I love this song for sooo many reasons. It has a great feel to the song and you can cover so much curriculum across a bunch of different grade levels. Basically the main concepts that I worked on with my students were Low La, Whole Notes, and Improvisation. FREE lesson plan for this song: I… Continue reading I Got a Letter
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You’ve Got Mail…part 2
Here is the rest of the "mail". I started in part 1 talking about the first 3 songs in my concert; Writing a Letter, Postcards, and Bills Bills Bills. This post will discuss the remaining songs; Amazon Boxes & Flowers. I Got a Letter has it's own post: I Got a Letter Amazon Boxes: Just… Continue reading You’ve Got Mail…part 2
Spooky Fun
It's October!!! I think Halloween/Fall music is one of my favorite seasons to teach in the classroom. There are so many things that can be done and so much that can be listened to. Students love playing games with pumpkins, ghosts, and all kinds of creatures. I'm going to share today one of the story-songs… Continue reading Spooky Fun
You’ve Got Mail…part 1
This year my 3rd grade concert was entitled "You've Got Mail". We did 6 different songs all about things you get in the mail. I wanted to share with you some of the songs we did and my process for getting us there. This post contains the first 3 songs "Writing a Letter", "Postcards", and… Continue reading You’ve Got Mail…part 1
Ramblings From A Train in Germany
Going through my notes and reading from the Summer of 2018: As I sit here typing this, my husband and I are on our last leg of our journey through Europe. We have been exploring France, Brussels, Germany, and Austria for the past 2 weeks and are now finishing with 6 cities in 6 days.… Continue reading Ramblings From A Train in Germany
Project Based Learning: Composition
Last week I presented at our Board of Education meeting about Project Based Learning in the music room. I want to share with you what I shared with them. I think that almost all of what I do in my Orff classroom is Project Based Learning, PBL. I just had a discussion with a colleague… Continue reading Project Based Learning: Composition
Digital Recorder Karate
Tons of music classrooms utilize a program called Recorder Karate. This collection of songs and teaching materials are available through Music K-8, but many teachers also create their own versions to fit their classroom needs. I have done the latter, creating my own version of Recorder Karate to use in my classroom. No matter what… Continue reading Digital Recorder Karate
