Building Practice Skills in Elementary from the Ground Up in 4 easy steps.
My students cannot wait to take their recorders home! From the minute we order them until the day finally arrives, they beg and plead and wheedle, trying to get me to let them take their recorders home. But so far, I haven't ever been entirely pleased with the...
New and Improved FREE! lesson plan printable!
Hey everyone! Lesson plans are like we are, they grow and change over time. I've never used the same lesson plan format from one year to the next and every year, and I'm always motivated to come up with some new way to frame my thinking in an effort to be both...
Silent Practice – Anchor Chart
I love teaching recorder! Last year I developed an anchor chart similar to this one in order to help my students develop good independent rehearsal skills for those times in class when I need to hear a small group of students rather than the whole class. When I am...
7 Keys to Great Singing – Anchor Chart
I like to build my anchor charts with my students as a way to consolidate and represent our learning. However, I've found that I have a hard time using them well unless I've done some design work before hand. With that in mind I am developing some ideas on regular...