Apple themed lessons are a fall classic and there are some great activities for apples that can give your lessons a seasonal feel. There is no shortage of great apple activities, songs, and books, so here are some of my favorites apple themed activities for elementary...
I know that I’ve been talking about books for the music classroom a lot recently so I thought I’d share some of my current favorites! If you saw my post from last week, I go over some different ways to use books in the music classroom. These books are all great books...
It’s no secret I love books. If you’ve ever checked out The Ultimate Music Ed Book List, you know that I have spent hours cataloguing books for the music classroom. But what to do with all these books? It’s more than just “music story...
Building a classroom library is something that can’t be done overnight. That would be a serious financial commitment. There are two main ways to get books into your room: buy or borrow. Let’s take a quick run down of the benefits of each. Buy the Book This...
Since May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I thought I’d give us a post highlighting someone who might make great musician of the month possibility. Yo-Yo Ma is a former child prodigy, French born Chinese cellist. His first appearance in 1962...
February is Black History Month. A great way highlight the month is to celebrate some great music. Motown – The D – Motor City Detroit is the home to Motown Records founded by Berry Gordy, Jr.. and without Motown, we may not have some of the most ICONIC...
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