I’m going to share with you a couple of Motown songs I taught my students for the Black History Month program last year. They are great for in-person or online, because you can have the students lip-sync the songs! Let’s dive in.
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Distance Learning Made Simple for Elementary Music
Even though it seems daunting, in most school districts you can make distance learning as simple or as complicated as you want. And as always, my choice is to keep things simple yet effective. So I wanted to share with you what I’m doing to keep distance learning simple for teaching elementary music.
Pumpkin, Pumpkin- Song + Activities
This “Pumpkin, Pumpkin” music lesson incorporates songs, xylophones, circle games and more. It’s a perfect music lesson for the Fall.
Kye Kye Kule-Movement+Instruments
“Kye Kye Kule” is the perfect song for teaching rhythm, movement, instrument etiquette, and singing technique to elementary students. So let’s dive in!!!
Pete the Cat-Circle Game+Name Game
One of my back-to-school lessons for Pre-K, Kinder and 1st graders is a circle game+name game that corresponds with “Pete the Cat-I Love My White Shoes.”
“Old Town Road” Form+Rhythm Sticks
I don’t know about you, but my elementary students are ALL ABOUT the song “Old Town Road” right now. At first I wasn’t a fan, but I have to admit it has grown on me. There are only 4 more work days until summer, so I needed a lesson that would keep my students engaged…
Top 5 Tips for Teaching Ukulele
1.Use the “sticker method”. I buy these tiny neon stickers from Walmart or Amazon, and color code each chord. Often, I will create corresponding chord charts with songs we are working on. 2. Partner Up. You don’t need a full class set of ukuleles. The student’s fingers start to hurt and by partnering up it…
Pipe Cleaner Rhythms
Hello everyone!!! I’m currently teaching Kindergartners and 1st graders about quarter notes and eighth notes. Fortunately, they seemed super excited to clap and shout “TA, TA, TI-TI, TA!!!!”. It has never been a problem for my students to learn rhythms by rote. But in the past couple of years, I’ve been trying to put an…
Setting up the Music Classroom
Hello everyone! So summer has officially ended and we are back in the swing of things! I always love the excitement of a new school year, but am definitely in denial that it’s happening. One thing that always helps me ease back into the year is decorating my classroom. I think it’s kind of like…
Beach Ball Music!
Hello friends! So today is the first day of summer! I may be a bit more weathered and beat down then the beginning of the year, but I thought it would be the perfect time to introduce my favorite summer learning tool- the BEACH BALL! A few years ago I randomly purchased 3 beach balls…