Are you exhausted after a day of teaching 6-7 different grade levels? Do you teach whole group all day long? It’s time to switch up the way you structure your lessons! In today’s blog post, I’m going to give…
I’ve always been a cat person. I got my first cat when I was 7 years old and I’ve had one ever since. When I found this book at the Scholastic book fair this fall, I knew I would…