by Bonnie | Aug 19, 2014 | Classroom Organization, Music Classroom Set up
When you get to share a space with your favorite co-teacher, it’s important to create a space where both folks can work easily, because it’s a place you will spend a lot of time in throughout the year. Everything should have a place. When you want to...
by Bonnie | Aug 18, 2014 | Classroom Organization, Tips and Tricks
As I was setting up my classroom I was looking for a place to store my MASIVE BIG BOOKS! I found a good place for them that kept them accessible, out of the way and easy to move, BUT, the pages are not strong enough to stay upright and I don’t want to damage...
by Bonnie | Aug 17, 2014 | Bulletin Boards, Classroom Organization
A few days ago I posted about some clip art I created. I used the clipart in these posters for my hallway bulletin board. I’m pleased with the way that everything tuned out. I printed my posters at OfficeMax on 11×17 paper and then had them hard...
by Bonnie | Aug 15, 2014 | music teacher encouragement, Professional Collaboration, Reflections and Caveats, Roadmaps and Lesson Plans
Today my wonderful co-teacher and I got a chance to sit down together and map out the first few weeks of school. Since this year we aren’t both new to the school, we were able to get done in about an hour what took us at least 3 hours last year. We...
by Bonnie | Aug 13, 2014 | Education Through Music, Music Classroom Resources, Music Literacy, Singing with children
A few weeks ago, when I posted my lesson plan template, I was asked to show how I would actually use this template in planning. With that in mind, I’ve included a version of a lesson that I teach often. In this plan I refer to form books and mapping, both are...
