10 Picture Books to Sing

10 Picture Books to Sing

Today, I'm blogging about my 10 favorite books to sing. There are so many out there, but these are the ones I've used year after year, both in my music classroom and as a parent!These books are a great way to end a lesson, or to provide a calm environment after an exciting activity. Singing these books can also be a great way to teach students a new song, to improve students' listening skills, and...

Ideas for Upper Elementary Music

Ideas for Upper Elementary Music

'Today, I'm blogging with a round-up of blog posts all about upper elementary music!Song and Dance: Three great activities for your older studentsLooking for folk dances and songs for your upper elementary students? This blog post includes tried-and-true songs and dances from my own classroom! These are some of my favorites...I hope you enjoy them too!Picture books for upper elementaryThis blog post...

Flexible Seating in the Music Classroom {Part One}

Flexible Seating in the Music Classroom {Part One}

After reading many posts about flexible seating in the grade-level classroom, I decided to give it a try this year! This post is the first in a series of posts about flexible seating in my music classroom; today, I'll write about what flexible seating is, why I'm using it, and what I'm using.What is flexible seating?Flexible seating is the idea that students don't all have to sit in chairs, at desks,...