by Bonnie | Jan 22, 2013 | Classroom Organization, Paper Organization, Tips and Tricks |
This is where we keep our “work in progress”. When we are finished, these folders help me keep the papers organized until I can return them. The instructions are right on the folder, so I can get them back in a timely manner. Inside each bin is an...
by Bonnie | Jan 19, 2013 | music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats, Technology, Technology, Tips and Tricks, Vocal Health |
Trying to teach without a voice is annoying and difficult. Trying to teach music without a voice is downright agonizing. After adjusting ALL of my lessons for minimal teacher vocalization this week AND after fighting for each word all week I decided today...
by Bonnie | Jan 15, 2013 | Classroom Organization, Music Classroom Set up, Tips and Tricks
My grandmother was a teacher. She taught music. She taught art. She taught reading. She taught math, science and social studies. AND she taught me. I was in elementary school when she was invited to attend a professional development for art teachers using crayola...
by Bonnie | Jan 8, 2013 | Classroom Organization, pencil organization, Tips and Tricks
So after 13.5 years of frustrating pencil management experiences I’ve finally come up with a plan that I have successfully maintained this year AND that is flexible enough for me to adjust according to the needs of my students and the time constraints we...
by Bonnie | Aug 22, 2012 | Classroom Organization, Tips and Tricks
You never know how much you use a music staff board until you don’t have one. For 10 years I had one and then 3 years ago I moved to a new (to me ) school and was terribly disappointed to discover that I didn’t have a staff board. To make my staff board...
by Bonnie | Mar 7, 2012 | digital portfolio, donorschoose.org, Technology, Technology, Tips and Tricks, What to record |
This fall I had a project funded through donorschoose.org for a pack of small handheld digital recorders. Since I have never had anything like this before in my classroom, I was filled with all sorts of dreams about ways that we could use them in class to...
