by Bonnie | Aug 16, 2012 | Classroom Organization, FREE! Downloads!, grade level labels
If you are a teacher who doesn’t teach a classroom full of students, but a grade level full of students, then these labels are for you! Labels are Pre-K through 6th grade CLICK HERE to download 4.25 x 4.5 labels! CLICK HERE to download 4.25 x 1.5 labels...
by Bonnie | Aug 4, 2012 | Music Classroom Resources, Performance Resources |
One of the most versatile and reusable costumes I have ever made has been my plain, brown clown costumes. All you need is a clown costume pattern: (Here s the McCall’s pattern – clown pattern ), some brown fabric and an imagination. As far as the...
by Bonnie | Jul 29, 2012 | Music Classroom Resources, Performance Resources
Tip 1- Over-sized (L or XL) T shirts Use this idea if you think that one of the following might be true: 1. You don’t want to or don’t have time to sew, but you don’t mind being a little crafty. 2. You have a little money (between $75-100) and can...
by Bonnie | Jul 14, 2012 | Music Classroom Resources, Performance Resources
At this time of year, many music teachers are starting to look at the school year with equal mixtures of excitement and resignation. Yes – Summer is almost over Yes – The school year will start…. ready or not Yes – We will be expected to...
by Bonnie | Jun 25, 2012 | Classroom Organization, donorschoose.org, Music Classroom Resources, Music Classroom Set up, Recorders
Purchasing recorders – I sell recorders every year. At my old school, where I taught for 10 years, everyone purchased their own recorder…. Each year the school would provide a recorder for maybe 5-6 students who didn’t have the means to purchase...
by Bonnie | May 29, 2012 | Classroom Management and Discipline, donorschoose.org, music advocacy, Music Classroom Resources, music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats
If your school is anything like mine, it might sometimes feel that you are running through your school days, long on need and short on solution. In schools like ours, the needs that our students bring with them to school are daunting at best and often feel...