Mallets, Music, Movement and More
inspiring creativity in your classroom
For my Kindergarten students we work on finding the difference between the 1 and 2 sounds of the colors. I am not as worried about them creating rhythmic patterns in a certain meter, I want them just practicing the difference between 1 and 2 sounds. With the older kids I would use rhythm blocks that… Continue reading Freight Train
I am always striving to get my older kids engaged in meaningful ways. I want them to be as creative as they once were in their early years, but it becomes increasingly difficult to get them out of their shells. One method I always turn to is steady beat work, especially just moving around to… Continue reading Mixing up the Meter
I love doing this song this time of year because winter is always a great time for baking and talking about baking. This is another one of those songs that you can take in a million different directions. I have some favorites that I’m going to share with you. Ingredient Sounds With my littles we… Continue reading Davy Dumpling
During the Spring of 2020 when we all were scrambling trying to find things to teach and how to teach them remotely, I knew I wanted to make videos for my kids to sing along and learn with. I didn’t want to have to record in 1 take, but also wanted video editing software that… Continue reading Clip Champ… FREE Video Editing
This year I am teaching students all the ways you possibly could. I am doing in-person instruction, online synchronous, and online asynchronous learning. Needless to say trying to get my curriculum to align to all these different mediums of teaching is challenging. I need to keep myself and my student’s learning organized in a way… Continue reading Online Lessons
