The hoarder in me started saving my Extra chewing gum boxes because I knew I would find a use for them. I hated to throw away a perfectly good, reusable container. At first, I started storing business cards in them, then centers cards, and then more and more storage...
One of my classroom management tools is to have a set routine so that students can get into good habits. To break up the monotony of teaching the same routine throughout the week, I try to incorporate an exciting, whole-group game at the end of each lesson. Musical 4...
My first teaching job was an elementary general music position at 2 schools. One of the schools was toxic and chaotic, the other was friendly and supportive. Both taught me important lessons about the importance of choosing the right teacher friends. The Timesucker...
Record the Students Saying their Names This seems so obvious, but it never occurred to me to record a 30-second video on my phone of the students saying their names. I recently began teaching part-time at a middle school and my phone helped me learn about 45 names in...
It is so frustrating to have students drop out of your after-school choral program mid-year. Reasons for dropping out range from students wanting to join other clubs, to parents taking away chorus as a punishment for poor grades. After loosing a chunk of my chorus to...
Sometimes I’ll start an activity will start to morph into something totally new by the end of the week. Probably common among music teachers. This activity is an example of one of those instances. I was playing Musical Four Corners with my 4th graders...
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