Hi everyone! Today I'd like to bring my linky party, "Five favorite pins," back for the month of June! If you are a blogger, feel free to link up. Just see the directions at the end of this post. #1: Folk music anchor chart Being a Kodaly-inspired teacher, I use folk music ALL THE TIME. So I love the idea of making an anchor chart all about folk music! Sometimes, when a discussion about folk music is not had, kids end up thinking that I make up all of the songs, which is really funny and endearing but of course not true. We want our kids to know all about folk music, and what a grea…
Hi everyone! First, I'm going to apologize for being a little spotty with my blog posts lately. We are in the midst of a move to a new house and it's been a bit crazy in the Miracle household! I wanted to take a few minutes to link up to a fun linky party by Noteworthy by Jen, called "Five Favorite Freebies." There are so many great deals on TpT, but let's face it, we all love FREE stuff! So here are my five favorite free products! Just click on each thumbnail to download each freebie! #1: Fishin' for Melody Linda McPherson has so many fun interactive games, and this one…
A while ago, I heard about teachers using QR codes. I had just received 8 iPad minis for my music classroom as part of a district grant, and while I was intrigued, I had a hard time wrapping my mind around how to use them in my classroom. Since then, I've experimented a bit on my own, have purchased QR products from other teachers, and have had lots of fun thinking of different ways to use them! In this blog post, I'm detailing a list of ways to use them. Keep in mind that even if you don't have iPads in your classroom, you could bring in your own iPad, iPhone, or Android, and hav…
A while ago, I heard about teachers using QR codes. I had just received 8 iPad minis for my music classroom as part of a district grant, and while I was intrigued, I had a hard time wrapping my mind around how to use them in my classroom. Since then, I've experimented a bit on my own, have purchased QR products from other teachers, and have had lots of fun thinking of different ways to use them! In this blog post, I'm detailing a list of ways to use them. Keep in mind that even if you don't have iPads in your classroom, you could bring in your own iPad, iPhone, or Android, and hav…
This Wednesday I've decided to start a new linky party, called "Worked for me Wednesday." The idea is this: music teachers can blog about something that worked for them and link up! The idea should not be a TpT product, but can be a freebie or another resource, like a picture book or folk dancing book, or simply an idea that anyone can try in their own classroom! Here is my idea for today, for the picture book "Max Found Two Sticks," by Brian Pinkney. Click the picture below to find it on Amazon. I found this book at an OAKE conference one year, and one of my friends sug…
My first year of teaching, there were a few surprises: how drained I felt at the end of each day, how much impact a supportive (or unsupportive) administrator and staff can have, how difficult it would be to leave a school when assigned to a new building. The biggest surprise, though, was how tired my voice felt. As an instrumental major, we used to lovingly tease the vocalists in college for walking around with their water bottles, humming to themselves, and being so careful of how they used their voices. And then I started repeatedly losing my voice...and began drinking lots of water...and fo…
My first year of teaching, there were a few surprises: how drained I felt at the end of each day, how much impact a supportive (or unsupportive) administrator and staff can have, how difficult it would be to leave a school when assigned to a new building. The biggest surprise, though, was how tired my voice felt. As an instrumental major, we used to lovingly tease the vocalists in college for walking around with their water bottles, humming to themselves, and being so careful of how they used their voices. And then I started repeatedly losing my voice...and began drinking lots of water...and fo…
This past week, I had the awesome opportunity of chairing and presenting at the OAKE conference in Minneapolis. It was such a whirlwind of events, visiting with friends, meetings, workshops, and concerts (which I will write about later), but I did have a little bit of time to go shopping at the exhibits. There aren't many other times when you have so many great music education resources all in one place, so I thought I'd share what I bought! Here is a picture: Click the pictures below to view and/or purchase each of the resources. I've already used this book with my students...beaut…
This past week, I had the awesome opportunity of chairing and presenting at the OAKE conference in Minneapolis. It was such a whirlwind of events, visiting with friends, meetings, workshops, and concerts (which I will write about later), but I did have a little bit of time to go shopping at the exhibits. There aren't many other times when you have so many great music education resources all in one place, so I thought I'd share what I bought! Here is a picture: Click the pictures below to view and/or purchase each of the resources. I've already used this book with my students...beaut…
A few weeks ago, as I was looking at the results of a dictation for ta and ti-ti with my first graders, I saw that while most students "got it" and did very well, I still had a few in each class who seemed to struggle, who perhaps could dictate simple patterns but nothing beyond that. This always seems to happen--the struggling few--and in the past, I've shrugged and moved on. But this time, as I sat there, thinking about those kids, I thought of a grade-level teacher, and how they handle struggling students. I knew they didn't just shrug and move on....they kept trying! Of c…
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