This lesson is great for teaching or reviewing all sorts of things in the music room. I have used it with 1st-3rd graders depending on what my goals were for the lesson. This year we are using it at the beginning of 2nd grade for all sorts of review. We start by learning the song… Continue reading Ickle Ockle
Category: Orff
Early Mallet Playing
The beginning of the year is full of introducing new things in the music room. This week my first graders are just beginning their introduction to mallet playing and barred instruments. Before we ever touch the barred instruments I always like to have some practice with my little ones on how to hold their mallets… Continue reading Early Mallet Playing
Star Unit…Part 1
I have been working on this “unit” in my classroom for many years. Tweaking lessons, adding things, and trying new stuff out. This year I finally felt like I found a set of lessons that clicked with my students and the goals that I set out for them to learn. I have loved doing this… Continue reading Star Unit…Part 1
Starting Out With Student Teachers
Happy New Year! I know many teachers are beginning this new semester with student teachers from local universities. The experience of having a student teacher can be exciting, daunting, and stressful all at the same time. You never know what it is going to be like when handing your classroom over to another person. I… Continue reading Starting Out With Student Teachers
Leaf Man
Fall in Ohio is beautiful! There are so many colorful things to see outside. I have a lot of trees in my backyard so it is a symphony of colors everyday once the leaves start to change. This means it is a great time of year for my lesson associated with the book "Leaf Man". … Continue reading Leaf Man
I Got a Letter
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
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
