Three Things {Grizzly Bear, Loud and Quiet, and a Picture Book}

Three Things {Grizzly Bear, Loud and Quiet, and a Picture Book}

Today, I’m returning to my "Three Things" linky party, in which I blog about three things that worked for my and my students this week. Thanks to Whimsy Workshop Teaching, Kimberly Geswein fonts, and Jax and Jake for the cute clip art and fonts!#1: Grizzly BearMy Kindergarteners have been preparing loud and quiet. One of my all-time favorite songs for this is "Grizzly Bear," which...

Technology tips for the classroom

Technology tips for the classroom

Have you ever been teaching and a piece of technology that you were relying on for your lesson completely failed you? This has probably happened to all of us at some point, so today I'll write about preventing these technology troubles, leaving you with a smooth, engaging lesson!#1: Think aheadWhen I'm teaching, I often have to think ahead to the next activity in the lesson or even the activity after...

Three Things {Orff Rules, Plainsies Clapsies, and a Recorder Freebie}

Three Things {Orff Rules, Plainsies Clapsies, and a Recorder Freebie}

Hi everyone! I hope you had a good weekend. My family just got back from Cincinnati for a short, one-day trip, and it was fun and relaxing!Today, I’m writing again with my “Three Things” linky party, in which I blog about three things that worked for my and my students this week. Thanks to Whimsy Workshop Teaching, Kimberly Geswein fonts, and Jax and Jake for the cute clip art...

Three Things {Instrument activity, Einstein, and I let her go-go}

Three Things {Instrument activity, Einstein, and I let her go-go}

Hi everyone! I'm excited to continue my new linky party today, called "Three things." I'm going to blog about three things that worked really well for my students this past week...things that were magical, that they beg to do again, etc. Thanks to Whimsy Workshop Teaching, Kimberly Geswein fonts, and Jax and Jake for the cute clip art and fonts!#1: Kindergarten instrument activityTwo...