Music Teacher Hack – How to save your Giant BIG BOOKS with one easytrick!
As I was setting up my classroom I was looking for a place to store my MASIVE BIG BOOKS! I found a good place for them that kept them accessible, out of the way and easy to move, BUT, the pages are not strong enough to stay upright and I don't want to damage the...
Music Makes Me Happy – Bulletin Board – Fall 2014
A few days ago I posted about some clip art I created. I used the clipart in these posters for my hallway bulletin board. I'm pleased with the way that everything tuned out. I printed my posters at OfficeMax on 11x17 paper and then had them hard laminated. I was...
On the Road Again with Roadmapping.
Today my wonderful co-teacher and I got a chance to sit down together and map out the first few weeks of school. Since this year we aren't both new to the school, we were able to get done in about an hour what took us at least 3 hours last year. We didn't dig in too...
FREE Lesson plan!
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 tools...