by Bonnie | Aug 2, 2014 | Reflections and Caveats
This little crock pot has been a game changer for me at school. Ya’ll know teachers are crazy busy and half the time IF we are able to sit down for our lunch, it is rushed. Sometimes when I’m really on the ball, I’ll make myself a sandwich or pick...
by Bonnie | Jul 23, 2014 | anchor charts, Music Classroom Resources |
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...
by Bonnie | Jul 19, 2014 | Music Classroom Resources, Music Teacher Planner |
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...
by Bonnie | Jul 12, 2014 | anchor charts, Music Classroom Resources |
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...
by Bonnie | Jul 11, 2014 | anchor charts, Music Classroom Resources |
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...
by Bonnie | Jul 5, 2014 | Music Classroom Library, Music Classroom Resources, Yummy Award
July 2014 The Rocket’s Red Glare: Celebrating the History of The Star Spangled Banner (Book and CD) by Peter Alderman I just got this book yesterday and I’ve very excited about incorporating it into our study of patriotic music next year. The book...
