The blessings of conversation in the midst of transition
I am feeling blessed today. I got to have WONDERFUL and meaningful conversation! Today I got to help my 5th graders celebration their promotion into 6th grade. It was a lovely ceremony and one of the best since I've been at this school. The day was a little...
Composing Rhythms in 2nd grade
Like everyone else, I'm in the last few days of school. My students last day is June 5th and we have a workday on June 6th. One of my chores is to get my computers in order. As part of that chore, I found these pictures taken earlier this year (sometime in...
Scratch recording students on the cheap without a lot of fuss.
Wildcat's Roar Necessity is the mother of invention and in preparation for our annual round of standardized tests, I wanted to record my students as they chanted a rap that I wrote for them last year. Last year because of time I had no choice but to circulate a...
Transition notebook – Leaving a classroom and school in good shape!
Hey everyone! Here is how the end of the school year feels to me!!!! We are all facing the end of year rush and this year because I am changing schools I get to not only inherit someone else's work when I go to my new school, but I also get to leave behind a music...