by Bonnie | Aug 13, 2014 | Education Through Music, Music Classroom Resources, Music Literacy, Singing with children
A few weeks ago, when I posted my lesson plan template, I was asked to show how I would actually use this template in planning. With that in mind, I’ve included a version of a lesson that I teach often. In this plan I refer to form books and mapping, both are...
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 | Mar 27, 2014 | blogging, Reflections and Caveats |
I am thrilled to announce that my dad is coming home on FRIDAY! When he gets home on Friday he will have spent 115 days in the hospital! What an incredible, sometimes frightening and amazingly hopeful season it has been in the life of our family! When my...
by Bonnie | Jan 22, 2014 | blogging, Reflections and Caveats |
Although this crazy fall didn’t provide very much time for me to blog, I really enjoy it and was seriously looking forward to the spring when I was certain I would have more time to devote to this project that I enjoy so much. And then my dad was diagnosed with...
by Bonnie | Sep 4, 2013 | music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats
Spring 2002 – 2nd year of teaching with my co-teacher Meredith Leblanc…. We were trying for the “American Gothic” look This is my 15th year of teaching general music. This year I began teaching at my 3rd school and the changes have made me...
by Bonnie | Jul 20, 2013 | music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats |
As part of this Ultimate Blog Challenge I have decided to challenge myself to write a blog post every day for 31 days! for TWO blogs! Before this challenge, the most posts that I had managed in one month was 15 posts for one blog and HALF of those didn’t...