A Find for Friday!
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 up a salad before...
Building Practice Skills in Elementary from the Ground Up in 4 easy steps.
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...
New and Improved FREE! lesson plan printable!
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 be both...
Silent Practice – Anchor Chart
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...