October is Filipino American History Month. If you read my blog regularly or follow me on Instagram, you know I am half Filipino/Chinese, and that earlier this year I found my grandma’s huge family by chance thanks to a cousin who responded to a random Facebook...
Composition and creativity sometimes seems like it is a checklist item. It’s a standard, we did it, now we can move on and don’t have to do it anymore. But that’s SUPER not true. We can include a creative element in our students’ class every...
PD is EVERYWHERE you look. Virtual sessions, Instagram ideas, the Facebook Groups, and my fav, in person conferences which *fingers crossed* are coming back soon. It is SO easy to get distracted by the wonderful things we see our colleagues doing. I’m super...
Sitting down to plan for an entire year of general music seems really daunting. If you are a ‘typical’ elementary music teachers, you likely have Kindergarten – 5th grade. So six grade levels and curriculum to know. If you are extended to middle...
While some people are out for summer, there are still some schools in until the end of the month. If you are looking to make sure you represent the LGTBQ+ community during Pride month (or any other month!), here are some great books for kids. (Full disclosure: some...
As the end of the year comes to a close, I think it’s important to spend time with your fifth grade students (or your last year elementary students) doing some things to really finalize your time together. It shouldn’t be just instrument tryouts, prep for...
I’m a busy music teacher located near Metro Detroit, MI. I help busy music teachers who want highly engaging materials for student led learning so they can take time for themselves.
