In a music room far, far away...

In a music room far, far away...

With all of the excitement lately, I've been seeing lots of great activities for music lessons related to the one of the best movie series of ALL TIME, so I thought I'd put together a list of freebies, products, and activities that could work to get the kids excited AND teach them musical concepts!#1: "Imperial March" listening lessonI put together this free listening lesson to help students practice...

Apps for Gradekeeping

Apps for Gradekeeping

Over the years I've tried out several different grade-keeping apps. Below I'm describing my favorites; most of the apps can be used even if you only have one iPad in your classroom!NumbersWhen I first bought an iPad mini, this is the app I used for grade keeping. It is like the Apple equivalent of Excel, so you can build your grade book like a spreadsheet. Here is a screenshot sample:In the screenshot...

Five Favorite Pins of December

Five Favorite Pins of December

Hi everyone! Since it's December, here is my five favorite pins linky party!Here are my five favorite pins this month:#1: Stretchy Band activitiesI just bought a stretchy band from Bear Paw Creek, and am SO excited to use it, so was thrilled to find this pin with some great activities! So far, I've only used it to help students remain in a circle for a circle dance (which did totally help!) so I'm...

Tips for directing a sing-along

Tips for directing a sing-along

The singalong is an event I first became familiar with my first year in my district. It's an opportunity for the entire student body, parents, family members, and teachers to all get together and sing. We do this in the thirty minutes before the holiday parties, the last day before break, and I have to say, I have really grown to love it! It's so wonderful to get such a big community of people together...