by Bonnie | Mar 11, 2019 | Fund for Teachers, Professional Development |
This last week was the deadline to submit the 2019 FFT travel fellowship. Seeing all of the posts reminded me that it was time to reflect on just how significantly my recent FFT fellowship has informed my teaching this year. Some of the things I planned to do as part...
by Bonnie | Nov 25, 2018 | Professional Development, Reflections and Caveats, Vocal Health |
Last week something bloomed in Houston and when it did my voice disappeared! On Tuesday morning, I was speaking to and occasionally model singing for my before school choir quite comfortably. By 5th grade that afternoon, I was able to croak out enough notes to model...
by Bonnie | Nov 20, 2018 | Book Lists, Music Classroom Library, Music Classroom Resources |
At the heart of my journey into blogging has been an internal focus on the use of children’s books in the music classroom. Even when I took a break from blogging to earn my masters degree, an enduring focus of my study was the use of children’s books in...
by Bonnie | Sep 15, 2018 | Classroom Management and Discipline, Rhythm |
This year I tried something I’ve never done before!!!! I’ve seen other folks create rules that align with rhythms which is super cool…. but I wanted to have rhythm rules that fit with the acronym M.U.S.I.C. SOOOOO To make these I used digital...
by Bonnie | Jul 28, 2018 | FREE! Downloads!, Music Classroom Resources |
Time is PRECIOUS! When you are a music teacher, EVERY minute counts, both those that you spend with your students AND those that you spend preparing to teach your students. While I hope you will find yourself in a situation where you have ALL the resources you need...
